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National representative

Name: Mrs. Marija Jerasa
Organization: Centre IRIS - Centre for Education, Rehabilitation, Inclusion and Counselling for the Blind and Partially Sighted
Center IRIS - Center za izobrazevanje, rehabilitacijo, inkluzijo in svetovanje za slepe in slabovidne
Address: Langusova ulica 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Educational institutions

Centre IRIS - Centre for Education, Rehabilitation, Inclusion and Counselling for the Blind and Partially Sighted
Center IRIS - Center za izobrazevanje, rehabilitacijo, inkluzijo in svetovanje za slepe in slabovidne

Address:Langusova ulica 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
E-mail:
Website: Centre IRIS website

The Centre IRIS (ex Institute for Blind and Partially Sighted Children Ljubljana) is an institution of national importance as it is the only public institution in Slovenia working in the field of education of children and young people with visual impairment, including those with multiple disabilities, from pre-school to the end of secondary education level.
It also provides consulting, training and support of the target group and its immediate and wide surroundings and as such supports inclusion for VI/MDVI children and young people.
Its founder is the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.

Education programmes

The Centre for Education, Rehabilitation, Inclusion and Counselling for the Blind and Partially Sighted offers the following adapted education programmes for pupils and students with visual impairment:

• pre-school education
• compulsory basic education (6 - 15):
  • equal educational standard
  • lower educational standard
  • special programmes
• secondary education (15 +):
  • short vocational programmes (care assistant, assistant in administration)
  • vocational school (administration services)
  • vocational technical upper-secondary school (economics)
• boarding school for pupils/students with special needs

Centre of Expertise supporting inclusion

Areas of work and services:

• Early intervention (as a project)
• Training of special education activities for blind and partially sighted pupils and students, namely O&M (orientation and mobility), communication skills, ADLs (Activities of daily living), sport and leisure time activities, social skills and socialization.
• Supporting the inclusive forms of education and providing training for professionals in mainstream schools who teach visually impaired pupils and students.
• Helping and supporting parents of visually impaired children and young people.
• Providing adapted materials and other teaching/education resources.

The Centre IRIS pursues among others also the following goals:

• Raising awareness and informing the public about special needs of people with visual impairment.
• Development of the field and cooperation with similar institutions at home and abroad.

Associations

Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted of Slovenia

Address: Groharjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
E-mail:
Website: Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted of Slovenia website

Knjiznica slepih in slabovidnih Minke Skaberne (Library for the Blind and Partially Sighted Minka Skaberne)

Address: Kotnikova ulica 32, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
E-mail:

Association of Special Education Teachers of Slovenia

• TIFLO section - Professionals working in the field of education and rehabilitation of children and young people with visual impairment