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Download full textWhiting-MacKinnon, Cheryl; Roberts, Jillian – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2012
In Canada, approximately three out of every 1,000 children have epilepsy, making it one of the most commonly diagnosed neurological conditions affecting children. It is therefore highly probable that educators will work with this population at some point in their careers. Epilepsy is linked to academic underachievement and social isolation, but…
Descriptors: Underachievement, School Personnel, Student Attitudes, Social Isolation
Direct linkRoberts, Jillian; Whiting-MacKinnon, Cheryl – British Journal of Special Education, 2012
Epilepsy affects between 0.3 and 0.6% of Canadian children aged 18 years and younger, and is one of the most frequently diagnosed neurological disorders among children in Canada as well as Europe. As such, it is likely that teachers will experience having a child with epilepsy in the classroom. Understanding how best to support children with…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Epilepsy, Children
Shah, Seema – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2010
This article analyses the content and legal implementation of the right to education as a human right in Canada. It seeks to expose the extent to which Canadian legislative mechanisms have succeeded in protecting the right to education of students with disabilities by using students with epilepsy as a test case. To that end, the article examines…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Foreign Countries, Student Rights, Educational Legislation
