What Is The Least Restrictive Environment

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Inclusion
Inclusion in terms of individuals with exceptionalities, references the ability to participate in the environment. Everyone should have the right to participate in any given environment if they have the ability to do so. Therefore, people with disabilities should not be uninclined in activities located at the school, the work, and the community.
Attending school is crucial for one with with disabilities. It’s an environment for learning not only academics, but learning how to socialize with others and to learn more about oneself. This means that those with disabilities should not be with held from school even if attending school has not benefit for the child. Some children with disabilities will be designated in the general education …show more content…

This depends on the least restrictive environment. Least restrictive environment (LRE) is the setting that is closest to a general education classroom and also meets the child’s special educational needs. Students can also spend certain periods of the day in general and then go to special education classroom. It all boils down to the LRE. The LRE is determined by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) which is determined by an IEP team. The IEP is a program specifically designed for the child with a disability and tracks the progress of the child. Within the IEP includes the LRE. The IEP team consists of teachers, special education teachers, parents, and other school members. In regards to learning, the IEP determines what academics the child will learning. Some may learn more academics aspects such as math and reading, while others may learn more functional aspects such as cooking and buttoning their shirt. Another aspect of school is socializing with peers. If the child with a disability is placed in a special …show more content…

Employers may see them as slow or unbeneficial to the company. Likewise, if someone who has a disability and has the mental capacity and physical ability to work, they should have the right to work. Just because they have a disability doesn’t make them any less capable to complete a task than someone without a disorder. There are many people with disorders who have found employment even though they have a disorder. For example, in the show the Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper is a child prodigy with a genius level IQ and he has Asperger’s syndrome. Even though he has a type of autism he got a job at a prestigious university. However, those who have physical and or mental limitations may not be able to work due to the severity of the disability. For example, someone with Duchene’s Muscular dystrophy, a muscle weakness, may be able to work for a period of time. However, the will eventually have to stop since the disease is a progressive disorder. Therefore, people with disabilities should be allowed to receive employment in

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