ERIC Number: ED372575
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-Apr-5
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DEC Position on Inclusion.
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. for Early Childhood.
This brief (half page) official position statement of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children addresses the issue of inclusion. The right to inclusion is seen to be the right of all children to participate actively in natural settings within their communities. DEC supports full access to health, social service, education, and other supports and services which promote full participation. It also supports the role of the family in determining services. DEC supports: (1) the continued development, evaluation, and dissemination of full inclusion supports, services, and systems; (2) development of preservice and inservice training programs for families, administrators, and service providers; (3) collaboration among key stakeholders to implement flexible fiscal and administrative procedures supporting inclusion; (4) research on state of the art services; and (5) restructuring and unification of social, education, health, and intervention supports and services. (DB)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Family Role, Inservice Teacher Education, Mainstreaming, National Organizations, Normalization (Disabilities), Opinions, Preservice Teacher Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Social Integration, Staff Development
Publication Type: Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. for Early Childhood.
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