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This study explored factors that may be contributing to the overrepresentation of minority. students in special education programs in Ontario. To carry out this research project, two. teachers from the Greater Toronto Area were interviewed using a semi-structured model.
- Lisbani Paola Martinez-Zuniga
- 2017
Mar 16, 2018 · In 2009, the Ontario Ministry of Education released ‘Ontario’s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy’. In this document, the Ministry opted to discuss equity and inclusion through the lens of acknowledging and appreciating diversity, focusing on pedagogical praxis and attitudinal barriers.
Recognizing a rise in acts of anti-Black racism in Ontario communities and public schools, in March 2023, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) announced an initiative to tackle the crisis of systemic anti-Black racism in Ontario’s publicly-funded education system.
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Behavioural exceptionality: A learning disorder characterized by specific behaviour problems over such a period of time, and to such a marked degree, and of such a nature, as to adversely affect ed...
Autism: A severe learning disorder that is characterized by:Deaf and hard of hearing:An impairment characterized by deficits in language and speech development because of a diminished or non-existent auditory response to sound.Language impairment: A learning disorder characterized by an impairment in comprehension and/or the use of verbal communication or the written or other symbol system of communication, which may be...Speech impairment:A disorder in language formulation that may be associated with neurological, psychological, physical, or sensory factors; that involves perceptual motor aspects of transmitting or...Giftedness:An unusually advanced degree of general intellectual ability that requires differentiated learning experiences of a depth and breadth beyond those normally provided in the regular school...Mild intellectual disability: A learning disorder characterized by:Developmental disability: A severe learning disorder characterized by:Physical disability:A condition of such severe physical limitation or deficiency as to require special assistance in learning situations to provide the opportunity for educational achievement equiv...Blind and low vision:A condition of partial or total impairment of sight or vision that even with correction affects educational performance adversely.Multiple exceptionalities:A combination of learning or other disorders, impairments, or physical disabilities that is of such a nature as to require, for educational achievement, the services of on...
An IPRC must: invite the parent and the student (if the student is 16 years of age or older) to attend the IPRC meeting; review relevant information about the student; describe the student's strengths and needs; decide whether or not the student should be identified as exceptional;
Mar 3, 2024 · In Ontario’s largest school boards, Black and Latin American youth have been disproportionately placed in special education programs, compared to students in other racial-ethnic groupings.
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Feb 2, 2020 · Analyses of expulsions and exclusions data similarly revealed inequitable practices and outcomes: ‘racialized students, Indigenous students, students with disabilities, and students with special education needs are overrepresented in the data on suspensions and expulsions.’ (Ontario Ministry of Education Citation 2017, 16). Overall, in ...
