Inclusive Learning Environment at the University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic

• Published in: Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2015-02, Vol.174, p.3814-3817
• Main Authors: Hrabackova, Pavla, Hruskova, Jana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: accessibility of tertiary education; blindness and low vision; chronic health; deafness and hardness of hearing; digital recourses; effective teaching strategies; hybrid books; inclusive learning; inclusive non-discriminatory environment; learning disabilities; mobility health; psychological disorder; special needs; university counselling
• ISSN: 1877-0428; 1877-0428
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.1118

In this presentation we will discuss several pedagogical and technological items related to university level teaching for students with special educational needs. Special needs education means the special education arrangements which are in place for people with disabilities. Counselling for persons with special needs is a special type of professional service designed to provide information, advice and recommendations in order to find a solution to problems related to personal or study issues. Its major task is to increase the proportion of successful graduates and prevent study failures and drop-outs. The aim is to support students’ motivation and to help them address the problems they face. In a first part, we will discuss the different types of limitations that applicants and students with special educational needs might have. In the second part, we will give an overview of the possible study and technical support. All the activities described in our presentation were developed and extended from the programme “Investments in Education Development”, which is financed by the European Social Fund and the budget of the Czech Republic (project CZ.1.07/2.2.00/29.0016 “Equal opportunities for all - tertiary education for persons with special needs”).