From Rights to Realities: Confronting the Challenge of Educating Persons with Disabilities in Developing Countries

Autor/inn/en	Beckman, Paula J.; Abera, Nicole; Sabella, Thomas; Podzimek, Kimberly; Joseph, Lenisa
Titel	From Rights to Realities: Confronting the Challenge of Educating Persons with Disabilities in Developing Countries
Quelle	In: Global Education Review, 3 (2016) 3, S.4-27 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2325-663X
Schlagwörter	Developing Nations; Accessibility (for Disabled); Barriers; Special Needs Students; Poverty; Disabilities; Inclusion; Local Issues; Historical Interpretation; Childrens Rights; Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Teacher Education; Student Transportation; Geographic Location; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Beliefs; Change Strategies; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Liberia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Armut; Handicap; Behinderung; Inklusion; Historische Interpretation; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Schulbus; Belief; Glaube; Lösungsstrategie; Äthiopien
Abstract	The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has been the catalyst for countless national policies around the world which focus on increased participation of individuals with disabilities in educational and community settings. Despite these national and international policies, most children with disabilities in developing countries are out-of-school. This manuscript examines local factors which make it difficult to address the needs of individuals with disabilities in developing nations. We begin by describing the link between global poverty and disability and a summary of relevant international agreements. We then describe common barriers to the realization of these agreements that have been reported in a number of studies. In addition to relevant literature on this topic, we highlight examples that have emerged from studies conducted in El Salvador, Ethiopia, and Liberia to illustrate salient issues about the topic. The studies revealed some common barriers to educational access that are consistent with the relatively limited literature conducted in local contexts. Recommendations for addressing these challenges include focusing on public acceptance and awareness, seeking community voice, connection, and support, providing training that is practical, functional, and widely available, investing in systems for transportation, and improving the overall quality of programming. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01