Combatting the Costs of Exclusion for Children with Disabilities and Their Families

Autor/in	Mont, Daniel
Institution	United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Titel	Combatting the Costs of Exclusion for Children with Disabilities and Their Families
Quelle	(2021), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Students with Disabilities; Student Rights; Equal Education; Inclusion; Access to Education; Barriers; Social Bias; Poverty; Family Environment; Incidence; Foreign Countries; Accessibility (for Disabled); Economic Impact; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Unemployment; Income; Taxes; Expenditures; Medical Services; Social Influences; Mental Health; Prevention; Mothers; Access to Health Care; Females; Nutrition; Child Development; Young Children; Early Intervention; Early Childhood Education; Educational Finance; Special Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Inklusion; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Armut; Familienmilieu; Vorkommen; Ausland; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Ökonomische Determinanten; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Arbeitslosigkeit; Einkommen; Abgabe; Ausgaben; Arzt; Sozialer Einfluss; Psychohygiene; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Mother; Mutter; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ernährung; Kindesentwicklung; Frühe Kindheit; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Bildungsfonds; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen
Abstract	The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) emphasizes that all children have the right to be full members of society, and be included in all forms of participation inside the home and out in the community. Unfortunately, many children with disabilities are not afforded this opportunity. Instead, they face many barriers that exclude them from society. Compared with other children, children with disabilities are less likely to receive an education, less likely to be employed as adults, more likely to be victims of violence, less likely to start their own families and participate in community events, and more likely to live in poverty. The exclusion of children with disabilities affects not only them, but imposes costs on the whole community. If these children lack the opportunity to be productive, society loses out on what they could have produced. The barriers faced by people with disabilities can also create more responsibilities for their family members, which can limit their opportunities to work or get an education. Moreover, the impact of exclusion extends beyond the economic cost. If people with disabilities are absent from public discourse, the community cannot benefit from their ideas. If they are excluded from political participation, the government cannot truly represent the interests of all citizens. A growing body of research suggests that the costs of exclusion are high. Fortunately, evidence also demonstrates that there are effective ways to ameliorate these costs. A strong case can be made for the social and economic benefits of inclusion. This paper is an effort to begin making that case. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01