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Wong-Ratcliff, Monica; Ho, Kwok Keung – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: Integration of students with special education needs (SEN) into regular classrooms has been implemented for over three decades in the western world. Asian regions, particularly Hong Kong, follow the proclamation of the Salamanca Statement. In 1996, the Disability Discrimination Ordinance was enacted in Hong Kong. In 2004, the Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Educational Needs, Disability Discrimination, Disabilities
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Safran, Stephen P. – Exceptional Children, 1998
This analysis of trends in Academy Award winning films that portray people with disabilities found that, although there has been an increase in the number of awards to "disability" films, only 2 of 35 films identified portrayed children or youth with disabilities, and none featured learning disabilities. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Awards, Children, Disabilities
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1997
This report focuses on issues relating to the development of individualized education programs for and placement of students who are classified as having mental retardation, learning disabilities, behavioral disabilities, or serious emotional disturbances. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights examined present-day barriers and inequities that deny…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Behavior Disorders, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)