{"id":1322,"date":"2021-04-20T18:35:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/cdrep\/?page_id=1322"},"modified":"2022-05-12T21:16:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:46:21","slug":"online-short-course-on-disability-inclusive-education-for-academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/sociology\/cdrep\/online-short-course-on-disability-inclusive-education-for-academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Short Course on Disability Inclusive Education for Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Target Group<\/strong>: Academic Staff Members<\/p>\n

Duration<\/strong>: 6 hours<\/p>\n

Course Description<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

This course introduces academic staff members to the basic frameworks, models and socio-cultural discourses of disability. It provides opportunities for faculty to re-think their understanding and assumptions of disability through interactive online sessions. It acquaints faculty with the basic tenets of disability etiquette, learning disabilities and psycho-social disabilities.\u00a0 The course equips faculty with the skills and knowledge to meet the needs of diverse individuals including students with varying impairments through practices like Reasonable Accommodation and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). It enables faculty to introduce the core principles of equality, equity, dignity, rights and responsibilities to their teaching ethos in order to maximize the participation and engagement of students with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Course Contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disability- Fact or Myth
\nLearning Disabilities and Psycho-Social Disabilities
\nUDL 1: Course Design and Delivery
\nUDL 2: Assessment and Feedback
\nDisability Rights and Reasonable Accommodation
\nDisability Etiquette<\/p>\n

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Resource Persons:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ms. Niluka Gunewardena<\/p>\n

MA, University of Leeds, UK<\/p>\n

Course Coordinator<\/p>\n

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Ms. Dinusha Wickremesekere<\/p>\n

MSc, Heriot-Watt University, UK<\/p>\n

Lecturer, Royal Institute of Colombo<\/p>\n

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Ms. Lasanthi Daskon<\/p>\n

Attorney-at-Law; MA, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n

Deputy Country Director, The International Foundation for Electoral Systems<\/p>\n

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Ms. Manique Gunarathne<\/p>\n

Manager, Specialised Training & Disability Resource Centre, The Employers\u2019 Federation of Ceylon<\/p>\n

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If you are interested to take part in this course, please register using the link below and we will contact you when we commence the course next.<\/h3>\n

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\t\r\n Click here to register <\/a>\r\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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