Education Policies for Students with Disabilities – Analysis and Perspectives

Abstract

In education, finding ways to meet the learning needs of pupils with disabilities can be a challenge, especially in schools, regions and countries with limited resources. Inclusive education, which fully involves all pupils, including students with disabilities or children with other learning difficulties, has proven particularly effective in helping all students to learn, even if challenges remain in implementing systems intended to support them. We have analyzed in this work the implementation of inclusive education policies in ten European countries. The strategies and recommendations of the education practices adopted by each state can be useful for an analysis and improvement of the Romanian system of inclusive education. Romanian education has made real progresses in recent years in adopting appropriate strategies for the inclusion of people with disabilities, both from a legislative point of view and from the point of view of civil society involvement. There are, however, countless issues that require special attention and that can be improved.