CIEDA is setting out to create a community of bright minds across the world who learn about embedding inclusion, accessibility and equality into the very fabric of their primary, secondary and after-school work so that by the time they are ready to leave education they are fully equipped for the technology driven future which will prize neuro-divergence and diverse backgrounds and experience in order to make better products, software and design decisions. As a part of this work the students will learn about inclusion, access and diversity as well as social exclusion and the benefits of equality.

learning

To achieve this primary aim we have designed CIEDA Learning as an organisation that can engage and support the entire strata of formal and informal learning including:

  • Primary School
  • Secondary School
  • After school and other supplementary education activities
  • College & Sixth Form
  • Undergraduate
  • Post graduate

This work helps to create systemic and holistic adoption of fundamental barrier free and inclusive design in life. It can be achieved via bespoke approaches including:

  • A focus on STEAM and creative design subjects. These are the subjects where students learn about
    designing our world.
  • Support packs and skills learning activities provided to teachers and organisations.
  • The CIEDA Prize: which is a creative writing award for schools and education organisations to
    participate in.
  • he CIEDA Innovation Award: For projects which progress the core themes of CIEDA.
  • Dedicated summer schools.
  • Creation of engaging video, web and audio content.
  • Young person’s membership to CIEDA. With the potential to incorporate a magazine with puzzles and
    events to keep the change going during holiday seasons.
  • The introduction of CIEDAi which is specifically designed to help embed CIEDA’s core topics into
    the world of AI and robotics. (coding camps and helping to shape aspirational STEAM careers)