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(c)
Identify minimum standards in relation to the underlying determinants of the
right to education
29.
States should both view and ensure the family, community and civil society as active
participants in inclusive education. Policy and legislation should seek to ensure such
participation of the community, including of course those learners with disabilities themselves,
in decision-making, through capacity-building, combating habitual and discriminatory attitudes
and misconceptions about persons with disabilities, ensuring the liberty of parents to choose
educational institutions for their children and raising general awareness about the rights of
persons with disabilities.
(d)
Ensure a transition plan
30.
The specific detail of the introduction and transition to inclusive education is often a
process that has, and it can be expected will continue, to differ across States. Whichever form
such a process might take, legislative and policy frameworks should specifically provide for a
transition plan to ensure that learners are not left stranded in reform processes.
(e)
Identify duty-bearers and their responsibilities
31.
States must identify the responsibilities of relevant actors and devolve responsibilities central, provincial and local government, ministries of education, school administrators, teachers
and others, such as community organizations, where relevant.
(f)
Provide resources
32.
States should guarantee adequate minimum and sustainable resource allocations, and seek
international assistance where resources or knowledge are lacking.
(g)
Establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
33.
States should establish effective and transparent monitoring and evaluation procedures,
including thorough provision for statistical and data collection and analysis. They should also
make provision for an effective individual remedy, including judicial remedies and ensure an
active role for national human rights commissions and disability ombudsmen.
34.
Priority areas for funding to promote inclusive education include: pre-service training for
teachers and school administrators; in-service training for teachers and administrators and
professional development; the conversion of special schools into resource centres and the use of
staff in special schools to provide expertise in mainstream schools; the guarantee of adequate
remuneration for teaching and related staff and the introduction of reasonable accommodations
(physical, technological, structural) to ensure that the learning environment is accessible for all
students with disabilities.
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