From inclusion to exclusion: Educational placements of children with down syndrome

This paper documents the educational placements of 22 children with Down Syndrome who were born between 1976 and 1981. While all but one child started her/his preschool education in inclusive settings, only five children remain in inclusive school settings in 1993. It is suggested that schools need to address the disabling factors in their contexts rather than focus on the child's perceived inability to cope in inclusive classrooms as she/he matures.