The Right to Inclusive Education. Equal Opportunities for All
The Right to Inclusive Education. Equal Opportunities for All

Summary/Abstract: The right to inclusive education of persons with disabilities involves the reorganizing of the educational system which has the purpose to eliminate discrimination and ensure access to education on an equal manner for all students. The Article 24 of the Convention on the right of persons with disabilities refers to the concept of "inclusion", a concept less used in international legal sources. Inclusive education can be progressively achieved due to the fact that it encounters several obstacles, especially if we take into account that this process includes certain "measures of support" which struggle to satisfy the academic and social demands (needs) of these persons. For some students with disabilities there is a problem of choosing between a special school and an inclusive school, especially if we take into account the type of disability. Inclusive education is an ideal educational system, but for many states it represents a real challenge due to economic and social factors. Some countries such as Italy, have implemented the inclusive education system long time ago, and now, the Italian system has become a model for the others states. Regarding the situation in Romania, the implementation of inclusive education system is ambiguous. Although there are inclusive schools, they do not involve all the aspects of the inclusive education principles, on the contrary, they just integrate people with disabilities in regular schools. It should be noted that there is a difference between the concepts of integration and inclusion. The right to inclusive education involves more than a simple integration.

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