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The French National Federation of the Deaf will host some 3,000 international participants at the XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) in Paris, from 23–27 July 2019. The congress theme, Sign Language Rights for All, highlights that full enjoyment of linguistic rights is vital in facilitating the full inclusion of the Deaf Community within society.

Colin Allen, WFD President, has stated that the congress’s theme is a three-fold call for sign language rights for all to be:

UNESCO together with the Agency have developed an online resource and knowledge-base presenting information from across the globe on inclusive approaches to policy and practice, benefiting both policy-makers and practitioners. 

The Agency has formalised its vision of becoming a role model of accessibility and inclusive practice by presenting its Accessibility policy to its member country representatives at the October bi-annual meeting in Vienna. The main goal of this policy is to provide a fully accessible experience of the Agency and all its activities. 

Portugal’s updated new Inclusive Education Law will provide some of Europe’s most innovative and genuinely inclusive resources for the future.

Portugal is moving away from the rationale that it is necessary to categorize to intervene. The present decree-law provides a continuous and integrated approach to the school path of each student, assuring quality throughout all compulsory schooling.

The preceding Decree-Law has evolved since its origin in 2008, in accordance with Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

The EASIE 2016 Dataset Cross-Country Report has recently been published online. The report is based on the second EASIE dataset, focusing upon the 2014/2015 school year. This new report presents the analysis of the 2016 dataset collected via the European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) activities and uses the country data available on the EASIE Data web area.

An online Improvement Hub, launched by Scottish national body Education Scotland, is working to improve inclusive education practices for children and young people with additional support needs across the country.

Earlier this year, Education Scotland also launched milestones to support learners with complex additional support needs. The guidance available to download via the hub provides a set of milestones for literacy, English, numeracy and mathematics, with sections to specifically support these learners.

The French Ministry of Education will host European and international inclusive education experts at a two-day conference on 18–19 October at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris. Participants will be welcomed by the Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer. Cor J.W. Meijer, Agency Director, will present an inventory of European and international research into inclusive education. Four round table discussions will examine the following developments aimed at improving inclusive education, now and in the future: