Conversation with Ilina Cholakova, Agency for Social Development VISION, Bulgaria In June 2022, Agency for Social Development VISION (VISION Agency) joined the Multi-IN project, which aims to support the inclusion of students with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in schools and kindergartens. VISION is a provider of social services for children and adults with disabilities in …

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Andrej Drdul and Terézia Drdulová Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything. Lance ARMSTRONG Spina bifida or hydrocephalus does not define the child.Their personality is made up of a unique set of characteristics, of which only one part is disability. How his disability affects his development and future is decided at an early …

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The second transnational meeting of the Multi-In project took place in Varna, Bulgaria, from 12 to 14 September 2022. Terézia Drdulová and Katarína Ondášová from the Early Intervention Centre Trnava came to the working meetings to evaluate the cooperation on the project so far and to plan further activities together with Slaveya Kostadinova from the …

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On September 6th, we presented the Multi-IN project, within the 29th International Conference on Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. The conference is traditionally organized by the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IF) and this year it went under the motto “Diverse Needs, Same Rights”. “Introduction of Multi-IN project by Bulgaria and Slovakia” was included …

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Summer months is the time when the spina bifida and hydrocephalus associations in Bulgaria and Slovakia traditionally hold their camps. This year the partners presented the Multi-IN project in front of children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and their parents who participated in the camps. Spina bifida and hydrocephalus-Bulgaria held its camp in the period …

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 “Everybody has Some Body and Head” (Created by Katarina Turcekova –  amazing mother of young woman with SBH) I’ve met people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus since I was a child … unbelievable, but as a child – almost 50 years ago – I was able to observe more than a 40-years-old gentleman in my …

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If you have no previous experience with persons with disabilities, you might tend to various stereotypes: It’s much better some children with disabilities to be educated in special schools or kindergartens. People with disabilities either can’t work or require wide range of adjustments of their potential workplace. These prejudices are just very natural result of …

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Officially at the end of March 2022, B. Braun Medical, which is a Bulgarian representative of B.Braun brand joined the Multi-IN project as an associate partner. The company will contribute to the development of project results, in particular manuals and training videos for nurses and personal assistants by providing access to important informational and training …

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The first transnational meeting of the Multi-In project was held on January 25-27 in Trnava. Slaveya Kostadinova from Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus-Bulgaria Association (SBHB) visited Center for Early Intervention Trnava and meet the CVI team. The partners discussed the project work schedule, the distribution of tasks, as well as other topics related to project implementation, …

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The beginning of 2022 is also the beginning of the two-year project „Multidisciplinary care for inclusive education of learners with spina bifida and hydrocephalus”, also called Multi-IN. The project is implemented in partnership between the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus-Bulgaria Association and the Center for Early Intervention Trnava (Slovakia). Both partners unite experience and expertise in …

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