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Consultations with partners and disability experts

Consultations with partners and disability experts 

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Emerging Lessons: Accessible Digital Textbooks Using Universal Design for Learning

All children can learn and should be given the opportunity to reach their full academic potential. Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) affirms the right of persons with disabilities to inclusive education, at all levels, without discrimination and on the basis of equal op...

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Accessible Digital Textbooks Case Study for Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda

It is well recognized and documented that access to quality education enhances girls’ and boys’ potential for social and economic security as well as reduces poverty. Creating inclusive schools that lead to learning is the fundamental challenge for education systems in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. Inclu...

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Accessible Digital Textbooks for All

UNICEF and its partners are driving an initiative that is a broad, systems-oriented effort to advance inclusive education by ensuring that all learners—regardless of ability, language, or connectivity—can engage with high-quality learning materials in formats that meet their needs. Anchored in principles of univer...

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Accessible Digital Textbooks for All Initiative

UNICEF and its partners believe that

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Research and Evidence on Children with Disabilities using ADT

Implementation research led by the UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is embedded throughout the development and implementation of the ADT initiative in each country. This iterative process where data and evidence are collected from the design and prototyping of an ADT to teacher training, ...

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Methodology for piloting countries

UNICEF and its partners have developed steps to produce, test and validate the piloting of the accessible digital textbooks at the county level. The textbooks must be based in the country’s educational system and produced jointly with a multidisciplinary technical team, collaborating with teachers, experts, techno...

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Resources

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Promoting inclusive education: accessible digital textbooks for all learners

Embedded video follows The Accessible Digital Textbooks for All Initiative is a global effort led by UNICEF, together with its partners, and within the framework of the joint programme supported by the UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) to make textbooks available, affordable and ac...

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Universal Design for Learning

Three students in a classroom using a computer @Staphano Azario Three students in a classroom using a computer UNICEF and its partners are committed to addressing all three challenges to promote equitable learning opportunities for learners with disabilities. This guidance document is a first but important step to...

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Creating an accessible EPUB

When creating your accessible EPUB, where possible, include a video recording of sign language in your local language. Ensure the involvement of deaf experts in the recording process. It is advisable to export all sign language videos as *.mp4s and following the sign language recording guidelines. Ensure compressi...

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