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INCLUSION “What does inclusion mean?” “How does inclusion differ from mainstreaming in the school setting?” “When is my child entitled to inclusion and when is he not entitled to it at school?” “How can I help my child be included in the community—at church, in sporting events, dance classes, and at work.” And the big question, “Do I really want my child included at school?” These are questions we all have or will encounter at one time or another and you may be encountering them now. Inclusion is a generally acknowledged--but not generally implemented--practice of including people with disabilities in all areas of the community. In the school setting inclusion means including children with disabilities in regular classrooms. That doesn’t sound like such a big deal, but it is both to the teacher and to the child who will learn better by learning from peers who successfully do what he struggles to accomplish. In the workplace, it means hiring people with disabilities to do the jobs that previously went to “typical” people. Workplace inclusion is becoming more and more evident as we go from area to area of our own community and see more disabled people at the corner store, in the library, and working in offices. Inclusion in the workplace is important not only to the employer who finds dedicated employees but also to the person who is seeking employment because it gives them the independence they need to live their own lives instead of the life drawn out for them by others. Every parent wants to find their child’s most successful environment and some feel that does not include “inclusion.” However, if inclusion is a goal you seek for your child, this page can help. Here you’ll read what the experts on inclusion have to say, tips on how to achieve inclusion for your child and what parents who work for inclusion in the schools and community think about it. Articles: Links: Early Childhood Connection Inclusion Press Home Page Center on Disability &
Community Inclusion Inclusive Education Resources Best Buddies of the United
States Parents for Inclusion Inclusion.org Inclusion Research Institute The Karen Gaffney Foundation National Center for Educational
Statistics Inclusion of Students with
Disabilities in Regular Classrooms Including Your Child, April
1997 Circle of Inclusion How Inclusion Works The Inclusion Book:
All Kinds of Friends, Even
Green! Also, Brookes Publishing offers
a host of titles on Inclusion, many for teachers and parents on such
topics as Inclusion 101, Community inclusion and pre-school and secondary
school inclusion. Visit Brookes Publishing at www.brookespublishing.com
for a complete list
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