This Year’s Global

Classrooms Topic
 Access to Education
for Children Requiring
Accommodations
 UN CONNECTIONS
● SDG Goal 4: Inclusive and equitable
quality of education and education
opportunities for all
● SDG Goal 10: Reduce inequality
between people and promote social,
economic, and political inclusion for
all
● SDG Goal 17: Global partnership to
ensure future development
● Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities, Article 24
● Convention on the Rights of the Child
 Empathize with individuals who do not have
Understand how all UN members and bodies
access to education because of
can address education inaccessibility
a necessary accommodation

Brainstorm ideas to improve

education access for children Imagine the equitable
requiring accommodations education systems of tomorrow

Reflect on inequality in Realize their own

education education privilege

GOALS FOR STUDENTS

01 OUR COMMITTEE:
UNICEF
04
DEFINING
ACCOMMODATIONS:
SUBTOPICS

02 LANGUAGE
05 CONCLUSION

EDUCATION ACCESS

03 FOR CHILDREN
REQUIRING
ACCOMMODATIONS
 01
UNICEF
The United Nations
Children Fund
UNICEF was created in 1946 to
aid the general health of
children affected by
World War II.

Today, UNICEF’s jurisdiction

ranges from children with
disabilities to COVID-19
response in over 190 countries
around the world.
 Promotes the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the
Child, the most ratified treaty in
Reaches almost half of the human rights history Helps support a quality
world’s children with life-saving education for over 66,000
vaccines every year children in Gambia in 2023

Establishes and maintains Advocates for laws, policies,

water, sanitation, and hygiene and investments that are
facilities in schools disability-inclusive

Prevents malnutrition through Intervenes in conflict and

nutrition programs disaster to guarantee the
protection of children

UNICEF ACHIEVEMENTS
 RESOLUTION EXAMPLE:
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
 02
Language
USING INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE
1. We should be prioritizing people and
humanity in our language
a. Children with disabilities
2. Use the language of the UN and UNICEF
3. Accommodations: changing institutions
 DEFINING DISABILITY
“Persons with disabilities include those who
have long-term physical, mental, intellectual
or sensory impairments which in interaction
with various barriers may hinder their full
and effective participation in society on an
equal basis with others.” -CRPD, Article 1
 03
Education Access for
Children Requiring
Accommodations
 EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY FOR CHILDREN
WITH DISABILITIES STATISTICS

50% 49% 42%

Of children with disabilities in Of children with disabilities are Less likely to have foundational
low and middle-income more likely to never attend reading and numeracy skills
countries are still out of school school (UNICEF) (UNICEF)
(Humanity & Inclusion)
 EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY FOR CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES STATISTICS

25% 47% 33% 27%

Of children with Of children with Of children with Of children with

disabilities are disabilities are disabilities are disabilities are
Less likely to attend More likely to be out More likely to be out of More likely to be out
early childhood of primary school lower-secondary of upper-secondary
education school school
EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS
UNICEF EDUCATION WORK
Education Strategy The State of the Global
2019-2030: Education Crisis: A Path
Every Child Learns to Recovery (2021)

Progress on
Seen, Counted, Included Children’s Well-being
(2022) (2023)
 04
Subtopics
 How do we define
“accommodations”?
Accommodations are defined
by the four subtopics.
4 SUBTOPICS
A B
Services Physical Barriers

C D
Communication
Barriers Social Barriers
SERVICES
 SERVICES
● Prioritizing individualized approaches for students with
disabilities rather than general policies
● Teachers and support staff trained to accommodate
students with disabilities, such as intellectual and learning
disabilities, in the classroom
● Support staff for students who need individualized care
and specialized care outside of the classroom
● Low-cost services, institutes, or centers dedicated to
assisting those who need accommodations
 Case Study:
Daycare Centers
10 Minute
Break :)
PHYSICAL
BARRIERS
 PHYSICAL BARRIERS
● Building and infrastructure accessibility
● WASH Facilities (Washing, Sanitation, and Hygiene)
● Transportation, whether it be personal transportation or
public transportation
● Transportation infrastructure that can accommodate
mobility aids
 Case Study:
School
Accommodations
COMMUNICATION
BARRIERS
 COMMUNICATION BARRIERS
● Sign-language from teachers to accommodate deaf or
hard-of-hearing pupils in the classroom
● Braille or large print textbooks, signs, or room numbers
● Classes, videos, or presentations with captions or sign
language interpretation
● Classroom layouts that encourage learning and provide
better auditory and visual accommodations
 Case Study:
Sign Language
 SOCIAL
BARRIERS
 SOCIAL BARRIERS
● Stereotyping and stigmatization of students with a
disability
● Bullying of students with a disability
● Violence against students with disabilities
● Lack of awareness and sensitivity to students with
disabilities by educators, staff, and students
 Case Study:
Discrimination and
Isolation
 THE 4 Services Physical Barriers
SUBTOPICS ● Individualized
approaches
● Infrastructure
accessibility
● Teachers ● WASH facilities
● Support staff ● Transportation
● Community ● Transportation
resources infrastructure

Communication Barriers Social Barriers

● Sign-language ● Stereotyping and
● Braille stigmatization
● Lesson accessibility ● Bullying
● Classroom layout ● Violence
● Awareness
*Examples can be applicable to more than one subtopic*
 Specific Multidimensional
Detailed solutions are Address multiple subtopics or
clear solutions solve multiple problems

Creative Inclusive
Solutions are Address different
original and countries, people,
unique situations, etc.

TIPS AND ADVICE

FOR SOLUTIONS
 HELPFUL RESOURCES
1. UNICEF Fact Sheet- Children with Disabilities
2. UNICEF- Inclusive Education
3. UNICEF- Seen, Counted, Included: Using data to shed light
on the well-being of children with disabilities
4. UNICEF- Children with disabilities
5. UNICEF- Database on education for children with
disabilities
6. UNICEF- Convention on the Rights of the Child
7. UN- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
8. UNICEF- Annual Report 2022
 05
Conclusion
This topic is urgent and important!
Let’s help our students understand
the urgency and importance too.
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