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121 - ONCE´s Educative Model: An approach to the ICF, ONCE, Spain
CONTACT
ONCE
Ms. Ana Isabel Ruiz Lopez
Spain
+34 91 589 4881
OVERALL GOAL /MISSION
Many students with visual impairment cannot attend mainstream education because of lacking tools and psychological
barriers. Therefore the mission of the project is to support students with visual impairment in a way they can participate
in regular classes. This can be achieved through providing assistive technology and specific teams of educative attention.
The specific teams who support students with visual impairment consist of professionals with different profiles including
teacher, professors, rehabilitation technicians, social workers, psychologist and more. Regardless of the age or
educative stage they back the students with special needs, from early intervention on to adults and university students.
THE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
Every participant of the program goes through a process of reception and multi-professional assessment from which an
individualized plan of action is generated. The plan is directed and coordinated by one professional. In the case of
education, the case coordinator is a teacher. He detects the students´ needs, refers them to the appropriate specialists
and brings together all the activities which were taken around the case. In order to respond to all the needs several
intervention areas are addressed by the team including the early intervention from birth to the age of six, visual
stimulation and specific techniques to improve the visual performance and basic instrumental techniques like essential
skills in reading, writing and calculation in sighted and in Braille. Other services contain familiar intervention, educative
orientation, free time activities which are offered and an appropriate adaption of the school curriculum.
COUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED: Spain
COUNTRY/ COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING: Spain
FACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
 7,500 students with visual impairment take part in the project, from which 99% are included in mainstream schools
OUTLOOK
It is planned to continue and expand the progress on Inclusive Education, targeting both sides – the preparation of the
students and the school.