![]() ![]() The Transforming Education Summit will be held at the United Nations in New York from 16-19 September. ![]() Get involved and add your voice to the campaign by using our social media toolkit to call on our leaders to act now, so that 240 million children with disabilities around the world can access education. In Malawi teachers have been trained to support pupils with disabilities, disability-inclusive education planning has been introduced in Nigeria, and in Mali learning materials have been translated into braille. Sightsavers has shown that embedding inclusive policies across education systems works. Design homework: Involve people with disabilities in all stages of inclusive education design and make sure their voices are heard.Maths homework: Allocate sustainable financing for inclusive education so that all children with disabilities can learn. ![]() Computing homework: Tackle the digital divide and ensure digital learning and other education technologies are accessible for all.Politics homework: Implement policies, plans and budgets to include and support children with disabilities.Economic homework: Invest in inclusive training, so that teachers can respond to diverse learning needs and develop flexible curriculums for all children.Sociology homework: Include children with disabilities in mainstream education and collect data that includes everyone.The #DoYourHomework campaign asks leaders to deliver on six pieces of ‘homework’ to ensure more inclusive education systems: Nearly 49% of children with disabilities worldwide are likely to have never attended school, and if they do, they are less likely to succeed than their peers. Globally, progress is falling behind on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 –inclusive and equitable education for all. The campaign, #DoYourHomework, asks leaders and education ministers attending the UN summit from 16-19 September to transform education and ensure that 240 million children worldwide with disabilities are not forgotten. Sightsavers and partners have launched a global campaign calling on leaders to take urgent action on inclusive education at the upcoming Transforming Education Summit. ![]()
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