ERIC Number: EJ1293625
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
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Legal Framework for the Education of Individuals with Disabilities in Mexico
Sanchez, Marisol; Valero Chávez, Aída Imelda; O'Donnell, Matthew D.; Pérez Ramírez, Berenice; Ochoa, Theresa A.
Intervention in School and Clinic, v56 n5 p266-272 May 2021
Mexico has general education and disability laws that guarantee special education services to children and adolescents with disabilities as part of their basic human rights. As youth with psychosocial disabilities, such as depression and anxiety, are not recognized within the special education system as a separate category, in practice, they are excluded from educational supports in public schools. Despite laws that state that special education services must be available in all settings, including juvenile prisons, adolescents with psychosocial disabilities lack access to educational programs and properly trained personnel. This article describes Mexico's special education legal provisions, noting that adolescents with psychosocial disabilities do not receive the same educational services mandated for students in general education.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Special Education, Access to Education, Student Rights, Equal Education, Barriers, Program Implementation, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Adolescents, Mental Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Delinquency
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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