We are excited to announce that Andrea Pregel, Co-founder and President of the Global Observatory for Inclusion (GLOBI), has been invited to deliver a talk at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Special and Inclusive Education (CIRSIE), School of Education, University of Roehampton.
Date: Wednesday 9th of November 2016, 17.00-18.00
Venue: Jebb Auditorium (Froebel campus), University of Roehampton, London (UK)
Title: #DrawDisability: how children and youth worldwide see disability
Abstract:
#DrawDisability is a global campaign launched by the Global Observatory for Inclusion (GLOBI), the United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) and the United Nations Global Education First Initiative Youth Advocacy Group (GEFI-YAG), in collaboration with over 20 national and international organisations.
In 2015, teachers worldwide were invited to use the #DrawDisability Guidelines to promote awareness on disability within their classrooms, and students were asked to express their thoughts and feelings on disability and inclusion by drawing. Almost 3000 artworks were submitted to #DrawDisability by children and youth with and without disabilities from 50 countries.
This presentation will summarise the main highlights of the #DrawDisability campaign, and will provide a unique perspective on how children and youth worldwide understand issues of disability, inclusion and discrimination worldwide.
Bio of Andrea Pregel:
Andrea Pregel is an inclusion professional with experience in disability, development, education, gender and health across Europe and Asia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Social Research from the University of Turin (Italy), and an Erasmus Mundus MA/Mgr. in Special and Inclusive Education from the University of Roehampton in London (UK), the University of Oslo (Norway) and Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic). He is Co-founder and President of the Global Observatory for Inclusion (GLOBI), and works as Programme Advisor for Social Inclusion and Disability at Sightsavers International.
Everyone welcome! There is no need to book a space.
For any queries, please email: leda.kamenopoulou@roehampton.ac.uk
Download the invitation.