ABSTRACT
Historically, exclusion and stigma have been part of the lives of most persons with disabilities (Osgood, 2007). Concepts such as mainstreaming, integration, and, most recently, inclusion have been developed in an attempt to address these issues and to support the human rights of persons with disabilities (McLeskey, 2007; UNESCO, 2005). While most professionals and advocates are supportive of the concept of inclusion and the need to ensure human rights for persons with disabilities, they have not been able to agree on a defi nition of inclusion that guides how these concepts should be applied in practice (Ainscow, Booth, & Dyson, 2006; Dyson, Farrell, Polat, Hutcheson, & Gallannaugh, 2004; McLeskey & Waldron, 2011a).
