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A European ERASMUS+ project to tackle Disablist Bullying

Disablist bullying is when people are bullied because they have a disability.

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What is disablist bullying?

Disablist bullying may be carried out by both those with and without a disability and includes similar types of bullying such as physical, verbal, gesture, exclusion and extortion bullying.

Did you know?

The National Disability Authority (NDA) found that individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), are more likely to be bullied than individuals without SEND.

Exclusion vs Inclusion

People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities are often excluded in and outside social situations because people don’t understand a person’s disability.

Seek Support

Disablist bullying is harmful as it is based on prejudice and targets may not know how to seek support or express what they are experiencing.

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RECENT NEWS & EVENTS

Training implementation in Ireland, by the National Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC).

By DisAbuse on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 12:32

Evaluation

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Training implementation in Italy, by Fondazione Mondo Digitale.

By DisAbuse on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 12:26

Courses

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Training implementation in Portugal, by the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.

By DisAbuse on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 12:23

Courses

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Training implementation in Spain, by the University of Murcia (UM).

By DisAbuse on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 12:19

Workshops

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How did the DisAbuse pilot course work?

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Meetings

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RECENT BLOG POSTS

World Anti Bullying Forum 2019

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Murcia Partners' meeting

The 3rd DisAbuse Partner Meeting went ahead today hosted by the Universidad de Murcia, finalsing plans to begin the piloting of the new course on countering Disablist Bullying for SEN/D users and Teachers/Trainers.

The 2nd DisAbuse Partner Meeting took place March 8th in ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon.

The partners of the DisAbuse Project gathered to update on progress and work to date completed on the project. Work on the translation of the website was reviewed.The repository where partners can upload resources, publications, best practice, research and legislation was demonstrated to the partners. Progress on multimedia course development was demonstrated.Updates and progress on the best practice report and evaluation tools were also discussed.

Lisbon transnational meeting

Transnational meeting of the European project DisAbuse on tackling bullying amongst persons with special educational needs and intellectual disability takes place at the University of Lisbon March 8th 2018.

How did the DisAbuse pilot course work?

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Piloting training materials in Dublin

The Irish Partners, ABC, DCU & IADT, in conjunction with Irish Service Users and Support Workers/Instructors/Teachers began the piloting and evaluation of the modules of the DisAbuse Training Project this week, led by Fiona Weldon. With great interaction, participation and feedback thus far these sessions will run twice weekly in two cohorts over the next three weeks on the campuses of St. Patricks & All Hallows, DCU in Drumcondra.

Bullying related to a child’s Special Education Need (SEN) or Disablity (D) is commonly known as ‘disablist bullying’. This type of bullying can been defined as intimidating, manipulative, hurtful, or insulting behaviour related to a perceived or actual disability. Literature across Europe indicates that people with SEN/D are more likely to be a victim of bullying, and interventions that addresses this topic are very important and needed.

DisAbuse event in Rome

Fondazione Mondo Digitale (www.mondodigitale.org) met teachers, educators and psychologists part of its network, to present the DisAbuse project, which brings together experts from across Europe to provide a cross-national insight into research, policy and practice to prevent and counter disablist bullying, including practical courses with people with special educational needs as well as resources for teachers and professional trainers.

In Rome, Italy, the training programme was conducted by Fondazione Mondo Digitale, involving 27 among teachers, trainers, psychologists, psychotherapists and young people involved in a pilot training programme , characterized by moments of discussion and reflection on specific bullying related issues.

Lego Methodology Workshop

As part of the 3rd DisAbuse Seminar Event on Disablist Bullying held today in the Universidad de Murcia in Spain, the partners took part in the Lego Serious Play Workshop led by the team from Fondazione Mondo Digitale as part of its development as a tool for the DisAbuse Course.