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206 - Children´s Digital Library, ONCE Foundation, Spain
CONTACT
ONCE Foundation
Ms. Sabina Lobato
Spain
+34 91 506 89 07
OVERALL GOAL /MISSION
The project wants, on the one hand, to support children in their reading habits and, on the other hand, to contribute to
an education system where children with disabilities are not excluded and are taught together. This shall happen trough
the normalisation of disability and inclusion from an early age on.
THE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
In Spain, there is an existing lack of an inclusive education system and therefore children are billeted in specialized
centres according to their disability. Further, there is scarcely awareness and knowledge about disability as social reality
in general. That is the reason why the members have developed six freely available tales, in which the main characters
represent different disability groups. These tales are created as a digital version that is downloadable from a website;
they are fully accessible, favour group work, participation and debate and shall motivate children to read stories that
present attractive characters with disabilities that are shown as absolutely normal or even equipped with a special
capability. They also provide teachers with didactic materials to address disability at school.
COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED: Spain
COUNTRY/ COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING: Spain (Requests from Latin America countries to get printed copies
and/or access to the website)
FACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
1. 1. In the first phase 4000 printed copies per volume were produced
2. 2. Over 1000 printed copies were distributed to public and private education centers
3. 3. 59 Centers have requested to get a printed copy and have been provided with an access to the digital versions
4. 4. Since December 2013 the digital version is available in Spanish. The number of visits to the website between
November 2014 and July 2015 was 4972