1. Inclusive Education in Thailand Bureau of Special Education Administration Office Of The Basic Education Commission MOE Thailand By SamartRatanasakorn Samart1998@hotmail.com

2. What do we have today? • 1. Legal Foundation • 2. Equal Access to Education for Disabled Children • 3. Inclusive Education in Thailand • 4. The Lessons we have learned • 5. Proposed Initiative to Strengthen Cooperative on Inclusive Education among Member Countries

3. Legal Foundation

4. Equal Access to Education for Disabled Children Mission Statement “ OBEC, is committed to providing education and services that build productive, meaningful lives for all children with special needs."

5. Access and Equity For All

6. Facts and Statistics on Children with Disability Based on a recent survey conducted by the National Office for Empowerment of Persons with Disability (NEP)on August 20, 2009, there are 1,031,429persons with disabilities who have registered with the government agency. Among these, there are 224,290 children with disabilities under the age of 18 (0-18 years of age).

7. Facts and Statistics on Children with Disability Con’t… For the academic year 2010, approximately 99,948 children with disabilities plus 155,139 children with specific learning disability (SLD) could enroll in primary and secondary school through the Special Education Program and alternative education program (i.e. special education centers, special schools, inclusive education programs and alternative education Program).

8. * Regular Classes Special Support Services in Resource Rooms * Classes for Special Needs Education; Class for Autism: 176 Classes within 157 Schools.

9. 379,429 CWSNs (224,290 Registered CWDs +155,139 LD.) Education Programs for Students with Special Needs 255,087 CWSNs Targeted124,342 CWDs

10. * Regular Classes Special Support Services in Resource Rooms * Classes for Special Needs Education; Class for Autism: 176 Classes within 157 Schools.

11. Inclusive Education Program • In 2004: 390 inclusive programs have been launched with 8,670 students with special needs • 2005: 2000 inclusive program increased to 33,330 students with special needs. • 2008: The big step, 13,770 inclusive programs for 168,247students with special needs • 2009: 15,530 inclusive programs for 189,434 for student with special needs. • 2010: 16,910 Inclusive programs for 211,891 student with special needs.

12. The number of students with special needs access to the inclusive education Bureau of Special Education Administration.(February 19, 2010)

13. The Lessons we have learned * The keys to our success * What does it work and challenge

14. The keys to our success:

15. We focus on three major objectives:

16. Proposed Initiative to Strengthen Cooperative on Inclusive Education among Member Countries All the member countries should promote research and best practice on inclusive education and sharing the information among the member countries annually by using the Regional Conference on Inclusive Education.

17. In Summary What does it work... Challenges… 1. Attitude toward children with disability 2. Stakeholder’s knowledge 3. Increasing of the number of students with multiple disabilities 4. Curriculum accessibility 5. The transition planning and support services for student with special needs: from inclusive program to higher education, and later to their career. 6. More than 124,342 children with special needs in Thailand who are not enrolled in any form of education • Collaborative Work: School, Family, DPOs, Community, Interagency, Universities and Government, • ICT Support • Choices must be provided (Alternative Education). • Transition supported programs.

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