Portuguese Team Speaker: Teresa Condeço (Educational Psychologist)

Miguel Palha (Founder, Developmental Pediatrician, Development Director)

Luísa Cotrim (Educational Psychologist)Fernando Ferreira (Geographer, volunteer, website manager, ICT in

Education, fundraising to support Rehabilitation and Therapies

Lisbon, Portugal

1990 - 2010

INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE

WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

2001 Census

Describes people with disabilities according to type of disability, corresponding to 6,1% of the total population.

Portugal: 150-170 newborns with down syndrome year.

Estimate: 12.000 a 15.000 people with Down Syndrome

SchoolAll children in mainstreams schools with special education teacher and with special education measures.

Education Report (March 2009): 3587 pupils (3,5 %) with special needs (1st to 4th grade)3321 (92,6 %) with special teacher.

Special measures: the government legislate in 2008 the special support for children and youngsters with special permanent needs: Personalized Pedagogical Support;Differentiated or adapted curriculum;Special conditions concerning school choice;Special conditions concerning evaluation;Information technology support;

INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE

WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Employing disabled people: about 1208 individuals with disabilities and motor and sensory impairments. Protocols between Job Centres and Enterprises.

Independent live/Political rightsThe Portuguese Republic Constitution establishes the right of disabled people to the full participation in social life and to the equal rights and duties as other citizens, without any boundaries other than the resulting from the nature and extension of the disability.

INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE

WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Founded: 1990, non-profit organization.President: Maria Teresa Palha.Staff: More than 40 professionals. Multi-disciplinary team of professionalsNationwide organizational structure: Over 20 branches; partnerships with other institutions and schools.Annual Budget: Annual budget about 2,5 million euro's. There are no

member fees. We sell teaching materials, educational software and institutional marketing. We get some support from the Social Security Fund, about 8.000 Euros a month (70 children between 0-6 years old in Yearly Intervention Program); some private donations and sponsorships.

Nowadays, the team works at the Child Development Centre DIFERENÇAS – an autonomous branch of the APPT21 - providing a service to more that 9.000 children.

WHO AND WHERE WE ARE

WHO AND WHERE WE ARE

Efeito – D A new DNA for Design

http://efeitod.sapo.pt/

Mission/Main Goals

All children with developmental disabilities in mainstream education.

Researching new methodology and offering intervention programs to address every type of development disorder to help educators, therapists and parents of children with developmental disabilities.

Transition curriculum from 9th grade to Protected Employment

Advice on rights, benefits and available support

The right to housing The right to sexuality The right to a family The right to bear children

Portuguese Down Syndrome Association/Child Developmental Centre Differences

• More than 9.000 children, with and without developmental co-morbidity, under intervention countrywide, including Madeira and Azores

• About 7.500 children under indirect/long distance intervention (supervision of Intervention Programs and through the Internet)

• More than 1.500 children under regular direct intervention (at the institution or at home)

• More than 1.200 children with Trisomy 21 in direct and indirect intervention programs

• Over 500 children with cognitive impairments from different etiology other than trisomy21 (the greatest number of cases are Fragile X syndrome and Williams syndrome)

• More than 1000 children with Asperger syndrome and other Autism Spectrum Disorders

• More than 1500 children with Dyslexia and other Learning Disorders

• More than 700 children with Speech/Language Disorders

• More than 2000 children with Hyperactivity and Attention Deficit Disorders.

OUR ACTIVITIES – target groups

Services and main activitiesCounselling.Developmental evaluations.Rehabilitation and therapies.Curricular Practical Training. Internal TrainingWorkshops/seminars: for parents and teachers. Organized leisure activities for holidays and weekends.Legal advise. Other activities: once a year we set up a Down Syndrome national meeting and a parent discussion group in the 21st of March

Parent’s Group 21

OUR ACTIVITIESPublications: books, digital books, educational software, worksheets (math and literacy), software for teachers and therapists

“A baby, above all”, a new parent´s guide.

The "Sign Language Workshop" – multimedia CD, early interactions and communicative skills.

OUR ACTIVITIESPublications: digital books, educational software, worksheets (math and literacy), software for teachers and therapists

Worksheets for math

Educational software “Wonder Warm Numbers”

OUR ACTIVITIESPublications: digital books, educational software, worksheets (math and literacy), software for teachers and therapists

Worksheets for literacy

Educational software “Wonder Warm Games”

The "Learn to Read to Support Language" - digital book, access to the curriculum and functional reading and writing.

OUR ACTIVITIESPublications: digital books, educational software, worksheets (math and literacy), software for teachers and therapists

"Written Words" – digital book, enhancing handwriting skills and curriculum access  

“Number Skills Intervention Program” – digital book, promote number skills in a family and educational environment.

Regular Education Active Life

Work Project within the field of Job Inclusionwork team of 5 professionals starting January 2011

Job Integration and Professional Training

Activities funded by European Commission - 2011Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci Programme

Job Integration for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities – training for facilitators Partner - Associazione Italiana Persone Down Onlus

Teresa Palha - PresidentPortuguese Down Syndrome Association