Laboratory of Applications for the Educational and Social Inclusion of individuals with learning and adaptation difficulties (LAESI)

 

The Laboratory of applications for the educational and social inclusion of individuals with learning and behavior difficulties (LAESI) pursues instructional, research, and scientific aims and objectives in the domains of educational and social inclusion of individuals presenting learning and adaptation difficulties. LAESI includes the following Research Units:

(a)            Unit of Effective Instruction, Differentiated Programs, and Responsiveness to Intervention, which focuses on the: (1) production of tools and creation of procedures for the effective ecosystemic assessment of students, environments, and programs, in the context of combating learning and adaptation difficulties, (2) development of effective instructional programs for the promotion of educational and social inclusion, (3) specification of practices for the support of Responsiveness to Intervention, (4) evaluation and re-organization of general education programs of studies on the promises of Universal Design and Differentiated Instruction, (5) elaboration and implementation of Individualized Educational Programs for students with Mild Disabilities, and (6) elaboration and implementation of Individualized Educational Programs for Gifted and Talented students.

(b)            Unit of Support of Self-determined Behavior and Learning, which focuses on the: (1) independent and autonomous living, (2) quality of life, (3) transition to adult life and use of public services, (4) systems of support for the enhancement of social capital, and (5) self-advocacy of teenagers and young adults presenting intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(c)            Unit of Social Inclusion through Art, which has as main axis the Festival “Reflection of Disability in Art” (RoDiFestival), and includes the structural parts: (1) Art as means of expression, creation, and social inclusion, (2) volunteering as process of mutual acceptance between people with and without disabilities, and (3) leisure time activities as a field of activities for promoting social inclusion. 

 

Social inclussion through Art Support Unit