In Irkutsk Region, the project for distance education of disabled children, operating since 2007 and extended to 2015, continues to develop. In 2013, over 7 million rubles from the regional budget and over 24 million from the federal budget were allocated to support it.
The distance learning project for children with disabilities began operating in the Angara region in 2007 as part of the priority national project “Education.” In the Irkutsk Region in 2013, more than 7 million rubles from the regional budget were allocated to the development of the project, and more than 24 million rubles were attracted from the federal budget for the modernization of general education. These funds will be spent on purchasing the most modern equipment for teaching children with disabilities. The project has very important social significance, so the “Development of Distance Education for Children with Disabilities” program has been extended until 2015.The Distance Education Center, the regional operator responsible for implementing this initiative, coordinates the progress of the project, activities related to organizing the educational process, provides methodological support, advanced training for teaching staff, and monitors implementation.
The equipment is installed at the child’s place of residence. Access to the Internet is provided without restrictions on data usage. Training has been provided for teaching staff and heads of educational institutions, as well as for parents of children with disabilities under the program “Necessary Technical Skills in Organizing Instruction Using Distance Learning Technologies.” Children and teaching staff directly involved in distance education for children have access to educational and methodological materials (distance courses), study groups have been formed, network teachers have been assigned, and in 2011 the regional information and educational environment “School Without Borders” was created.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk Region