Children with disabilities
The SOS-IE initiative aimed to promote equitable access to quality education for learners with developmental disabilities in Lao PDR, aligned with national inclusive education strategies and SDG 4. Its main objective was to pilot and institutionalise transitory classroom approaches within public schools to strengthen inclusive systems and support the participation of learners with autism and intellectual disabilities.
The initiative followed four interrelated strategic aims:
The study’s analysis seeks to deepen our understanding, and the targeted recommendations aim to inform meaningful action on how to better support teachers in the Asia-Pacific region to provide to diverse learners with disabilities, CSE that responds to their needs and includes their lived realities.