A SERIES of resources for use in educational settings to help enhance disability literacy has been developed by Queen Margaret University (QMU) at Musselburgh.
It launched its new Toy Box Diversity Lab website of resources on Thursday, which will help guide discussions between educators and their primary school learners about disability equality and representation in the school curriculum, as well as encouraging them to think about accessibility in their own environments.
Funded by the QMU Innovation Fellowship, the educational assets include an activities pack, instructional videos and a directory of other resources to encourage positive discussions in schools.
The university will also be launching an online short course on Disability Confidence for Educational Practitioners, running from September.
A series of resources for use in educational settings to help enhance disability literacy has been developed by Queen Margaret University (QMU) at Musselburgh
Dr Clare Uytman and Dr Siân Jones, senior lecturers in the Division of Psychology, Sociology and Education at QMU, have led the three-year long project, establishing their own research group to do so.
The lecturers have tested their resources with nearly 550 children in England and Scotland, including East Lothian, as well as focus groups.
Find out more at qmu.ac.uk/study-here/short-courses/short-courses/disability-confidence-for-educational-practitioners
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