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Barriers to Inclusive Mobility Viktor Piorecký Building Bridges, May 13-15 2014

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Barriers to Inclusive Mobility Viktor Piorecký Building Bridges, May 13-15 2014 . Staff: 5200. Masaryk University (MU). Founded: 1919. Staff: 48 int., 180 ext. Founded: 2000. Teiresias. Faculties: 9. Current SEN students: 540. Students: 38700. Students since 2000: 1956. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Barriers to Inclusive Mobility Viktor  Piorecký Building Bridges, May 13-15 2014

Barriers to Inclusive Mobility

Viktor Piorecký

Building Bridges, May 13-15 2014

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● Staff: 5200

Masaryk University (MU)

● Founded: 1919

● Faculties: 9● Students: 38700

● Staff: 48 int., 180 ext.● Founded: 2000

● Current SEN students: 540

Teiresias

● Students since 2000: 1956

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Teaching and Counseling Serv.

Pedagogical counselling

Special curricula

Special courses

Services for daily studies

Services for lifelong learning

ICT Services

Public study rooms

Information Accessibility Services

Electronic documents

Tactile documents

Texts

Publishing House

Graphics, maps

Talking documents

Assistance

Test adaptation

Special teaching rooms

Developping spec. applications

Spec. ICT courses

Video documents

Hybrid documents

Electronic documents

Tactile documents

Texts

Library

Graphics, maps

Talking documents

Video documents

Hybrid documents

Courses and tests interpreting

Interpreting special courses

Translation and interpreting

Translating written documents into SL

Speech visualisation

Speech-to-text reporting

Note-keeping

Psychological counselling

Technical services

Orienteering

Personal Assistance

Information services

Accommodation and boarding

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MU and mobility of SEN students

● app. 200 MU SEN students travelled abroad for short study visits and semester/year visits (18 students with special Erasmus grant)

● destinations: Brasil, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Norway

● app. 15 SEN students came to MU● Role of Teiresias

○ knowing the students and their needs before the nomination process

○ organization and coordination before and during the visit○ communication with all stakeholders○ organization of special Erasmus grant ○ providing assistance /service abroad (if needed)

● Three key areas:○ organization of the stay○ social contact on the spot○ technical support on the spot

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Mobility of students with special needs

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General Challenges

● protective family● fear of unknown● service expectations

odifferent standards and practice of services (different offices in charge, external organizations in charge vs. services offered by the university itself, publicly delivered service vs. individually payed service...)

o incorrect information (or lack of information) about the services available, sometimes these questions are clear after the visit...

● financial requirements of services (additional grant needed - subject to negotiation with national agency). Who pays for services? If there are no services, who is in charge to organize them, host or sending university?

● limited or none accessibility measures during social events on the spot

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Challenges for students with visual impairment

●problematic or no adaptation of study materialoaccess to local (regional, national) electronic library for visually impairedo the right to use specific publication in electronic format in respective countryo the right to request document conversion from respective

university/regional/national digitalization officeo the right to use conversed materials during exams

●problematic or no adaptation of other documents such as applications, accommodation rules, registration documents etc.

●spatial orientation oaccess to local voice navigationoorientation instruction within the university and between univ. and

accommodationohaptic plans

●guiding and assistance●difficulties when traveling with guide dog (culture, accommodation)

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Challenges for students with hearing impairment

●Interpretation from English or local language to ISS or to local sign language?

●Access to local online interpretation services●Speech-to-text reporting●Who pays for these services? ●Communication in English as requirement●Social isolation as barrier (no interpretation in private life)

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Challenges for students with mobility impairment

●barrier-free o university, its services and eventso public serviceso transportation (public, taxi…)o accommodationo hygienic services

●the right to park personal car (campus and accommodation)●personal assistance during education●personal assistance during private life

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How to overcome these challenges?

●communication●knowing who delivers specific services in what extend, what is the price and

who pays for it (all of it in advance of the visit)●extensive budget in advance (often unrealistic)●adaptation of all important information in advance●regular contact during the visit

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Thank you

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Support Centre for Students with Special NeedsMasaryk University

Šumavská 15, 602 00 Brno, Czech RepublicTel.: 549491105Fax: 549491120

E-mail: [email protected]