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Questions for the discussion on the article in class

When reading this article, the following questions may help you identify the most crucial topics and concepts from the article:

1. What is inclusive education?
2. What is not inclusive education, although it might often be named “inclusive”?
3. What is ableism? Provide examples of ableist behaviour mentioned in the article or that you know of.
4. What makes inclusive education a matter of social justice and human rights (educational equity)?
5. In what ways can special education harm people with disabilities? How is special education represented in the four mosaics?
6. Do you agree that special education has resulted in a “separate but unequal” education for many students with disabilities? Why or why not?
7. Why does language – or the way we speak about disability – matter? Provide examples of deficit language.
8. What are the common prejudices about people with disabilities? How has traditional special education (grounded in behaviourism) constructed students with disabilities?

Video on inclusion and exclusion:

Quiz on distinguishing between essentialist and social constructionist perspectives:

Presentation