The 7th International Congress on Special Pedagogy and Psychology “Children with Special Needs: from Equal Rights to Equal Opportunities” was held offline and online on October 7-8, 2021. The event organisers were Mykola Yarmachenko Institute of Special Pedagogy and Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine and State Institution “South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky”.The annual event initiated by Mykola Yarmachenko Institute of Special Pedagogy and Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine became traditional and is held in different regions of Ukraine. The previous congresses were held at the leading teacher training universities (Sumy Makarenko State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, T.H. Shevchenko National University “Chernihiv Colehium”, Municipal Institution of Higher Education «Khortytsia National Educational and Rehabilitational Academy» of Zaporizhzhia Regional Council) and showed great interest due to active participation of the educational community. Within one or two days participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with the research results on urgent problems of special psychology and pedagogy, to take part in a number of round tables, seminars and workshops, which is crucial for representatives of the practice.Key congress themes were: education of children with special needs: international experience, Ukrainian realities and prospects; inclusion in education: progress and challenges; innovations in the education of people with special needs: strategies and technologies of the New Ukrainian School; problems of continuity in education of persons with special needs: preschool institution — general secondary education institution — pre-university training — higher education institution; legislative and regulative provision of access to quality education of persons with special needs; distance education of people with special needs: organizational and pedagogical aspects; technologies for the development of children with special educational needs: diagnosis and early intervention; psychological and pedagogical support of children with special needs and their families in crisis situations; problems of socialization of persons with special needs in terms of systemic change; development of personal and professional competence of teachers: pre-service training, retraining, in-service training.
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS — EQUALS AMONG EQUAL
