Understanding and Meeting the Educational Needs of Children in Southern African Countries
Overview

The goal of this session will be to introduce HEAL Members to the educational needs of children with disabilities/chronic medical conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, discuss current efforts underway to meet the needs of children with disabilities/chronic medical conditions, provide preliminary data regarding current efforts in clinical and hospital settings in the Southern Tier of Africa, and discuss ways HEAL and HEAL members could play a role in addressing the educational needs of children with chronic medical needs across the Southern region of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Speakers

DAVID GORDON Staten Island Academy

David Gordon, Ph.D. is the Director of the Patrick Academic Resource Center. Prior to becoming a member of PARC, Dr. Gordon was an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the Education Department at Wagner College for six years. David worked closely with pre-service educators to find a passion for educating students with disabilities. At a national level, David was the President of the Division of Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities, within the Council of Exceptional Children, and was a founder and inaugural President of the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Educational Specialists. David has been involved internationally on disability issues. He moderated a session in 2016 for State Department’s Special Adviser for Disability Rights, Judy Heumann as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a President Obama Young African Leaders Initiative. Dr. Gordon was a keynote presenter both in Botswana (2017) and Mozambique (2019) on disability inclusion issues.

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