"Complicit in exclusion" : South Africa's failure to guarantee an inclusive education for children with disabilities / [written by Elin Martínez; edited by Bede Sheppard].
Publisher:
Human Rights Watch,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
iii, 109 pages : color map, color chart, color photographs ; 27 cm
"August 2015"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Elin Martínez ... and edited by Bede Sheppard"--Page 94. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Map -- Glossary -- Summary -- Key Findings -- Necessary Steps -- Key Recommendations -- Methodology -- 1. Overview: Inclusive Education: Schools Act, 1996 -- Education White Paper 6, 2001 -- Western Cape Ruling, 2010 -- II. International Standards: A. Right to Free and Complusory Primary Education -- B. Right to Access Inclusive, Quality Education -- C. Right to Education on an Equal Basis -- D. Duty to Ensure Reasonable Accommodation -- III. Discriminatory Fees and Expenses: Fees -- Transport -- IV. Discrimination in Access to Education -- Problematic Referrals -- Arbitary and Unchecked School Decision-Making -- Waiting Lists -- V. Discrimination Due to Lack of Reasonable Accommodation in School -- Lack of Appropriate Learning Material and Subjects -- VI. Violence, Abuse, and Neglect in Schools -- VII. Lack of Quality Education: Lack of Teacher Knowledge, Training, Skills -- Lack of Teacher Motivation, Incentives -- Lack of Individualized Learning and Planning -- Inappropriate Grade Transition -- VIII. Lack of Preparation for Life After Basic Education -- IX. Other Factors Limiting Inclusive Education: Data Inconsistencies -- Inadequate Funding -- Lack of Adequate Information and Support Services -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- Annex 1: Letters Sent to the Government of South Africa -- Annex 2: Response from the Department of Basic Education.
Summary:
"This report found that South Africa has failed to guarantee the right to education for many of the country's children and young adults due to widespread discrimination against children with disabilities in enrollment decisions. Human Rights Watch research in five out of South Africa's nine provinces showed that children with disabilities face discriminatory physical and attitudinal barriers, often beginning early in children's lives when government officials classify them according to their disabilities"--Publisher's description.
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