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Inclusion

Inclusion is the process of allowing different people into groups that they have previously not been allowed to joined, but most people associate inclusion with education. Inclusion is the attempt to teach all or most children in the same classroom whether they have physical, mental, or developmental disabilities. Inclusion requires that a specially trained person to be in the classroom with the teacher to assist the students. Inclusion was made possible for all students in 1975 by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) because it required “a free and appropriate education with related services for each child in the least restrictive environment possible, and an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each qualifying child” (McBrien and Brandt). The act allowed all students with disabilities to be included in regular classrooms so all of their needs could be met. The act was amended in 1997, and it became known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and it required that all schools had a obligation to give all students with a disability an education in a regular classroom. Many people believe that inclusion allows all students to improve their quality of life because they learn the value of diversity. Many people feel that inclusion allows all students and teachers to learn to work as a team and to communicate and perform together with others. Inclusion also gives children a sense of unity because they can see how all different people regardless of their race, sex, or disabilities can contribute to a common goal.

References: Tomko,Colleen F.(1996). What is Inclusion?. Retrieved October 9, 2008, from www.kidstogether.org/inclusion.htm.

The Definition of Inclusion. (n.d.). Retrieved October 9, 2008,http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.7d008a279d128adddeb3ffdb62108a0c/;jses...

Asante, Shafik. What is Inclusion? (n.d.). Retrieved October 9, 2008, from http://www.inclusion.com/inclusion.html

Inclusion: Children who learn together, learn to live together. (n.d.) Retrieved October 13, 2008, from http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion.