On February 22, 2022, Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Director of Disability Studies, attended “Disability Inclusion in Education,” a conference organized by the Halabja Disability Organization (HDO) and held in Erbil. HDO team members presented some of their research on inclusive education from 2020-2022, and sought feedback and recommendations from the participants, who represented the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Education, along with several NGOs and private organizations. HDO, with funding from the Finnish organization Fida, has provided a model of inclusive education that could benefit all education in the KRG and beyond.
Image description: About a dozen people, the majority men, are seated at a long conference table, facing the two male speakers at the head of a table, behind which is a projection screen. There are water bottles and papers in front each participant.