How school systems can honour the rights of those with disabilities

How school systems can honour the rights of those with disabilities

IN Canada, ongoing advocacy efforts from disabled communities have resulted in an evolution of education over time. Generally speaking, “inclusive education” promises the equitable inclusion of disabled students in kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) schools. But true inclusion requires more than existing in the same building or classroom. It requires envisioning models based in a human rights approach that recognise diversity and acknowledge that p…

The Federation of Special Work Centres of Catalonia launched last year a strategic line of collaboration with the Department of Education and Vocational Training to promote a work network that facilitates the employment inclusion of people with disabilities. This strategy seeks to offer coordinated and effective responses for job insertion, allowing the [...] The entry The Federation of Special Work Centers promotes the labor inclusion of people…