Inclusion 4 all

The overall objective: to address the issue of social inclusion for people with physical disabilities within the educational context, specifically: - Implementation and promotion of awareness and ...

The overall objective: to address the issue of social inclusion for people with physical disabilities within the educational context, specifically: - Implementation and promotion of awareness and self-advocacy activities using creative pedagogical practices such as music, theater, personalized assessments, role play, and inclusive games. - Empowering individuals in the broader social context: teachers and students without disabilities. The Specific Objectives are: 1.Raise awareness and motivate everyone about the difficulties and challenges faced by people with disabilities. 2.Empower people with disabilities within their social context. 3.Empower AS and IWA to work transnationally and enhance the quality of their awareness and social inclusion work. 4.Learn new methodologies and improve existing ones for the social inclusion of children with disabilities in the educational context in Portugal and Ireland.

A1.Project Management and Communication. A2.Capacity Building1:Awareness and Self-Advocacy-Training program to challenge perceptions and stereotypes regarding people with disabilities, promoting understanding, awareness, and inclusion.This program was divided into two parts: 1.Online Training in 2 Modules: Module1:Disability Awareness for Schools; Module2: Self-Advocacy. 2.Practical Sessions led by IWA at their headquarters and other relevant locations (Schools, Rehabilitation Center). A3:Implementation Work in PT-Following the learning experience provided in A2, AS adapted the knowledge shared by IWA to the PT cultural and social context and prepared the implementation of a Pilot Project of the activities developed in Ireland, in a Portuguese setting. A4:Capacity Building2:School Awareness and Inclusion Games-An online training program focused on raising awareness in schools and among professionals through role-playing strategies and gamification to address the topic of disability. Practical sessions led by AS at their headquarters, associated companies, and schools. A5: Implementation Work in Ireland-Following the learning experience provided in A4, IWA adapted the Portuguese knowledge and activities to the Irish context.

Comm.Plan• Dev.of Web Page–IWA Campaigns; AS's “Inclusion 4 All” initiative• Physical Playful Materials–1 origami (fortune teller) in both languages• Awareness Campaign Video–IG–55059 views and 743 interactions• Social Media Posts–23 posts across platforms(Site,IG,FB,LI,YT,EPALE)• Impact Assessment Tool–Creation of questionnaires to assess the impact, applied to teachers who participated in the training sessions and impl. the act. and STU who engaged with the prog•IWA Training for AS–IWA trained 10 AS staff members for 21H on“Disability Awareness Training for Schools”and“Self-Advocacy Training”•Teacher Training–IWA and AS trained 322 teachers on“Disability Awareness, Best Practices, and Self-Advocacy in Sch."• Add. Teacher Training–AS delivered supp. training to 514 teachers later in the project•Act. Book–Dev. 7act., compiled into an act. book•STU Participation–6842 STU completed act. using the materials created and provided by AS•IWA Staff Training–AS trained 10IWA staff members for 30H•IWA Teacher and STU engagement-IWA trained 19 teachers and engaged aprox.1350 STU•IWA adapt AS’s Peddy Paper for their context and trained 3 ambassadors with disabilities to deliver the act. in sch.IWA impl. the act in 19 sch. reaching1350 STU.