How COVID-19 Burdened Equity in Education and Health for Special Need Children

Webinar

How COVID-19 Burdened Equity in Education and Health for Special Need Children

Community of Practice for Health Equity

July 16, 2020

 Preface

COVID-19 pandemic had caused the closure of majority of schools and universities throughout Indonesia. In order to continue with learning, various technologies had been used as tools to deliver information and knowledge. It is no doubt the effect brought upon by the changes had been felt by all of the people involved, children with disabilities need to face additional challenges that may not be felt by others. Students who are deaf, blind, speech impaired, mental disabilities and others with special needs are unable to use educational technologies as smoothly as their friends without special needs. We rarely see school materials that are built with sign language, subtitles, captions, audio and other format that can ease the learning of such children.

Moreover, children with disabilities usually need the direct hands-on accompaniment of care taker, physiotherapist, and other health worker who are usually present at school to help through their classes. Due to all students are required to stay at home, all helpers will have difficulties in assisting the children at their respective houses with the implementation of lock down in many neighborhoods. Financial condition of the family also aggravates the condition. Families with low socioeconomic status may not afford to have necessary facilities to establish long distance learning. Not to mention, the families may have to ensure the needs of food and health is met, where resources are spent on their survival before anything else, including education.

The changes on teaching and learning system that currently applied may have obstruct many students in their pursue of education. However, for children with disabilities, it doesn’t only hinder but may also halt their learning entirely. They could fall behind their peers too far which will be impossible to catch up, or the limitations their family have can increase the possibility of drop outs. Education system that are established today during the pandemic crisis need to be developed further to ensure inclusive learning that may support children with disabilities.

The webinar will discuss through three standpoints, national strategy for disability rights movement; accessibility of education intervention in rural area; and lastly support special need children as the most vulnerable in pursue their education and health during and after COVID-19.

Purpose

1. How to ensure accessibility of education intervention in rural area setting during and after COVID-19.
2. How to support special need children as the most vulnerable in pursue their education and health during and after COVID-19.
3. Discussing innovative solution and contribution for education and health equity.
4. Promote virtual discussion forum for equity practitioners (Community of Practice for Health Equity).

Place and Date

Day and date                   : Thursday, 16^th July 2020

Time                                  : 10.00 – 11.30 am (GMT +7)

URL                                   : https://bit.ly/WebinarEquity-16juli2020

Webinar ID                      : 351-275-291

Live Streaming               : https://bit.ly/streamingPKMK

 Targeted Audience 

1. Ministry of Health.
2. Ministry of Education.
3. Provincial and District Health Officers.
4. Provincial and District Education Officers.
5. Non Governmental Organization focusing in health.
6. Non Governmental Organization focusing in education.
7. Lecturers.
8. Students.
9. Researchers.
10. Health equity practitioners.
11. Education equity practitioners.

Resource Persons 

Speakers

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