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www.zeroproject.org
office@zeroproject.org
035 - Creating Inclusive University Environments, ICEVI, India
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ONTACT
International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)
Mr. Larry Campbell
India
www.icevi.org+91 94426 49104
larry.icevi@gmail.comO
VERALL GOAL
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MISSION
This project is working on a regional level to expand and improve access to higher education and employment of blind
and other persons with disabilities. The project brings together DPO's, local NGO's and governments to both increase
enrollment in higher education and to reduce dropout rates.
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HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
The project brings together into a working regional network six countries which both develop national plans based upon
their specific needs and at the same time identify common challenges where country solutions can be shared thus
saving time and resources and making greater progress more quickly. For example the Philippines has focused on
developing approaches and training materials that increase access to the S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics) areas of curriculum, while Vietnam has pioneered approaches directed at the rapid and sustainable
production of learning materials and Indonesia has made significant strides in achieving public policies that are requiring
that all universities be inclusive of all qualified students with disabilities..
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OUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED
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Indonesia
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OUNTRY
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COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING
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Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos
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ACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
1,436 direct blind student beneficiaries as of the end of the last project year 2013-2014
850 direct blind student beneficiaries targeted for the project cycle 2015-2018
19,900 non-disabled persons, largely non-disabled students, faculty and administrators targeted for the 2015-2018
project period