Where are students with special needs such as children with vision impairments or hearing impairments educated?
In Northern Ireland there have always been special schools for students with visual or hearing impairments, although with increased use of access facilities it is becoming more straightforward to provide education through mainstream classes. 7) How much assistance is provided to parents? Parents have a statutory right to be involved in the processes which assess the special needs of their children. In addition, there are a wide range of non-governmental organizations which provide support and information for parents, and lobby for improvements in policy and practice. 8) What about head injury and brain trauma? Are teachers prepared to work with those children and adolescents? We are generally very lucky in Northern Ireland in that the caliber and commitment of teachers is extremely high. Teachers generally favour the goal of integrating students with special needs into mainstream schools, their only doubts relating to the provision of adequate resources to ensure that integration can b
