Exclusion of children with disabilities from education: Roots and responses

Advance preprint of chapter from the forthcoming Disability Studies in Inclusive Education open textbook edited by Judith McKenzie, Kofi Nseibo, Chantal Samuels and Amani Karisa. After completing this chapter, you will be able to: Discuss the ways in which learners with disabilities may be excluded from education and what the implications are. Understand responses to educational needs of children with disabilities from a historical perspective. Analyse the guiding policies for schools and education systems in promoting the right to education for learners with disabilities.