Overview

The right to education for all children is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and more recently in the Millennium Development Goals. However, in developing countries the proportion of disabled children attending school is estimated at between less than one per cent and five per cent. Now the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, which came into force in May 2008, requires the development of an inclusive education system for all. Inclusion in education is a process of enabling all children to learn and participate effectively within mainstream school systems, without segregation. It is about shifting the focus from altering disabled people to fit into society to transforming society, and the world, by changing attitudes, removing barriers and providing the right support. Implementing Inclusive Education : shows how Commonwealth countries are attempting to undertake this transformative process, and will encourage all those charged with ensuring education for all to make certain that disabled children are fully included in all aspects of the education system. The book provides examples, both through illustrated case studies and on the accompanying DVDs, of how inclusive education systems for all children have been established in pockets throughout the Commonwealth. The message is clear: it can be done. The task is now to implement inclusive education worldwide.

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'The two accompanying DVDs provide powerful illustrations of inclusive education in action.' - British Journal of Special Education, Volume 36, No 2, June 2009. 'The lessons learned from nations and provinces as they framed their policies is particularly helpful to understanding how to develop policies that are in line with existing resources and political environments. Although the challenge of inclusive education is daunting, this resource is a helpful guide to those trying to put right the wrongs of the past.' - International Review of Education, Volume 56, Number 1, February, 2010.

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Richard Rieser is Director of Disability Equality in Education, a UK NGO that provides training, consultancy and resources to improve the position of disabled people in the education system.

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