"A Gift to Our School": Inclusion of the Medically Complex Student.

Nielsen, Deborah

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ERIC Number: EJ673650

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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"A Gift to Our School": Inclusion of the Medically Complex Student.

Nielsen, Deborah

Education Canada, v43 n3 p28-31 Sum 2003

A student with multiple medical conditions and mental disabilities attends a Manitoba public school. A large interdisciplinary team, which includes his parents and a registered nurse/teaching assistant who accompanies him daily, works on his educational agenda, which focuses on individual skill development. His presence has enhanced professional teamwork at the school and positively impacted student attitudes toward disabilities. (TD)

Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Assistive Technology, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Parent Participation, Peer Relationship, School Culture, Severe Disabilities, Special Needs Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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