זכאותם של תלמידים עם מוגבלות לשירותי חינוך מיוחד: סקירת תמונת המצב בארצות הברית ובאירלנד

The provision of special education services that are tailored to the needs and functional level of students with disabilities or with health and/or behavioral difficulties is an essential condition for ensuring their success in school and in everyday life as well as for their integration into all aspects of life in the future. In practice, the extent to which the special education system addresses this challenge varies from country to country and between types of disabilities. Studies have examined the ways in which eligibility for special education services is determined in various countries and the levels of functioning required in order to be eligible for these services, but they have not focused on special populations, such as students with mental or emotional difficulties, or students with rare diseases. Thus, knowledge regarding the eligibility of these students for special education services is lacking. The Special Education Division of the Ministry of Education asked the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute to prepare a review that would shed light on these issues.