DISABILITY INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FORUM RECOMMENDATIONS

This document represents the outcome of the “Disability Inclusive Education Forum - Reaching the most marginalised” held on 4th December, 2020. The organizers and co-hosts1 of the Forum will use these messages2 to ensure that disability inclusive education - particularly in emergencies, is high on the agenda for action ahead of the 2022 Global Disability Summit, to be hosted by the Government of Norway. We know the world is better off when children with disabilities are included, in school, and reaching their full potential. To realize this vision, particularly in emergencies, States, donors, development and humanitarian actors should enhance disability inclusion in legislative and institutional frameworks, programming and service delivery. These recommendations point to responsibilities actions that are needed in these areas to achieve SDG4 for, by, with children with disabilities and to uphold the right to education for all.