Young people with disabilities: a call for inclusive education in Tyrol!

Young people with disabilities: a call for inclusive education in Tyrol!

In Tyrol, there are serious concerns about the inclusion of young people with disabilities in the education system. According to a report by orf tirol , young people with disabilities in secondary level II are excluded from regular vocational training. This affects the school levels from 9th to 13th grade. There is a lack of a legal basis for integrative classes in this area, which means that many young people are referred to special job training for people with disabilities. Petra Flieger, coordinator of the youth advisory board of the Tyrolean monitoring committee, emphasizes that Austria is still far away from an inclusive education, as required in the Convention on Disability Rights.

integration efforts and youth advisory board

to hear the voice of young people with disabilities, a youth council was launched almost six years ago. Isolde Kafka, chair of the Tyrolean monitoring committee, emphasizes that this committee is a unique initiative in Austria. It offers young people the opportunity to address their concerns about training, work, equality and accessibility. In a recently carried out cooperation with the Bidok platform, which deals with an edition of the magazine "Readmark", the members of the youth advisory board took part in a writing workshop and presented their experiences and challenges in the world of work.

The explains how urgently the adaptation of the educational structures is to reduce barriers and to ensure real participation for people with disabilities. Such measures are intended to ensure that the needs and rights of young people can be preserved and promoted.