TY - GEN AU - Hegarty, Seamus ED - World Conference on Education for all ED - TI - The education of children and young people with disabilities: principles and practice PB - UNESCO KW - EDUCATION KW - DISABLED CHILDREN KW - EDUCATIONAL POLICY KW - SPECIAL SCHOOLS KW - DISABILITY N2 - Children and young people with disabilities need education no less than their peers. Yet, around the world, many of those with disabilities receive little or no education. This paper summarizes estimates of the shortfall in appropriate educational provision. It sets out the basic principles underlying special educational provision. It addresses key strategies for policy makers in developing and enhancing the educational provision they make for children and young people with disabilities ER -