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Tangible First Steps: Inclusion Committees As A Strategy To Create Inclusive Schools In Western Kenya, Brent C. Elder, Michelle L. Damiani, Theophilus O. Okongo
Tangible First Steps: Inclusion Committees As A Strategy To Create Inclusive Schools In Western Kenya, Brent C. Elder, Michelle L. Damiani, Theophilus O. Okongo
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This paper provides one example of forming an inclusion committee in Kenya toward the vision of creating inclusive primary school campuses. We suggest the development of inclusion committees as a potential innovative strategy and a critical element of community reform toward disability awareness, and to increase access to primary school education for students with disabilities. The formation of the inclusion committee followed a member-driven process for identifying barriers to educational access for students with disabilities, prioritizing the needs within their local context, determining a plan of action to address these needs within existing community resources, and gaining access to new …