Better Education For All? 18 years later…
It has been almost 18 years since the Salamanca Statement, when 92 governments and more than 25 international organizations met in Salamanca, Spain from 7 to 10 June 1994 to further the objective of Education for All that promotes the access to education for all children particularly those with special education needs. So after 18 years has the dream of Salamanca been realized? Has progress been made? What kind of progress and where? What has not happened? What still remains to be done? This report by Inclusion International attempts to answer these questions based on the stories and experiences from participants from 75 countries collaborating with organizations, governments, self-advocates and families – to undertake country profiles, surveys of parents and teachers, and focus groups with families.