Global Strategy for Inclusive Education

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Raphael Lobato EMD 350V Reflection 2 Global Strategy for Inclusive Education After watching the video Global Strategy for Inclusive Education I felt a sense of hope and encouragement from Edward Ndopu who is undoubtedly a leader. Edward Ndopu was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at the age of two, his doctors anticipated that he would not live past the age of five; today he is still alive and happy that his doctors were wrong. In 2009 as a high school student Edward Ndopu participated at the World Economic Forum on Africa where the press incorrectly described Edward Nsopu as “a remarkable young man who is severely disabled and confined to a wheelchair.” In this video Edward Ndopu corrected the press expressing that he lives with a disability he is not disables, and he uses a wheelchair for mobility he is not confined to a wheelchair. Edward Ndopu also expresses to us viewers that when he first attended mainstream education he was surrounded with skepticism about his likelihood of success. He also educated us viewers that 98% of children living with disabilities in developing countries have no access to education, and how they are excluded from an abundance of economic and social opportunites. With a team of devoted advocates Edward Ndopu launched an initiative named Global Strategy for Inclusive Education, which is a comprehensive campaign for policy reform and implementation. I was frightened to become aware of the fact that 98% of children living with disabilities in developing countries have no access to education what so ever. This is a question of human rights, we are all human beings and we all deserve equal opportunities. Individuals who have a disability are not less human nor are they less entitled to the same opportunities as individuals who do not have a disability. Today in our living age education is such a crucial key to

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