“Convention on the rights of person with disabilities”
I was always a strong believer in “every child has a right to an education regardless
of their disabilities” children were not asked to be born with disabilities why
should they be chastised by the community or world at large for being born
different. Parents and children should not live-in fear of being accepted in
our world. We all play a crucial part in creating an environment of inclusion
and acceptance. Inclusion means integration rather than segregation.
Government plays a crucial role in providing an
inclusive environment by their involvement in taking an active role in
providing transportation for children to get to and from school, planning in
terms of location, building for accessibility, child protection so that
children feel safe and secure. Most importantly, ensuring laws are put in place
as well as financial support to off set the cost of resources and materials to
meet the needs of these children and parents.
Inclusive education
includes many components to ensure every need is provided to its stakeholders. First
and foremost, there must by systems in place to provide a smooth transition
from one level to the next I have seen schools providing inclusive education
while they have provided systems some of these systems become dormant along the
way. I have seen a school that have provided a wonderful physical setting to
empower children with disabilities however, there were no additional aids in
place provided to give emotional support for parents and children. I think that
this school should have provided stable partnership among its stakeholders to
ensure proper monitoring are been done. In this way children progression would
be tracked and transition may become easier and less stressful for both parents
and children. Culture change is an ideal environment to facilitate emotional problems.
Cultural change enables persons with disabilities to feel comfortable in their
skin and external environment