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A portfolio of images and text which critically reflects upon representations of equality and diversity, and offers implications for practice This report aims to examine and critique issues of equal opportunities and diversity, particularly focusing on promoting inclusion within mainstream primary and special education needs schools. This paper begins with a brief overview of inclusion and what exactly inclusion means. It will then go on to explore the different issues faced in the education…

Additionally, a major source of dissatisfaction stemmed from parents “perception of the lack of knowledge about ASD among school staff and administrators” (p.211). Interestingly, this point could lead to the other dissatisfactions mentioned by the parents. If school staff knew about ASDs they may be more capable of helping the child and ensuring all their needs are met, emotionally and educationally. Therefore potentially decreasing the amount of aggressive outbursts, and increasing their…

needs but also have some strengths, skills and preferences. This approach means it will provide the children with the same environments as others as a starting point. It considers that the curriculum, the attitudes toward the disabilities and the resources available are the problem not the child. This basically means that a disabled child that would have put into a special school now has the opportunity to go to mainstream schools and stay with friends.…

Wilson Kanadi said it best “those who judge will never understand, and those who understand will never judge.” People are people, we should treat everyone with kindness and respect; sounds simple enough yet it is easier said than done. New York City public transportation is a perfect example of diversity and yet there is very little tolerance, whether it is giving up your seat to a pregnant woman, saying “excuse me”, or passing judgment on a person whom one may call “crazy” because they are…

Introduction According to the United Nation (2011) state that close to 650 million(10%) people around the world including 150 million children live with disabilities. In developing countries, over 80% of these children live where their disabilities often exclude them from the full participation of society norms. It also affects their opportunity of going to school, obtain employment, and make a real home and family (UNESCO, 2010). However, the right to education is a universal right that…

students were enrolled in an inclusive program while the remaining twenty-nine percent were enrolled in self-contained settings. In the inclusive setting, there were twelve to eighteen students per room. Sixty-five percent of these students were considered to have a disability. The self-contained rooms offered a much smaller class size of six students, all with disabilities. (Rafferty et. al 2003). To measure student development, researchers used a series of standardized tests. These tests were…

Individual worth , being treated fairly and, Importance in the community. For instance in an article discussing the social values for Special Education it states, “People hold social values, opinions, and beliefs that influence how those limited resources are distributed. These social values affect who receives special education services; who pay for them; which services are provided; and where, when, and how they are delivered. Social values are not absolute. ( Social Values Pg 8 )” Saying…

Disabled students are now provided the opportunity for education in both public and private schools, but it is unknown about which one is more beneficial for these students. At private schools specifically for disabled students, there is a different curriculum that is considered a “more specialized environment” that claims to further the disabled student 's education. While this can be beneficial, public schools include disabled students in regular classrooms, giving them the opportunity to…

Inclusion-When and How Every child has their own set of schedule that they follow on a daily basis. Throughout the day, the children goes in and out of the life skills class to attend their respective classes for inclusion. They have a chart pinned on the wall which serves as a visual aid. The chart was used by the teacher and children as well for them to work in a well-organized and competent way. In result, through the help of a more structured schedule tasks are executed in a timely manner.…

When the term began, I had not critically thought about learning disabilities (LD) or its relationship to the DSM-5. I understood that LD was used as an umbrella that encompassed many different disorders that impacted academics. I believed that you needed to have difficulty learning to have an LD. However, the learning difficulties were not the result of lowered intelligence, a traumatic brain injury, deafness or other factors. It is often the case that persons with LD are not able to perform at…