Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BGDDT dated January 29, 2018 of the Ministry of Education and Training on inclusive education provided for persons with disabilities

THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BGDDT dated January 29, 2018 of the Ministry of Education and Training on inclusive education provided for persons with disabilities

Pursuant to the Law on Education dated June 14, 2005 and the Law dated November 25, 2009 on amendments to the former law;

Pursuant to the Law on Persons with Disabilities dated June 17, 2010;

Pursuant to Decree No.69/2017/ND-CP dated May 25, 2017 of the Government on functions, duties, rights and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training;

Pursuant to Decree No.75/2006/ND-CP dated August 02, 2006 of the Government on guidelines for several articles of the Law on Education; Decree No.31/2011/ND-CP dated May 11, 2011 of the Government on amendments to Decree No.75/2006/ND-CP; Decree No.07/2013/ND-CP dated January 09, 2013 of the Government on amendments to Point b Clause 13 Article 1 of Decree No.31/2011/ND-CP;

At the request of Director General of General Department of Primary Education;

The Minister of Education and Training promulgates a Circular on inclusive education provided for persons with disabilities.

Chapter I

GENREAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of adjustment and subject of application

1. This Circular provides for inclusive education provided for persons with disabilities, including organization and operation of inclusive education for persons with disabilities, duties and rights of teachers, lecturers and disability education supporting staff and persons with disabilities.

2. This Circular applies to pre-school education institutions, compulsory education institutions, continuing education institutions, intermediate and college-level teacher training institutions, and tertiary education institutions (hereinafter referred to as "education institutions"), inclusive education development support centers, organizations and individuals providing inclusive education for persons with disabilities (hereinafter referred to as “inclusive education”).

Article 2. Definition

For the purpose of this document, the terms below shall be construed as follows:

1. “person with disabilities” means a person who is impaired in one or more body parts or suffers from function decline manifested in the form of disability which causes difficulties in his/her work, daily life and study.

2. “inclusive education for persons with disabilities” means a mode of education integrating persons with disabilities with persons without disabilities in education institutions.

3. “inclusive class” means a class consisting of both persons with and without disabilities in an education institution.

4. “inclusive classroom” means a classroom in an education institution that is used to support persons with disabilities in integrative study.

5. “special skills” mean skills necessary to overcome function decline caused by disabilities and give persons with disabilities favorable conditions in daily life, communication, study and integration into community.

6. “early intervention” means activities for detecting and preventing risks causing disabilities, minimizing impairment caused by disabilities, increasing self-competence and enhancing independence of persons with disabilities in community.

Article 3. Objectives of inclusive education

1. Make sure persons with disabilities could develop their abilities, integrate into the community and get more opportunities for community contribution

2. Ensure rights to fair and decent education in consistent with characteristics and abilities of persons with disabilities

Article 4. International cooperation

1. Local authorities, education institutions and inclusive education development support centers shall call for help from international individuals and organizations to improve inclusive education quality in accordance with provisions of Vietnamese laws.

2. Local authorities, education institutions and inclusive education development support centers shall be encouraged to enhance international cooperation in inclusive education.

Chapter II

ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Article 5. Duties and rights of education institutions providing inclusive education

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