Together We Can
A campaign to celebrate the different abilities of children, adolescents, and young people
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Inclusive education provides an opportunity to maximize the full potential for every child's physical, cognitive, emotional and social development. It’s also equally important that children grow up in a family environment and are included in their community.
Stories of inclusion, love, and friendship
Inclusive language: Words to use and avoid
- It’s always right to say ‘a person with disability’ instead of describing him or her as ‘a disabled person.’
- In the same way, it’s always right to say ‘a person without a disability’, instead of using words, like normal, healthy or complete.
- When possible, talk to and get information directly from the child or adolescent with a disability, and not only from their caregivers.
Children’s stories and resources for them and their parents
UNICEF also supports the Government of Armenia in education and child-care reforms, so that every child has access to quality inclusive education from early childhood to adolescence. Over the past decade, UNICEF supported the professional development of teachers, worked with the Pedagogical University of Armenia to improve teaching of inclusive education for future teachers, as well as contributed to the transformation of special schools into pedagogical-support centers for mainstream schools.