This document summarizes the results of a questionnaire given to 30 high school students in Moldova about discrimination of children with disabilities in schools. Most students reported knowing someone with a disability and believed schools discriminate. The top reasons for discrimination were indifference, disrespect, and society not being ready to accept differences. Students felt the main causes were lack of education and ignorance. To address this, the group proposes annual lessons about discrimination and disabilities, inviting children with disabilities to share their experiences, including all children in activities, and promoting friendship through games and seminars.

1. We’re all the same
Chisinau group(iEarn)

2. The Issue
•Discrimination of
children with
disabilities in
schools

3. Our goal
• help teachers and
students understand
children with disabilities
better and stop
discrimination

4. So,
• We started with a questionnaire
about discrimination, there were
30 high school students that
anonymously have agreed to help
us, we identified the most
common answers.

5. 1) Do you know anybody with
disabilities?
• Yes-80%
• 2) If yes, how old is that
person?
–15-65%

6. 3) Do you think schools in Moldova
discriminate children with disabilities?
• Yes-56.7%
• No-43,3%
• 4) If yes, why?
– Indifference
– Disrespect
– The society is not ready to accept
different people (nr.1 answer)

7. 5) Have you ever discriminated people
with disabilities?
• No-83.3%; there were 5 people
that did not answer this question
• 6) What is the main cause of
discrimination in your opinion?
– No education (nr.1 answer)
– Indifference
– Ignorance

8. 7) What would you do, if you had a friend with
disabilities and he/she was discriminated?
• I would protect him from that by trying
to inform people about his disability
• 8) What do you think students should do
to stop discrimination?
– To become friends with the one
discriminated(nr.1 answer)
– To help
– To explain to the other children that we’re all
the same

9. 9) How about teachers?
• To explain to the children the consequences of
discrimination- 73.3%
• 10) Have you ever seen discrimination
regarding people with disabilities? If yes,
where?
– Yes- 43.3%
– In the school and public transportation

10. Our conclusions:
• Our society is intolerant towards people
with disabilities
• The main cause of this is because people are
not being educated about inclusion and
disabilities at an early age

11. Solutions
• Make lessons for children about
discrimination and disabilities at
least once a year
• Invite children with disabilities to
talk about themselves
• Include all the children in
activities
• Promote friendship between everybody
with different games and seminar
• Make a Moldovan movie about
discrimination in our society

12. All different-all equal
Together we can make
a better world. For
everyone. (Vlad’s
response to our project)