About the guarantor of the course
Mgr. Šárka Káňová, Ph.D.
Dr. Káňová is a graduate of Bc. studies in the field of Social Work, Mgr. studies in the field of Civil Sector Studies and Ph.D. studies in the field of Special and inclusive pedagogy. She lectures at the Faculty of Pedagogy of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, where he teaches special and inclusive pedagogy and social work.
Among her research interests are the issues of the life paths of people with disabilities and the investigation of the possibilities of fulfilling the roles associated with their active citizenship. He has extensive experience in the environment of the third sector, from organizations focused on the field of work with people with disabilities (SPMP ČR, z.s., Diakonie ČCE Středisko in Pilsen, MOŽNOSTI TU JSOU o.p.s., , Epistop, z.s. or Psychopedická společnost, z.s.), as well as at the regional level (NUTS III), where she was a member of the Social Commission of the Pilsen Region. In the years 2004-2005, she co-founded the Kačaba Cafe and Teahouse, which she later transformed with the support of the NESST organization into the social enterprise CafeRestaurant Kačaba.

This course was created as part of the ESF II project of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.