Glossary Term

Disability-inclusive education

Disability-inclusive education means ensuring that informational, environmental, physical, attitudinal, and financial barriers do not inhibit learners with disabilities from participating in education. Achieving quality disability-inclusive education in emergency and crisis-affected contexts depends on

Requiring all schools and facilities to meet minimum standards of accessibility, including in emergency settings;
Investing in teacher training that will equip all teachers to respond to diversity in the classroom and disability inclusion in particular;
Ensuring that teaching and learning materials/resources are available in accessible formats and are easily adaptable for specific types of disabilities;
Investing in assistive technology and devices for children with disabilities, and
Ensuring the involvement of Organizations of persons with disabilities in education planning and monitoring.

Term Info

Source

Saebones et. al. (2015). Towards a Disability-inclusive Education: Background Paper for the Oslo Summit on Education for Development.

Related Glossary terms

Ableism Accessibility Child-friendly spaces and schools Disability Diversity Early intervention Impairment Inclusion Inclusive education Learning difficulty Learning environment Least restrictive environment Organizations of persons with disabilities Participation Physical environment Psychosocial disabilities Reasonable accommodation Safe learning environment School infrastructure and construction Special education Special education needs Teacher training Universal design Universal design for learning