Inclusion4All | How to involve the kids and talk about inclusion
Integrated in the Inclusion4All, Associação Salvador and Irish Wheelchair Association colaborated to create new tools of awareness to show in school context.
Besides the animation video, launched recently, one of the activities created and now in progress in both countries, Portugal and Ireland, is a inclusive origami. Designed to be a game among the younger generations, it includes various activities to make with classes of every age.
The ideia is to promote the theme of diversity and inclusion, focusing more on motor disabilities and accessibilities. Between looking for some information about the theme, or just recreate some actions with some obstacles, this is a fast and fun way to create a game that promotes conversation about this kind of topics.
Inclusion4All Origami challenges everyone
The origami created in the context of Inclusion4All project includes 8 different challenges:
Shoot the Ball - Sit everyone in a circle, and throw the ball into the basket in the middle | A way to talk about obstacles and to create the same conditions for everyone
Close Your Eyes - Walk around the space, with closed eyes, until you find the object you decided prior | To talk about acessibilities for blind people
Let's go for a Walk - Count how many parking spaces for people with motor disabilities you can find | Is the city prepared for everyone?
Challenge - Hop around different obstacles | Talk about acessibilities in general
Be artistic - Take a pen or brush, with your mouth, and create a work of art | A way to show that a disabilitie doesn't mean that an activity is out of reach necessarily.
Let's create! - Invent an inclusive game | A way to talk about inclusion, diveristy and really think the theme in a whole
Research Time - Dig in about a disability sport that you'd like to try | Daily activities can still be done if adapted, but people need to be aware of that
A Little Bit of History - Research the story of someone with a disability | There are plenty of people who have overcome their disability and are known for different achievements. This is a great opportunity to see that a disability isn't, at all, something that prevents people from achieving success.
How can the Inclusion4All Origami be used?
This origami can be used for any activity in school context, or even outside, to promote the conversation around the theme.
In this case, Associação Salvador already used it in various school activities, with the Irish Wheelchair Association preparing to introduce it to their school community. Being a game that be can be done anytime, it will be provided to teachers as a follow up to school activities, like theatres, testimony moments or even peddy papers.
We hope that this kind of activities can raise the awareness necessary to talk about the subjects without fears while, at the same time, turn out to be the most engaging and fun way to involve everyone, and from different ages.
Remember, if we talk with kids, we are educating towards the future, but it's always possible to merge generations and talk with everyone about diversity and inclusion.
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About Associação Salvador: nonprofit organization founded in 2003, which mission is to integrate and improve the quality of life of people with physical disabilities, boosting their talents and creating equal opportunities in society.
About Irish Wheelchair Association: one of Ireland’s leading representative organisations and service providers for people with physical disabilities. Founded on the belief that everyone should be able to live a life of choice and equality. It provides a nationwide assisted living service, access to a community centre in every county, a fleet of accessible buses, a national parking permit and driving school service, wheelchair-accessible social houses and help young people with disabilities to build employability skills and confidence. Their flagship sports programme, IWA Sport, is the national governing body for wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and powerlifting and runs sports clubs for children and adults. Many of Ireland’s finest para-athletes started their careers with IWA Sport.
