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Direct linkHatice Bayrakli – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
School-age children constitute a significant portion of the Syrian refugee population in Türkiye. However, the number of studies examining the Syrian refugee children with disabilities (SRCwDs) is very limited. This paper examines intersections of race, disability, and refugee status by providing a systematic review of the available research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Disabilities, Children
Inger Marie Lid; Anna Chalachanová; Rosemarie van den Breemer; Anne Raustøl – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2025
According to Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), state parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to education. In this paper we focus on access to higher education for persons with intellectual disabilities and the recognition or non-recognition of these persons as students…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Higher Education, Civil Rights
Liliana Wagner; Alison Vehorn; Amy S. Weitlauf; Ambar Munoz Lavanderos; Joshua Wade; Laura Corona; Zachary Warren – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The wait for ASD evaluation dramatically increases with age, with wait times of a year or more common as children reach preschool. Even when appointments become available, families from traditionally underserved groups struggle to access care. Addressing care disparities requires designing identification tools and processes specifically for and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children, Access to Health Care, Access to Education
Download full textScott J. Peters; Angela Johnson – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Prior research has documented substantial inequity across, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines within the population of students identified as gifted. Less attention has paid to the equity of gifted identification for student learning English or those with disabilities and what effect state policies toward gifted education might have on these…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Students with Disabilities, English Learners, Twice Exceptional
Eric J. Anderson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In this dissertation, I describe patterns of educational placement for students with disabilities, test the degree to which placement is impacted by student and school variables, and offer practical guidance for how schools can promote the principle of least restrictive environment (LRE) to promote access to general education classrooms to the…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Disability Identification, Students with Disabilities, Predictor Variables
Ntombophelo Sithole-Tetani – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
Autism is a group of severe developmental disorders with impairments beginning before 30 months of age and characterized by a qualitative disturbance of social development and of language for communication, a stereotyped behaviour, and a lack of a broad set of interests. The expression of autism varies from one individual to the next. It is a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Barriers
Adams, Nicole B.; Santos, Rosa Milagros – Journal of Special Education, 2022
Refugees have been resettling in the United States for decades, but there has been little attention in the special education literature to this population. The existing literature notes numerous systemic barriers refugee families and professionals who work with them encounter but has not investigated the roles of professionals in refugee…
Descriptors: Refugees, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Access to Education
Alakhzami, Maryam; Huang, Ann – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
This paper offers an overview of the current status of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and developmental disorders (DD) in Oman. A review of demographic and background information about Oman is first presented, followed by an overview of the current status of individuals with autism and developmental disorders, in terms of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Legislation
European Commission, 2019
This policy memo provides an overview of the policy and practice of EU Member States in offering children with special educational needs (SEN) access to education. It sets out the policy framework, the main approaches taken by Member States, and identifies five key challenges for policy-makers and practitioners. While acknowledging there are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Quality, Children, Special Needs Students
National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2023
Families play an important role in ensuring their child with a disability has access to the educational materials they need to learn and succeed. This guide is designed for parents and caregivers of children who require accessible educational materials (AEM) for learning. It will provide you with information about what AEM are, how they can…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Family (Sociological Unit), Access to Education, Guides
Fagan, Drew S.; Herrera, Luis Javier Pentón – State Education Standard, 2022
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) emphasizes that state and local education agencies (SEAs/LEAs) must provide sufficiently trained staff so that English learners have equal opportunities for attaining English language proficiency and academic achievement across content areas without being "unnecessarily" segregated from non-ELs, thus…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Disability Identification, Language Acquisition
Cheong, Keon A.; Kellems, Ryan O.; Andersen, Margaret M.; Steed, Katie – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2019
Over the past 20 years, the education system in Guyana has significantly improved. Despite this improvement, students with disabilities in Guyana still face higher rates of poverty, lack of access to schools, and a lack of teachers who are trained in how to best meet their needs. Guyana has tried to address these problems with the drafting of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Poverty, Access to Education
Bejarano-Martín, Álvaro; Canal-Bedia, Ricardo; Magán-Maganto, María; Fernández-Álvarez, Clara; Cilleros-Martín, María Victoria; Sánchez-Gómez, María Cruz; García-Primo, Patricia; Rose-Sweeney, Mary; Boilson, Andrew; Linertová, Renata; Roeyers, Herbert; Van der Paelt, Sara; Schendel, Diana; Warberg, Christine; Cramer, Susanne; Narzisi, Antonio; Muratori, Filippo; Scattoni, María Luisa; Moilanen, Irma; Yliherva, Anneli; Saemundsen, Evald; Loa Jónsdóttir, Sigríður; Efrim-Budisteanu, Magdalena; Arghir, Aurora; Papuc, Sorina Mihaela; Vicente, Astrid; Rasga, Celia; Rogé, Bernadette; Guillon, Quentin; Baduel, Sophie; Kafka, Johanna Xenia; Poustka, Luise; Kothgassner, Oswald D.; Kawa, Rafal; Pisula, Ewa; Sellers, Tracey; Posada de la Paz, Manuel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Early services for ASD need to canvas the opinions of both parents and professionals. These opinions are seldom compared in the same research study. This study aims to ascertain the views of families and professionals on early detection, diagnosis and intervention services for young children with ASD. An online survey compiled and analysed data…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Family Attitudes, Disability Identification
Hirpa, Dinke Aga – Cogent Education, 2021
Including all children in all educational settings is mandatory to realize the outcome of inclusion. But, there is a denial of enrolment from early childhood settings for children with disabilities. This study explored the exclusion of children with disabilities from early childhood education (ECE) systems in Ambo, Ethiopia. To reach the proposed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Access to Education, Early Childhood Education
Alshoura, Hamza – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
This article provides a critical review and analysis of literature on the development of Malaysians' special needs education provision (SNEP) for adults and young children with disabilities (AYCWD). Specifically, it highlights the emergence and development of special education practices and services as well as the providers of these programs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Educational Practices
