AMMAN —
Experts called on the
Ministry of Education to provide early intervention
programs for children with disabilities in kindergartens within an inclusive
environment alongside their peers. They also emphasized the need to integrate
students with autism into the general education system in Jordan, according to
Al-Ghad News.
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These
recommendations came out of the Kingdom’s first conference on autism, entitled
“Towards friendly and inclusive communities for people on the spectrum”, which
concluded last week and coincided with the
World Autism Awareness Day, which
falls on the second of April every year.
Ministry of
Education figures show that only 339 students with autism are currently
integrated into public schools. Out of a total of 2 million students, 25,000
students with various disabilities are integrated into schools overseen by the
ministry.
The Rights of
Persons With Disabilities Act requires the Ministry of Education, in
coordination with the
Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, to prepare a comprehensive 10-year national plan to address the
right to inclusive education for persons with disabilities, through the
training of teaching staff, the harmonization of curriculum in accessible
formats, and the development of accessible school buildings and facilities,
with a view to achieving a system of education that accommodates the diversity
and varied learning needs of Jordan’s student population.
Figures issued by
the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social Development indicate that
the number of school age individuals with disabilities is approximately 27,000,
a proportion not exceeding 1.9 percent of the total number of students enrolled
in school, while the proportion of persons with disabilities in Jordan is about
11.2 percent of the total population.
According to the higher
council, around 92 percent of disabled children are currently not integrated
into the education system and thus are not receiving a comprehensive education.
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