British Council
Published 23 July 2018
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018
Your organisation
Type of organisation: Civil Society Organisation
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Name of organisation British Council
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Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries
A. Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination:
Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Representation and empowerment of persons with disabilities
Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):
The British Council commits to taking action to support disabled people to increase their voice, skills and agency to influence others and shape change in their own lives, the lives of others and wider society. We will do this through the meaningful involvement of disabled people within our own workforce and in our programmes in Arts, Education, Society and English and Exams, seeking to identify and remove barriers to inclusion and create conditions that encourage and value diversity.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
To achieve this, the British Council will actively seek to engage and involve disabled people in our work and workforce. We will improve how we collect, analyse and act on data about disabled people’s participation. We will make adjustments to support disabled people’s access and engagement. We will make targeted interventions, working with disabled people, DPOs and other stakeholders, to influence policy, build capacity, challenge assumptions and shape perceptions to increase disabled people’s empowerment.
B. Commitments for Inclusive Education:
Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Capacity building: teachers and staff
Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):
The British Council commits to use the relevant parts of our international cultural and educational work to support the provision of good quality education for young disabled people and to enable them to shape and lead change for the benefit of disabled people of all ages. This supports our wider commitment to more inclusive education systems based on the principles of access, engagement, empowerment and enablement aimed at ensuring the highest quality of education for everyone.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
The British Council will focus on creating more inclusive education systems based on policy and practice through collaboration and project partnerships with educational partners, school leaders, teacher educators and teachers. This will be implemented through policy dialogue, tools for developing more inclusive schools and our inclusive education learning resources aimed at solutions that are evidence based and appropriate for context.