Barriers to Inclusive Mobility Viktor Piorecký Building Bridges, May 13-15 2014
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Barriers to Inclusive Mobility
Viktor Piorecký
Building Bridges, May 13-15 2014
● Staff: 5200
Masaryk University (MU)
● Founded: 1919
● Faculties: 9● Students: 38700
● Staff: 48 int., 180 ext.● Founded: 2000
● Current SEN students: 540
Teiresias
● Students since 2000: 1956
Teaching and Counseling Serv.
Pedagogical counselling
Special curricula
Special courses
Services for daily studies
Services for lifelong learning
ICT Services
Public study rooms
Information Accessibility Services
Electronic documents
Tactile documents
Texts
Publishing House
Graphics, maps
Talking documents
Assistance
Test adaptation
Special teaching rooms
Developping spec. applications
Spec. ICT courses
Video documents
Hybrid documents
Electronic documents
Tactile documents
Texts
Library
Graphics, maps
Talking documents
Video documents
Hybrid documents
Courses and tests interpreting
Interpreting special courses
Translation and interpreting
Translating written documents into SL
Speech visualisation
Speech-to-text reporting
Note-keeping
Psychological counselling
Technical services
Orienteering
Personal Assistance
Information services
Accommodation and boarding
MU and mobility of SEN students
● app. 200 MU SEN students travelled abroad for short study visits and semester/year visits (18 students with special Erasmus grant)
● destinations: Brasil, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Norway
● app. 15 SEN students came to MU● Role of Teiresias
○ knowing the students and their needs before the nomination process
○ organization and coordination before and during the visit○ communication with all stakeholders○ organization of special Erasmus grant ○ providing assistance /service abroad (if needed)
● Three key areas:○ organization of the stay○ social contact on the spot○ technical support on the spot
Mobility of students with special needs
General Challenges
● protective family● fear of unknown● service expectations
odifferent standards and practice of services (different offices in charge, external organizations in charge vs. services offered by the university itself, publicly delivered service vs. individually payed service...)
o incorrect information (or lack of information) about the services available, sometimes these questions are clear after the visit...
● financial requirements of services (additional grant needed - subject to negotiation with national agency). Who pays for services? If there are no services, who is in charge to organize them, host or sending university?
● limited or none accessibility measures during social events on the spot
Challenges for students with visual impairment
●problematic or no adaptation of study materialoaccess to local (regional, national) electronic library for visually impairedo the right to use specific publication in electronic format in respective countryo the right to request document conversion from respective
university/regional/national digitalization officeo the right to use conversed materials during exams
●problematic or no adaptation of other documents such as applications, accommodation rules, registration documents etc.
●spatial orientation oaccess to local voice navigationoorientation instruction within the university and between univ. and
accommodationohaptic plans
●guiding and assistance●difficulties when traveling with guide dog (culture, accommodation)
Challenges for students with hearing impairment
●Interpretation from English or local language to ISS or to local sign language?
●Access to local online interpretation services●Speech-to-text reporting●Who pays for these services? ●Communication in English as requirement●Social isolation as barrier (no interpretation in private life)
Challenges for students with mobility impairment
●barrier-free o university, its services and eventso public serviceso transportation (public, taxi…)o accommodationo hygienic services
●the right to park personal car (campus and accommodation)●personal assistance during education●personal assistance during private life
How to overcome these challenges?
●communication●knowing who delivers specific services in what extend, what is the price and
who pays for it (all of it in advance of the visit)●extensive budget in advance (often unrealistic)●adaptation of all important information in advance●regular contact during the visit
Thank you
Support Centre for Students with Special NeedsMasaryk University
Šumavská 15, 602 00 Brno, Czech RepublicTel.: 549491105Fax: 549491120
E-mail: [email protected]