Introduction
Conference Objectives
- To establish the level of parental empowerment and engagement of parents for children with disabilities
- To explore policies and practices promoting parental empowerment and engagement.
- To create awareness on collaboration and partnerships between parents, community and other stakeholders in nurturing potentials of children with disabilities.
- To share ideas and experiences in nurturing potentials of children with disabilities
Conference Sub-themes
Sub-theme 1: Family Engagement
- Sensitization and Awareness on disabilities
- Equity in Family Engagement
- Role of family members
- Disability etiquette
- Health, safety and psychological well-being
Sub-theme 2: Parents role in assessment and interventions for learners with disabilities
- Assessment of learners with disabilities
- Parents involvement in Inclusion
- Individualized Education Programme (IEP) Implementation
- Financing Education
Sub-theme 3: Parental engagement in planning for transition of learners with disabilities
- Levels of transition
- Multisectoral engagement in transition
- Universal design for transition
Sub-theme 4: Support for parents and Caregivers of learners with Disabilities
- Psycho-social support
- Support systems
- Financial empowerment
- Parents with disabilities
- Career and family development
Sub-theme 5: Awareness and advocacy on rights of learners with disabilities
- Parents as advocates
- Sensitization and awareness
- Child abuse and child protection
Sub-theme 6: Community Involvement in Inclusion of learners with Disabilities
- Culture and disability
- Community empowerment and involvement
Sub-theme 7: Parenting Children with special needs and disabilities: Experiences and challenges