Le droit à l'éducation pour les enfants handicapés en Afrique du Sud: l'action de SECTION27 allant des stratégies nationales de recherche et de litige au plaidoyer international

Le Département sud-africain de l'éducation de base a indiqué que jusqu'à 489 036 enfants handicapés d'âge scolaire ne sont scolarisés dans aucune école. L'Enquête générale sur les ménages de 2013 indique que parmi les enfants handicapés qui ne fréquentent pas l'école, 67% ont des handicaps graves et devraient donc être placés dans des écoles spécialisées.

Date: 
14 Avril 2015

Submission on the Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities in South Africa to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

This report was submitted to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a contribution to a Day of General Discussion on the right to education for persons with disabilities to be held on 15 April 2015.

Moving towards inclusive education as a human right: An analysis of international legal obligations to implement inclusive education in law and policy

Children with disabilities experience ongoing segregation in special education classes or are otherwise excluded from education. This is in spite of the fact that states have a legal obligation to offer an accessible and inclusive education to all learners. Exclusion of any child from education is a violation of international law and a breach of human rights. The provision of inclusive education is an obligation under international law, as well as the means by which to fulfil the additional legal obligation to make education accessible to children with disabilities.