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Question 1: Challenges
In Georgia the people with disability and Special Education Needs have a various difficulties in accessing and using the internet.
- Blind and visually impaired people has not enough devices and knowledge to use them;
- Lack of trainers in ICT skills;
- Lack of Georgian voice program to get information in Native Language;
- Lack of adapted programs in sign language for Deaf people;
- Lack of adapted Computer accessories: mouse, keyboard … for people with motor difficulties;
Question 2: Best practices
- Good example is “Voice Alphabet Saba” which assists SENs to learn Alphabet quite well;
- Only Boarding schools for children with Disability for distance learning are using smart boards. The school connects SEN student with class;
- To use some programs for Autistic students by iPad;
- By the national curriculum the school has ICT lessons;
Question 3: Gaps
- There is no appropriate computer technics for Disabilities in Georgia;
To purchase appropriate computer technics;
- There is no available computer programs for SENs in Georgian Language;
To equip the schools with useful technics, to adapt the computer programs in Georgian Language;
- To develop distance education;
To equip schools with useful computer and develop teachers skills;
- There is not exists development programs for SENs in Georgia Language.
There are different ipad programs which assist Autistic children to develop functional, emotional and life skills (ipad programs - Scene Speak, AUTISMXPRESS, Proloquo2Go, Autism I Help-Sorting);
- Web pages are not adapted for people with Disability (for Blinds and Deaf);
- There was not carried out any research around technology;
- The schools have not Brailers for Blind students;
Question 4: Role of governments
- The State must take responsibility to provide all useful technical equipment for students with Disability;
- To Create the action plan for developing and provide people with disability with computer technology;
- To create new system/organization which will provide the people with disability with appropriate technical equipment with cooperate with other government, nongovernment and international organizations;
- To organize training models to prepare people in using computer technology;
- To provide adapted programs for Deaf
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