INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG DISABLED PEOPLE IN EUROPE: TRENDS, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
The aim of the report is to examine if the commitment made within the Lisbon strategy to ensure that EU education and training systems are ‘accessible to all’ is being achieved, in terms of educational opportunities and outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities.
Drawing on the ANED country reports and other published sources, this report aims to synthesise existing knowledge about these diverse national systems with evidence of their progress towards the full participation and equality of young disabled people in education and training. The full national reports are published on the ANED website: www.disability-europe.net
The synthesis report provides a guide to reading the ANED country reports and aims to examine the transition opportunities that young disabled people have for tertiary education and to employment. Indirectly, it also provides information on the impact of inclusive education policies on professional and social prospects. It sets out a more comparative presentation of education opportunities for young adults with disabilities with an emphasis on: developments in the most recent years; strategies developed to support students and schools; their effectiveness in terms of access to education; success in educational achievement; transition opportunities.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG DISABLED PEOPLE IN EUROPE: TRENDS, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES. A synthesis of evidence from ANED country reports and additional sources. April 2011.
Serge Ebersold (National Higher Institute for training and research on special needs education, INSHEA) with Marie José Schmitt and Mark Priestley
