By 1975 schools started creating ‘segregated integration’ where people with disabilities started having classes in the same building as regular classes, but still completely separated. 

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The “special school system” was acknowledged as a segregative and exclusive practice. Although dating back to the 1800s, these segregated educational school systems continued to grow well into the 1990s. Children who had intellectual learning disabilities were referred to as SEN (special educational needs) children and initiated the integration/segregation debate. 

Integration/Segregation Debate

Francisco, Marian Patricia Bea; Maria Hartman, and Ye Wang. (2020). Inclusion and Special Education. Education Science. 2020, 10, 238. doi:10.3390/educsci10090238 

Inclusion and Special Education Reference

Without programs that directly focus on children with intellectual disabilities or other learning difficulties, these students may be left with lower job qualifications and real-world skills than in a “special school program.” From various international perspectives, there is an inconclusive, ubiquitous meaning of ‘inclusion’ in educational settings. 

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