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Kicking off a new project: INCLUSIVE-PATH

February 26, 2025

Inclusive Transition Pathways: Continuing Education after Secondary School for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The INCLUSIVE-PATH project aims to enhance the transition of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) to post-secondary education (PSE)/Adult Learning & Education (ALE) through capacity building of educators and staff in Secondary Education (SE) and PSE, and empowerment of families and their children with IDDs. Beginning with needs finetuning and identification of capacity-building needs, the project gathers insights through focus groups and country reports to identify challenges and needs and develop tailored strategies. Capacity building targets educators and staff in both SE and PSE/ALE, providing them with the skills and knowledge needed to support students with IDDs effectively in the transition planning and implementation. This includes the creation of handbooks, workshops, and collaborative events to foster inclusive practices. Meanwhile, WP4 focuses on developing a 3D interactive digital game, “Pathways Explorers,” to provide key information, and engage families and their children with IDDs in meaningful discussions about transition pathways. The game, accompanied by a multimedia guide, is tested and refined in national workshops involving those target groups to ensure its effectiveness and accessibility. INCLUSIVE-PATH strives to create more inclusive and supportive environments for individuals with IDDs, facilitating their successful transition to PSE and beyond.

The project will last 36 months.

Project partners: EASPD (EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES); OTB (OUT OF THE BOX INTERNATIONAL); EAEA (EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS) and CEF (KATHOLIEK ONDERWIJS VLAANDEREN) from Belgium; EMPHASYS (A&A EMPHASYS INTERACTIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED) Cyprus; AMICOS  (AMICOS PARA A ATENCION E INTEGRACION DE PERSOAS CON DISCAPACIDADE INTELECTUAL AUTISMO PARALISE – DANO CEREBRAL E AS SUAS FAMILIAS) Spain; PH Salzburg (PADAGOGISCHE HOCHSCHULE SALZBURG) Austria.

Why Out of the Box International

The seemingly ever-lasting depression of European economies has shaken the very foundations of many European societies. The shear rate of unemployment in Europe and the omnipresent environmental crisis coupled with the often frustratingly slow process of decision making in the EU, are calling for civil society actors to step in and fill the void.

In the aftermath of the 2008. economic crisis, the apprehension of falling under the spell of apathy of economic depression across the continent has not been easy to shake off. However, pinpointing the culprits for the current state of affairs on any particular EU decision maker is not the answer. Nonetheless, the fact remains that the current approach to the economic and environmental crisis hasn’t yet shown the affected citizens the light at the end of the tunnel.

As representatives of the civil society we feel the need to make our voice heard in the midst of the current debate on economic crisis. Being a social enterprise we offer new and feasible ideas in education and community work, creative cross-sectorial cooperation among different actors and strong networking coalitions to turn these dire economic challenges into possibilities through social entrepreneurship initiatives which aim at benefiting wide range of citizens, particularly vulnerable groups and those affected by the economic crisis.

Social entrepreneurship is a simple concept that has been put into practice by civil society actors for the benefit of a specific social group or people, and this is precisely what we want: to create projects and initiatives with fresh ideas in different policies, educational programs or tools, support businesses, empower cultural initiatives and offer different solutions to individuals, corporate bodies, everybody who believe that we can have more Creative, Innovative and Cohesive Europe.

 

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