Left out? : obstacles to education for people with disabilities in Russia /
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Author / Creator: | Mazzarino, Andrea, author. |
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Imprint: | [New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, [2015]. |
Description: | 1 online resource (45 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10366435 |
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Left out? Obstacles to education for people with disabilities in Russia. |
Table of Contents:
- Summary
- Related Content
- Recommendations: To the Russian Government, in particular the Ministry of Education and Science
- To the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
- To the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and the Ministry of Education and Science
- To the UN Special Rapporteur on Education and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- To Russia's International Partners
- Methodology
- I. National and International Legal Standards: National Legal Standards
- International Legal Standards: Nondiscrimination and Equal Access
- Inclusive Education
- Reasonable Accommodation
- II. Obstacles to Accessing Education: Physical and Other Barriers in Mainstream Schools
- Concerns Regarding Specialized Schools
- Limited Academic Offerings in Specialized Schools
- Separation from Families and Communities
- Concerns Regarding Home Study
- Lack of Adequately Trained Staff in Mainstream and Specialized Schools
- Discrimination by School Officials
- Lack of Accessible Transportation and Other Obstacles in Communities
- Lack of Accurate Information for Children with Disabilities and their Families Lack of Education or Quality Education for Children in State Orphanages
- Lack of Access to Specialized and Mainstream Schools
- Barriers to Higher Education and Vocational Education
- Particular Obstacles for Children Living in Orphanages
- Lack of Reasonable Accommodations in Mainstream Universities and Institutes
- Colleges for People with Developmental Disabilities
- III. The Way Forward: Promising Practices: Examples of Progress
- Government Initiatives
- Higher and Professional Education
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix I
- Appendix II: Human Rights Watch Letter to the Ministry of Education and Sciences
- Appendix III: Response from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.