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| ABOUT THE EUROPEAN AGENCY |
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| A unique
organisation in the field of special needs education: an independent,
self governing organisation supported by the Ministries of education in
15 participating EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and the European
Commission. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic are participating
as observers. The Agency Web site: Provides comparative information about special education in the 18 participating countries, as well as in-depth country specific information and contact details. |
Now
Available! Inclusive Education and Classroom Practices project information - country reports, overviews of exchange visits and the final report for the first phase of the project. Special Needs Education in Candidate Countries Thematic Overviews of special needs education in Cyprus, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Poland and Slovakia. New Publications Special Needs Education in Europe provides information on five priority areas of special needs education. Produced by the European Agency in co-operation with Eurydice. Special Needs Education Thematic Key Words a glossary of over 80 key SNE terms in various European languages. Analysis of Applications for SOCRATES Support a study completed for the European Commission to identify a quality of intention and consideration of SEN |
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a message about the European Agency website to a friend or colleague. Send us your details and receive our regular electronic newsletter |
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Thematic databases |
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Transition database with
overviews of country information, examples and presentations of exchanges
and the projects Final
Report in 13 languages (download) are now available. The ICT in SNE database provides overviews of policy and practices, examples of projects and contacts for key information sources and services in the countries. |
The Higher Education Accessibility Guide (HEAG) database provides a guide with information regarding disability support services in seventeen European countries, which may help students and their teachers make decisions about possibilities for study programmes and exchange activities.Please visit www.heagnet.org to see the full database. |
| Information Resources | Contacting the European Agency |
| National
Overviews
Provide detailed information on key topics in education from the countries. Contacts Ministries, key resource and training institutions as well as support organisations in the countries have their details in this section of our site. SEN-IST-NET is the acronym for a new project co-ordinated by the European Agency. The aim is to establish a communication platform and to create web resources for professionals in the fields of Special Needs Education and Information Society Technologies. |
Contacting
us directly To make contact with the Agency in your country, go to our National Pages. You will find contact details for your National Working Partner - they provide your contact with the European Agency. |
| European Year of People with Disabilities | |
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2003 has been designated the European year for people with disabilities. There will be events and activities all year long. For more details go to: http://www.eypd2003.org |
| SOCRATES INFORMATION PAGES - now available in 13 languages! | |
| These pages provide an overview of the possibilities for pupils, students and adults with special needs and those people who support them to participate in the different activities of the education programme of the Commission. more>> | |
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