Rights Of The Disabled Child To Education Programme of Action concerning disabled Persons provides a 1990 set out internationalstandards for Education White Paper 6 special needs Education Building http://shsph.up.ac.za/disability/information/rights.htm
Extractions: December 2001 The rights of children with disabilities are addressed in a number of international and national laws. INTERNATIONAL The Convention of the Rights of the Child , was ratified by South Africa in 1995. This means that the South African Government is required to bring its laws into line with the Conventions provisions. Section 23 of the Convention addresses children with disabilities and forbids discrimination against them, and provides for their welfare and for treatment with dignity. The World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons provides a policy framework aimed at promoting effective measures for prevention of disability, rehabilitation and the realisation of the goals of full participation. The United Nations Standard Rules on Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities set out international standards for a national planning process. The Rules are not legally binding on South Africa. They express important principles of full participation and equality for people with disabilities. The Rules guide a country in developing policies and offer a monitoring system to ensure they are effective.
Becta :: British Educational Communications And Technology Agency the extent to which disabled pupils can they designed in accordance with internationalrecommendations for training pupils who have special educational needs http://www.becta.org.uk/technology/infosheets/html/senlegislation.html
Extractions: This area of the Project HappyChild website is designed to enable you to find help for various conditions which children may experience, or to give information about areas in which help is available in one way or another. If the organization is within the Project HappyChild Directory, the link will take you to the page where it is listed (there is a full Index to the Directory for easy reference across all organizations and a copy of the Directory can be printed free from screen - see Directory cover page If by any chance you can't locate the resource you're looking for, take a look at the CAF on-line directory of rare syndromes (see under Rare Syndromes below) or try going to Yahoo, select advanced search, then "exact phrase", and key in any relevant words (eg respite care children disabilities saskatchewan] which should bring up a list of links specifically relevant to your search. Please also see our booklists page for specific resources available (some free, some not).
Extractions: Caring for children in Scotland since 1875. We currently have 34 projects offering residential / respite / other support to children with all kinds of special needs - learning disability, families in difficulty, youngsters at risk, children whose mother has a drug / alcohol problem. Each child is encouraged to develop his / her full potential in a family setting. NORWOOD RAVENSWOOD ..... Broadway House, 80-82 The Broadway, Stanmore, Middx HA7 4HB. Patron: H.M. The Queen. Norwood Ravenswood provides residential support, comprehensive day services and family centres, respite care, education for special needs children, vocational training schemes to prepare disabled young adults for life in the community, and recreational services for learning-disabled children and adults. Each year Norwood Ravenswood works with over 6000 socially disadvantaged children and people of all ages with learning disabilities. C/Reg.: 1059050
MY TEACHERS PAGE Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization on topics ofimportance to special educators Discipline Communication Learning disabled. http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/teacher.html
Extractions: Just For Kids ... Themes During the year, I will be adding resources for teachers to this site. These resources will be teaching tools and topics that will cover many facets of education. If you have additional sites that you have found to be useful or any topics that you would like me to research and display the results here, please use the handy e-mail link to send them to me. I would also appreciate you letting me know if any of the listed links are no longer active in order for me to keep these pages as up-to-date as possible. Special Education General Special Education Sites Attention Deficit Disorder Behaviour Exceptionalities Communication Learning Disabled ... Holidays Page Special Education - BC - On-line Documents
Disabled Pupils Inspire Teachers - Accessibility.com.au next year under the special Educational needs and Disability Act Some of them werein the special school before But do the disabled children get picked on? http://www.accessibility.com.au/news/internat/teachers.htm
Extractions: You are here: Home News International News: ... Feature Articles City Guides: Canberra - off site Adelaide - off site Perth - off site Product Directory Full Link Directory Vision Hearing ... Government Help Contact: About Us Access Consultancy Advertise Here By BBC News Online 's Katherine Sellgren. Filsham Valley School in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, England has offered places for up to 55 disabled and blind pupils for the past seven years. Deputy head there Helen Kenwood believes this policy of inclusion has had wide-ranging benefits for all the pupils - and not least, for her staff. "They're better teachers as a result, they need to plan lessons more carefully to take account of those children. "It has raised their awareness of children with disabilities - for example, when planning a trip out, they have to remember some practical considerations such as toilet arrangements for the journey or disabled access at wherever it is we're going," said Mrs Kenwood. Filsham Valley has pupils with a range of special needs, from spina bifida to cerebral palsy, from Asperger's syndrome (a form of autism) to blindness and many are in wheelchairs.
Extractions: AND STANDARDS RELATING TO DISABILITY II . CONVENTIONAL PROTECTION OF RIGHTS Index A. BASIC STRUCTURES B. LEGISLATIVE PROCESS C. MEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION ... The Salamanca Statement, adopted on the World Conference on Special Needs Education in 1994, reaffirms a commitment to Education for All and recognises the necessity and urgency of providing education for children, youth and adults with special educational needs within the regular education system (article 1). Article 2 provides that every child has a fundamental right to education, and that those with special educational needs must have access to regular schools which should accommodate them within a child centred pedagogy capable of meeting these needs. Articles 3 and 4 of the Statement urge Governments and the international community to endorse the approach of inclusive schooling. Article 1 of the Sundberg Declaration provides: "Every disabled person must be able to exercise his fundamental right to have full access to education, training, culture and information." Article 2 provides that Governments and national and international organisations must take effective action to ensure the fullest possible participation by disabled persons. Pursuant to article 11, disabled persons must be provided with the facilities and equipment necessary for their education and training.
Extractions: II. BACKGROUND AND FRAMEWORK FOR THE ACTIVITY A. Background ... VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS T he fact that persons with disabilities live a more or less segregated life depends to a major extent on the shortcomings of social systems. One of the most important of these is the educational system. There is a close relationship between the level of education and integration into society. Education lightens the burden of various forms of social disadvantage and opens the door to better living conditions. Education of persons with disabilities is consequently one of the most essential target areas of the Standard Rules. To understand the contents of the Rule on education it is necessary to consider it in the context of three other important documents that preceded the Standard Rules and one document that followed their adoption. These other documents are the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), the World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons (1982), the World Declaration on Education for All (1990) and the Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education (1994).
Extractions: Directory : APPEAL Programme Areas Social Needs Education The Jomtien World Conference on Education for All (1990) set the goal of Education for All. UNESCO, along with other UN agencies, a number of international and national non-governmental organisations, been working towards achieving this goal- adding to the efforts made at the country level. - By updating and revision already developed materials by UNESCO and others such as the Teacher Resource Pack: Special Needs in the Classroom and complementing them with new materials, a simple, user friendly tool kit aimed at teachers/schools compiling proven strategies for developing the school into a teacher and child friendly inclusive school will be produced;
International Leadership For Women With Disabilities: Josephine O. Sinyo The difference is worse in special education women and more so if the woman is disabled. returnto international Leadership for Women with Disabilities table of http://www.rehab-international.org/publications/Leadership_Women/SINYOJosephineO
Extractions: It is evidently clear that the development and growth of special education in the country has largely continued to depend on external influence and support. Both the colonial and the independent Governments appear to have not been actively involved in its planning, implementation and coordination. The result of this absence of active Government participation has led to a situation where up to the present moment special education is accessible to less than 5% of the children and youth who need it. While accepting that the country witnessed rapid expansion of special education in the 1980's, there are still good reasons to believe more would have attained if the Government played a more active role. Dependence on foreign influence and support has made the Government spend less time examining new innovations in terms of relevance to our situations and also resources. There has also been under utilization of our own human and material resources in providing services to people with special needs. Accessibility to opportunities be they education, health, employment and participation will not be attained unless and until disability is viewed as a developmental issue. It is treating disability as a developmental issue and integrating with all other development programs which will ensure active Government participation. Disability programs would then be given priority in all Government's development plans not left to external support. By being productive, the disabled population will then be able to participate in an equal footing with their non-handicapped members of the community.
ASBAH - Other Related Sources bathroom and other supports international dealer list. is a day and residential,non-maintained special school for of able-bodied and disabled people through http://www.asbah.org/other.html
The Heartland Institute Supplemental funding follows the disabled child to the lessons learned from the internationalexperience with Program, parents of any specialneeds child in http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=9291
Resources - Families, Caregivers And Educators we make as educators in special Education and Use Communicating with persons whoare disabled. international Society for Infant Studies - Links Research and http://www.angelfire.com/ct/vsasouthafrica/resource.html
Extractions: CHI Committee Home Page offers advice and support for all those concerned with the well being of of children of high intelligence. A.D.D. WareHouse Online Catalog - Products for Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD Owner's Manual - Practical Help and Useful Tips on the latest Interventions and Methods, Medications and other Interventions for the child With ADHD How Teachers and Educators can effectively reach the Hyperactive/ADD Child ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER - description and signs/symptoms of ADD: Beverly Price: Journey into ADD. Calliope Books: ADD - Literature about Attention Deficit Disorder/ADHD. Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder - How to cope with ADHD in children and adults, for parents, teachers and children alike.
Extractions: European Year of People with Disabilities 2003 The European Commission's proposal to specify 2003 as the European Year of People with Disabilities was adopted as an integral part of the Social Policy Agenda at the Nice Summit in December 2002. The resolution corresponds with various developments in social progress, particularly the Anti-Discrimination Directive based on Article 13 of the Amsterdam Treaty. "The thrust of the Year is rights-based. In keeping with this overall theme, a major element will be raising awareness of the right of people with disabilities to protection against discrimination and their right to enjoy civil rights, including access to education and training, as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union." Education will be a major issue. The March 2002 Madrid Declaration states that "schools should take a lead role in spreading the message of understanding and acceptance of disabled people's rights, helping to dispel fears, myths, and misconceptions and supporting the efforts of the whole community." In preparation for the Year, the European Commission is dedicating its European Day of People with Disabilities 2002 to "Education For All," as a prologue to 2003. Activities will also promote exchange of effective practices and strategies at local, national, and European levels, as well as the involvement of governments, the private sector, communities, voluntary organizations, people with disabilities and their families. The positive contributions that persons with disabilities make to society will be highlighted, and efforts will continue to raise society's awareness of people who experience multiple discrimination.
UNESCO Thesaurus: Alphabetical List RT Rights of the disabled RT special education disabled Deaf and dumb NT2 Physicallydisabled NT3 Blind rights Disarmament MT 6.20 international relations FR http://www.ulcc.ac.uk/unesco/terms/list40.htm
Special Needs Family Friendly Fun - Volunteers Volunteering http//www.peaceinc.org Civitan international to serving individual and communityneeds with emphasis on families of children with special needs help each http://www.family-friendly-fun.com/links/volunteersvolunteering.html
Extractions: Our mission is to: enable families with special needs to share their experiences by subscribing to our newsletter , joining our eGroup forum, talking in our chat room and posting to our bulletin board ; offer information on a wide variety of family fun and special needs topics ; and facilitate access via rings and links to websites relevant to special needs families. Adoption Arts Crafts Babies Charities ... Work at home Other important Volunteers Volunteering links:
IHT: A Special Report 2/15/99 By Robin Herman international Herald Tribune they are now known as ''learning disabled''in the France, and simply ''children in need of special education'' in http://www.iht.com/IHT/SR/021599/sr021599c.html
Extractions: Monday, February 15, 1999, page 11 By Robin Herman International Herald Tribune PARIS - The children may have trouble with reading and writing and especially with spelling. Math can also be difficult. Once called ''slow learners,'' they are now known as ''learning disabled'' in the United States, children with ''learning difficulties'' in Britain and France, and simply ''children in need of special education'' in Denmark. Often ignored, or consigned to separate schools or hospitals if their disabilities were severe, these children are now gaining rights under a developing body of law in European countries. The laws specify that they are entitled to an education that meets their needs - in a normal classroom setting. The European trend toward ''integration,'' as it is called, follows by perhaps 20 years the ''mainstreaming'' of such children in American schools, where special education teachers, as opposed to medical experts, use nonconventional teaching techniques to unlock learning potential in a range of children, including those with subtle perception difficulties. ''From the philosophical point of view, if you're handicapped, you should have the same education as others,'' said Joergen Greve, head of the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, a two-and-a-half-year-old agency of the European Commission. ''You may need special materials and teaching, but you are not an ill person. It's a more humanistic approach.''
EdPolicy.org - Daily News Headlines international groups (Independent / March 17, 2003) Groups representing disabledpeople accused to improve the chances of children with special needs going to http://www.edpolicy.org/news/news.shtml
Extractions: Charter schools, regarded by hundreds of thousands of families as an alternative to low-performing public schools, rely heavily on young, inexperienced, uncredentialed teachers and often do not have the resources to provide the instructional help that many of their students need, a new study has found.
Food Service Resource List Special Needs Department of Education; Florida international University and health for the developmentallydisabled, and 5 required by children with special needs who attend http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/service/foodsn1.htm
Extractions: The resources selected for this list contain reliable information and are available nationwide. Your local library or bookstore can help you locate these books, journals, and audiovisuals. Other items can be obtained from the source listed. The call numbers provided are for the National Agricultural Library. Lending information is provided at the end of this document. Summary: Describes some of the factors which must be considered in the early phases of planning for substitutions to the regular school meal which must be made to accommodate children with disabilities. Suggests ways in which the school food service can interact with other responsible parties in the school and the community at large to serve children with disabilities.
ISAF - Www.sailing.org Committee (DSC) is responsible for promoting and supporting sailing for people withspecial needs. The international Foundation for disabled Sailing (IFDS http://www.sailing.org/disabled/sailingmanual/organise.asp
Extractions: HOME MAKING WAVES REGATTAS MEETINGS ... CLASSIFICATION Wednesday, 9 April 2003 Latest News... ISAF Organisation National Authorities ISAF Classes Racing Rules ... Cruising Sailors ISAF Sailor Classification Sailing Clubs Team Racing ... Sailors Forums Rankings Sailing Match Race Calendar ISAF Calendar Regatta Information Seminars Website Submit an Article Website Feedback Advertise As with any new development, it's always a good idea to research what already exists. Avoid "re-inventing the wheel". To find out about sailing opportunities for people with disabilities, check with your national:
