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Orna Huri; Avihu Shoshana – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2024
One prominent change in the amendment to the Special Education Law in the State of Israel (2018) concerns the dissolution of placement committees and their transformation into characterization and eligibility committees. These characterization and eligibility committees determine children's eligibility for special education, whereas parents decide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Parents, Parent Attitudes
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Matthews, Nicole – Teaching in Higher Education, 2009
Drawing on the insights of critical disability studies, this article addresses anxieties frequently articulated by academic staff around the implementation of the United Kingdom's Disability Discrimination Act: how to accommodate the needs of students with "hidden" impairments. Following the social model of disability, it argues that…
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Policy Analysis