This very interesting project has been developed, planned, and implemented amongst three organizations working towards the rights of disabled people. This organization, “Shpresa,” the Organization for Students with Disabilities, and “Polio Plus” are working together in realization. The German organization GTZ, in cooperation with the Macedonian Secretariat for European Affairs are working on this project for the integration of disabled people in the law as Macedonia works towards European Union membership.

This project will involve a thorough and exhaustive survey about the conditions for access (both physical and educational) for students with disabilities. A survey is being conducted with respondents from the University of Tetovo, and the conditions of inclusion at SEE-U (Southeaster European University), a prominent private University will be compared and contrasted with those of State Universities, such as the University of Tetovo. The results of this will be used to make recommendations for change to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry is committed to the project and has agreed to take the necessary steps to improve conditions.