1 History of Special Education

  • Author: neiuelcentro.tripod.com
  • Published: 08/26/2021
  • Review: 4.91 (682 vote)
  • Summary: In 1973, the Rehabilitation Act was passed and assured the rights of people with disabilities in respect to a non-discriminative environment in education, 
  • Source: https://neiuelcentro.tripod.com/id10.html

2 Special Education Policy Before Cabinet

  • Author: jis.gov.jm
  • Published: 11/04/2021
  • Review: 4.73 (208 vote)
  • Summary: · “This includes several students in rural Jamaica who are blind and would have otherwise had to board in Kingston to attend the (Salvation Army) 
  • Source: https://jis.gov.jm/special-education-policy-before-cabinet/

3 Special Education | A Practical Approach | Art & Leisure

  • Author: jamaica-gleaner.com
  • Published: 03/20/2022
  • Review: 4.39 (507 vote)
  • Summary: · Under the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child, to which Jamaica is a signatory, every child has the right to an education
  • Source: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/art-leisure/20161211/special-education-practical-approach

4 Our history and impact – NEFJamaica

  • Author: nefjamaica.org
  • Published: 03/01/2022
  • Review: 4.22 (421 vote)
  • Summary: 2010: The NEF is behind Jamaica’s first special education learning expo touching more than 500 individuals 2014: The first Special Education Module entitled 
  • Source: https://nefjamaica.org/outreach/our-history-and-impact/

5 Jamaica | INCLUSION – Education Profiles

  • Author: education-profiles.org
  • Published: 06/08/2022
  • Review: 4.12 (249 vote)
  • Summary: · Jamaica launched a special needs curriculum with the help of UNICEF. The Curriculum for Students with Moderate to Profound Intellectual 
  • Source: https://education-profiles.org/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/jamaica/~inclusion

6 Special Education – The Mico University College

  • Author: themico.edu.jm
  • Published: 09/04/2021
  • Review: 3.9 (422 vote)
  • Summary: Special Educators at Special Educational Institutions and General Education Schools; Resource Rooms at Primary and Junior High Schools; Itinerant Teachers 
  • Source: https://themico.edu.jm/academics/education/special/

7 Special Education: A Parent’s Guide – diG Jamaica

  • Author: digjamaica.com
  • Published: 10/10/2021
  • Review: 3.65 (549 vote)
  • Summary: Special education or special needs education is the tailoring of the education programme to suit the needs of students in a way that accommodates the 
  • Source: http://digjamaica.com/m/resources/education_resources/special_education/

8 Educational Timeline

  • Author: timetoast.com
  • Published: 03/27/2022
  • Review: 3.58 (477 vote)
  • Summary: The rural education programme commenced based on results of the Jamaica education sector survey which analysed Jamaica’s education and training system. six 
  • Source: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/educational-timeline-727db090-931a-4b14-8818-6eb908f9faea

9 Jamaica Association On Intellectual Disabilities

  • Author: dogoodjamaica.org
  • Published: 03/20/2022
  • Review: 3.27 (449 vote)
  • Summary: Social Services. Professional Development. These services are provided through the following six programs. Schools of Special Education. Early 
  • Source: https://dogoodjamaica.org/organization-search/item/jamaica_association_on_intellectual_disabilities/

10 Why you should know the history of special education

  • Author: hearinglikeme.com
  • Published: 02/11/2022
  • Review: 3.04 (266 vote)
  • Summary: · Parents of groups of children with disabilities began to organize and unite. They started to speak out against the traditional practices and 
  • Source: https://www.hearinglikeme.com/history-of-special-education-students-with-hearing-loss/

11 Changing Mindsets in Jamaica: Cecil’s Journey – Special Olympics

  • Author: specialolympics.org
  • Published: 05/03/2022
  • Review: 2.92 (115 vote)
  • Summary: As principal at his previous school, Cecil advocated for a student with an intellectual disability to enroll. In Jamaica, students with intellectual 
  • Source: https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/changing-mindsets-in-jamaica-cecils-journey

12 Special Education in Jamaica – ppt video online download

  • Author: slideplayer.com
  • Published: 07/23/2022
  • Review: 2.83 (179 vote)
  • Summary: Historical Framework Education for children with disabilities was introduced by parents. This initiative later attracted interest groups, which resulted in 
  • Source: https://slideplayer.com/slide/10513999/

13 Jamaica – History Background – Education, System, Schools

  • Author: education.stateuniversity.com
  • Published: 04/07/2022
  • Review: 2.67 (131 vote)
  • Summary: The education system and its administration were fashioned after the British system; and many of the developments in the history of Jamaican education can be 
  • Source: https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/725/Jamaica-HISTORY-BACKGROUND.html

14 [PDF] COMPARING AND CONTRASTING SPECIAL EDUCATION 1

  • Author: digitalcommons.liberty.edu
  • Published: 11/27/2021
  • Review: 2.6 (86 vote)
  • Summary: This is a worthy story to be broadcasted to all people throughout Jamaica. Disabilities do not result in an inability to attend school. Students with 
  • Source: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1780%26context%3Dhonors

15 Windsor School of Special Education gets internet upgrade

  • Author: jamaicaobserver.com
  • Published: 10/26/2021
  • Review: 2.52 (153 vote)
  • Summary: · The Windsor School of Special Education is operated by the Ministry of Education and the Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities
  • Source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/social-love/windsor-school-of-special-education-gets-internet-upgrade/

16 History of Special Education Essay – 1552 Words | Bartleby

  • Author: bartleby.com
  • Published: 09/26/2021
  • Review: 2.44 (124 vote)
  • Summary: For most of our nation’s history, children with special needs or disabilities were shunted aside. In spite of mandated education laws that had been in place 
  • Source: https://www.bartleby.com/essay/History-of-Special-Education-FKCBPRUZVJ

17 History of Special Education – 1546 Words | 123 Help Me

  • Author: 123helpme.com
  • Published: 11/14/2021
  • Review: 2.29 (98 vote)
  • Summary: For years students with disabilities were hidden away. That started to change in 1973 and by 2002 students were welcomed in traditional classrooms. There were 
  • Source: https://www.123helpme.com/essay/History-of-Special-Education-233773

18 [PDF] Inclusion in Jamaican Primary Schools: Teachers’ Self-Efficacy

  • Author: scholarworks.waldenu.edu
  • Published: 05/23/2022
  • Review: 2.1 (98 vote)
  • Summary: practices in Jamaican primary school educators. History of Inclusion. Inclusion or inclusive education is still a relatively new concept. Adequate
  • Source: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D4470%26context%3Ddissertations

19 Special Education: History, Resources, Advice

  • Author: wgu.edu
  • Published: 11/04/2021
  • Review: 1.99 (172 vote)
  • Summary: · 1997: Amendments were made to IDEA to ensure the availability of meaningful, measurable programs for students with special needs. It also 
  • Source: https://www.wgu.edu/blog/special-education-history-resources-advice2001.html

20 Special Education Unit – Ministry of Education and Youth

  • Author: moey.gov.jm
  • Published: 03/07/2022
  • Review: 1.93 (72 vote)
  • Summary: The Special Education Unit has as its responsibility the supervision of Special Education schools and units island-wide that are Government-owned or 
  • Source: https://moey.gov.jm/special-education-unit/

21 A Brief History of Special Education in the United States

  • Author: alleducationschools.com
  • Published: 06/24/2022
  • Review: 1.95 (52 vote)
  • Summary: · In the 1960s, multiple laws were passed, granting funds for special education students. The States’ Place in Special Education History. In the 
  • Source: https://www.alleducationschools.com/blog/history-of-special-education/

22 Disability and education in Jamaica: analysis of policy and praxis

  • Author: unesdoc.unesco.org
  • Published: 03/07/2022
  • Review: 1.87 (139 vote)
  • Summary: 26 The targeted ratio of special educators to students with disabilities in Jamaica was 333:10,063 in 2018/2019. 27 The nomenclature has changed overtime, 
  • Source: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000374691

23 [PDF] POLICY ON SPECIAL EDUCATION – Jamaica Association for the Deaf

  • Author: lms.jamdeaf.org.jm
  • Published: 09/11/2021
  • Review: 1.76 (105 vote)
  • Summary: 2.1 Historical Framework… … 9.0 Special Education Provision at the Primary Level… … Formal education for children with disabilities3 in Jamaica was 
  • Source: https://lms.jamdeaf.org.jm/mod/resource/view.php%3Fid%3D714