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The Elwood Case: Vindicating The Educational Rights Of The Disabled, A. Wayne Mackay
The Elwood Case: Vindicating The Educational Rights Of The Disabled, A. Wayne Mackay
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The guarantees of the Charter of Rights affect the definition of education for the disabled. The case of Elwood v. Halifax County - Bedford District School Board, a landmark case in educational rights of disabled children in Canada, has major implications for educational practice.
One of the earliest and most controversial Charter of Rights challenges to the existing educational structure has come from parents of disabled children. Disabled children and their parents are blazing a trail to define educational rights in Canada, and the process is giving some shape to the the elusive concept of equality enshrined in the …