Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-gxg78 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-26T03:03:59.712Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

21 - The Implementation of the Right to Inclusive Education in Germany

from Part IV - Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2019

By
Thomas Bernhard
Edited by
Gauthier de Beco ,
Shivaun Quinlivan  and
Janet E. Lord
Gauthier de Beco
Affiliation:
University of Huddersfield
Shivaun Quinlivan
Affiliation:
National University of Ireland, Galway
Janet E. Lord
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School Project on Disability
Get access

Summary

This contribution examines the implementation of the right to inclusive education in Germany. The first part gives a brief overview of the salient features of the German education system, especially of those that are relevant for the education of people with disabilities. The other parts of the contribution are based on the COncluding Observations on the Initial Report of Germany, which was published in April 2015 by the COmmittee on the Rights of Persons with disabilities. In these concluding observations, the Committee commented on the most relevant problems and emerging issues regarding the implementation of an inclusive education system in Germany. This article provides further detailed information about the issues mentioned by the Committee, namely th ehigh number of students with disabilities in segregated education, the right to access mainstream education, the right to reasonable accommodation, and the necessary steps to progressively implement an inclusive education system.
Type
Chapter
Information
The Right to Inclusive Education in International Human Rights Law , pp. 530 - 546
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×