Mainstreaming Educational Opportunities for Physically and Mentally Disabled Children and Adolescents in Iraq

AbdulKareem AlObaidi, Boris Budosan

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion · 2011 · 13 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Abstract In Iraq, children with mental and physical disabilities are unseen victims who have been detrimentally affected by war, rumours of war, conflict and violence for decades. This article focuses on the need for transformation of access to mainstream and early childhood development experiences for disabled children in Iraq. Recommendations and an action agenda are highlighted to inform and encourage policy makers to take action to ameliorate conditions experienced by disabled children in Iraq in mainstream educational environments. Keywords: IRAQMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIESINCLUSIVE EDUCATIONWAR AND CONFLICT

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