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“Enabling Manager Technology”, the approach of the
International Classification of Functioning and Health
in school environment
Andrea Micangeli 1, Maura Benedetti 2 , Stefano Federici 2
1 CIRPS, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
2 ECONA, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Keywords: ICF, biopsychosocial model, mainstreaming, enabling manager
Contact: maura.benedetti@uniroma1.it
Abstract:
A Research Project, entitled “Disabled people’ access to educational, academic, and work
environments”, was carried out in order to train students and members of school staff to become
“Enabling Manager”(EM). The EM is a vocational and educational guidance for disabled high
school students who have acquired competence to point out accessible paths to disabled students for
their full fruition of educational or professional opportunities in the region Lazio (Italy). These
competences are achieved by learning technological, socio-psychological, and environmental
resources available in the area of the region Lazio. These competences serve to make operative the
mainstreaming of students with disability in the educational institutions and job environments.
For the training a multimedia support was implemented, a CD-Rom, entitled “Enabling Manager-
for an accessible education” based on ICF viewpoint.
The efficacy of the EM, as a guide for students, was observed in 7 high schools of Region of Lazio
confirming the efficacy of the training method which meets the real disabled students’ needs.
The empirical study was conducted with a qualitative method of direct observation. A professional
observer attended the lessons led by an EM in a high school classroom. He then collected data
regarding 3 principal variables:
1) content comprehensibility;
2) contents affecting on the student-teacher interaction;
3) relation between the usefulness of the CD-Rom with respect to the project aims.
The results have confirmed the efficacy of the Project and have given relevant suggestions to
improve the availability of the psycho-technological tolls.
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