Projects
Improving Children's Auditory Rehabilitation. KU Leuven
Communication through language is vital to develop and maintain everything around us. By 15 years of age, about 5 out of 1000 children suffer from a moderate, severe or profound hearing impairment that can potentially affect communication, learning, psychosocial development and academic achievement if not appropriately handled.
The EU promotes the active inclusion and full participation of disabled people in society. However, full ...
P4P Participation for Protection KU Leuven
The ultimate aim of Participation for Protection" is to foreground the views, experiences and voices of children in training to enhance and support integrated and multi-disciplinary child-centred approaches to child victims of violence, raise children’s understanding of reporting mechanisms and support structures, and improve their treatment and involvement in services and systems across Europe.
Activities : Design a project based on ...
MOVE HEALTHY: Improving health and sustaining participation of youngsters in sports around Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Platform Citizenship - Platform design for a child participatory decision-making culture in Flanders in times of crisis HOGENT
Strengthen the opportunities of children in the reception network Karel De Grote Hogeschool
Platform Citizenship: Platform design for a child participatory decision-making culture in Flanders in times of crisis Ghent University
How can we ensure that policymakers see participation as an important part of their policies? And how do we ensure that children and young people are seen as equal citizens?
So how can we ensure that we create a culture, in which participation of children and young people (in policy processes) is normal?
Despite the many tools and methodologies, partners from research, civil society and local governments indicate that ...
Communication for Children with Hearing Impairment to optimise Language Development KU Leuven
The World Health Assembly adopted a 2017 resolution recognising Hearing Impairment (HI) as a priority worldwide health issue. Children with HI present significant risks for language acquisition, educational achievement, socio-emotional development, and well-being. Current intervention plans fail to prepare those children for academic achievement and social participation in contemporary society where the diversity of their needs is increasing. ...