Educational Opportunities for Children with Disabilities in Mexico: Identification and Intervention

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Education is a dynamic field in both the United States and in Mexico. One of the issues that have come up within this field is the merging of special education and regular education in order to provide an inclusive education for all. This trend, which is currently taking place in both countries, began in the United States with Public Law 94-142 (Choate 1993). The law, known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, was enacted in 1975. In Mexico, regular education and special education were, for several decades, two clearly separated entities. On 15 June 1993 a new general education law, which is in many ways similar in content and meaning to PL 94-142, came into effect. This law deals, among other things, with two important issues: the decentralization of education and educational integration. It appears, then, that in Mexico the recognition of diverse characteristics and educational needs of children, as well as the merging of special education with

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