http://www.european-agency.org daily 1 2008-12-05T17:36:58Z http://www.european-agency.org/news/overview-of-country-data-collection-work-now-available One of the key activities for the Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education project has been to collect information on data collection work already going on in participating countries. This report is now available. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2012-02-02T08:55:27Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/i-access-conference-report-online The i-access conference report: Accessible Information Provision for Lifelong Learning is now available online. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2012-01-04T11:08:33Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/the-initial-results-of-the-2018young-views-on-inclusive-education2019-hearing The initial results of the Young Views on Inclusive Education - European Parliament Hearing 2011 are now available to download from the European Hearing web area. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-11-28T09:19:49Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/young-views-on-inclusive-education-2013-european-parliament-hearing-2011 On 7 November 2011 the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education hosted a Hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event provided young people from across Europe with the opportunity to express their views on inclusive education. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-11-16T09:46:36Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/teacher-education-for-inclusion-across-europe-2013-challenges-and-opportunities-synthesis-report-available-online The report 'Teacher Education for Inclusion across Europe – Challenges and Opportunities’ is available on the project web area – initially in English and later in 21 Agency languages. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-11-10T12:52:30Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/young-views-on-inclusive-education-2013-european-hearing-2011-brussels On 7 November 2011 the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education will host a European Hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels. This event will provide young people from across Europe with the opportunity to express their views on inclusive education. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-10-05T10:27:15Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/launch-of-the-user-survey-on-the-higher-education-accessibility-guide An invitation to participate in a survey on the Higher Education Accessibility Guide (HEAG), an Agency project that aims to provide information for students with disabilities about possibilities for Higher Education studies abroad. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-09-23T08:19:26Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/vocational-education-and-training-vet-project Vocational Education and Training is a broad concept, usually defined at European level as preparing learners for jobs with a basis in manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and entirely related to a specific trade, occupation or vocation. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-08-08T12:26:33Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/new-collaborative-publication-on-the-use-of-icts-in-education-for-people-with-disabilities The Agency and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education have collaborated on a joint project to develop a Review of Innovative Practice – a report presenting concrete examples of practice of the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with people with disabilities in different educational contexts and settings. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-07-26T12:03:59Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/the-agency-joins-the-launch-of-the-world-report-on-disability Cor Meijer, the Director of European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education was invited to attend the launch of the World Report on Disability at the United Nations Building in New York, USA on 9 June 2011. The report, which is a joint publication of the World Health Organization and the World Bank, summarises various sources of evidence on disability and makes recommendations for action to support the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-06-16T07:42:46Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/i-access-accessible-information-provision-for-lifelong-learning Accessible Information Provision for Lifelong Learning (i-access) is a one year project of the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education with the aim of raising awareness of the issues surrounding accessible information provision for Lifelong Learning and developing recommendations on how it can be addressed. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-05-13T14:34:17Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/agency-presentation-to-the-world-banks-human-development-network Cor J.W. Meijer, the Director of European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, met with representatives of the World Bank and gave a presentation on 'The Work of the European Agency and a European Perspective on Inclusive Education' at the Human Development Network's Learning Week in Washington on 10 March, 2011. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-04-15T14:10:16Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/inclusive-education-in-action The website of the Inclusive Education in Action project (a joint project between the Agency and UNESCO) was launched on 1 September 2010 to exemplify the suggested actions in the UNESCO Policy Guidelines on Inclusion in Education. Since the launch, there have been around 4,630 visitors with a current rate of over 2,000 visitors per month. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-04-11T08:24:48Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/vocational-education-and-training-study-visit-in-northern-ireland In February 2011, Cor J.W. Meijer met with the Minister of Education for Northern Ireland, Mrs Catriona Ruane within the framework of the current Agency project ‘Vocational Education and Training (VET), Policy and Practice in the field of SNE’ in connection with a study visit in Belfast. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-03-22T11:44:31Z News Item http://www.european-agency.org/news/mipie-conference The European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education in co-operation with the Hungarian Ministry of National Resources, Department for Education is hosting a conference focussing upon Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education. This conference has been officially announced as an event held under the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union. No publisher European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education 2011-03-02T10:59:18Z News Item