Expanding Inclusive Educational Opportunities for Students With the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities Through Personalized Supports

QOL-domain(s): Social Inclusion
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System(s) of support: Reasonable accommodations
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Target Group(s): Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disability
Age Group(s): Adolecents, Children / Youth

Article summary

Progress in including students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in general education environments has been unquestionably slow during the past quarter century. Systematic approaches to identifying and arranging supports are needed to accelerate this outcome. In this article, we propose an approach to understanding students by their support needs in relation to curricular demands, instructional strategies, and participation requirements as a means to enhance the capacities of schools and general education classrooms to educate all students.

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