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University of Cape Town

Disability Inclusion in Education: Building Systems of Support

Worldwide millions of children are not able to fully participate in schooling, and this is especially a problem for children with disabilities. In this course, we explore the support that teachers need in order to meet the needs of children with severe to profound hearing, visual and intellectual disabilities. We consider how this can be done by talking with a range of experts - from teachers to activists - about inclusive education as well as sharing experiences of education. Inclusive education is only possible if teachers are supported and empowered to make the curriculum accessible to all learners. The topics in this course cover developing disability confidence and what exactly children with specific impairments need to be able to learn. This includes sharing specific classroom strategies and teaching activities for learners who are D/deaf or hard of hearing, blind or have low vision or have a severe to profound intellectual disability. By the end of the course, you will be familiar with the impairment specific needs of learners with disabilities, and how to build systems of support for inclusive education. You will be able to purchase a Verified Certificate if you wish to show evidence of your achievements, but this is optional, and you may apply for Financial Aid if you are unable to pay the certificate fee. This course was developed as part of the project ´Strengthening teaching for Children with profound Hearing, Visual and Intellectual Disabilities in South Africa` co-funded by Christoffel-Blinden Mission (CBM) and the European Union.

Status: Visual Impairment Education
Status: Working With Children
BeginnerCourse14 hours

Featured reviews

KS

5.0Reviewed Apr 13, 2025

The course coordinators should allow some kind of way so that course completion is verified. Such as a code that recrtuiters can verify.

NM

4.0Reviewed Sep 4, 2024

I had the best online course experience with this course everything was well sorted. I will recommend this course to my fellow colleagues (Educators) so that they may also gain more knowledge.

VD

5.0Reviewed Apr 24, 2025

Este curso es muy bueno ya que resulta de mucha utilidad para trabajar con los estudiantes que presentan cualquier tipo de necesidad .

NR

5.0Reviewed Nov 9, 2021

Excellent Course! All of the Professors were very knowledgeable and easy to understand. Looking forward to other courses in this specialty.

LP

5.0Reviewed May 12, 2019

I'm truly satisfied that I followed this course. It enhanced my knowledge about Disability education and inclusion. Easy steps and instructions. Well informed. This will surely help me in my career.

JB

5.0Reviewed May 30, 2020

Excellent program!Lectures from experts on the subject on Inclusive education along with Group discussion with peers made the program a grand success .

AM

5.0Reviewed Mar 24, 2024

I have learned the importance of working with learners with variety of disabilities and how to make them feel valued and acknowledged.

MW

4.0Reviewed Oct 9, 2024

Loved the course. At times it was a challenge to grasp something simply due to the verbage that was used and is unfamiliar to me. Lots of great information.

JR

5.0Reviewed May 3, 2020

Well paced. Practical suggestions and examples for how to incorporate and attend to disability in the classroom and school environment.

HN

5.0Reviewed Apr 28, 2022

It's currently and extreamly beneficial. It was an eye-openning ecpereince that inspired me to share what I'd learned with others and put it to use in my educational work.

KP

5.0Reviewed Jul 5, 2020

Excellent. Fully recommended for understand the disability inclusion and the role of all stakeholders of the school community.

K

5.0Reviewed May 15, 2022

Taking this course was really an eye opener. I have learned so much in such a short period of time. I am definitely looking forward to more courses

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