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Björnsdóttir, Kristín – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2017
The college experience in Iceland has traditionally been reserved for those who have passed the matriculation examination and meet the admission requirements of higher educational institutions. Since 2007, the University of Iceland has offered a Vocational Diploma Programme for people with intellectual disabilities in inclusive settings. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Inclusion, Intellectual Disability
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Hreinsdottir, Eyglo Ebba; Stefansdottir, Guorun; Lewthwaite, Anne; Ledger, Sue; Shufflebotham, Lindy – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
This paper uses oral history and documentary materials to develop a cross-cultural comparison of the experiences of two self-advocates who spent significant parts of their lives in learning difficulty institutions in England and Iceland. Anne Lewthwaite and Eyglo Ebba Hreinsdottir, born in the same era (1948-1950), were linked through the Open…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Advocacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Oral History