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consistency. The plan should be informed by a comprehensive analysis of the current
context pertaining to inclusive education in order to provide a baseline from which to
progress, including data on, for example, current budgetary allocations, quality of data
collection methods, numbers of children with disabilities out of school, challenges and
barriers, existing laws and policies, key concerns of persons with disabilities, families and
the State party.
65.
States parties must introduce independent, effective, accessible, transparent, safe and
enforceable complaints mechanisms and legal remedies in cases of violations of the right to
education. Persons with disabilities must have access to justice systems that understand
how to accommodate persons with disabilities and are capable of addressing disabilitybased claims. States parties must also ensure that information about the right to education
and about how to challenge a denial or violation of that right must be widely disseminated
and publicized to persons with disabilities, with the involvement of their representative
organizations.
66.
Inclusive education is incompatible with institutionalization. States parties must
engage in a well-planned and structured process of de-institutionalization of persons with
disabilities. Such a process must address: a managed transition setting out a defined time
frame for the transition; the introduction of a legislative requirement to develop community
based provision; the re-direction of funds and the introduction of multidisciplinary
frameworks to support and strengthen community-based services; the provision of support
for families; and collaboration and consultation with organizations representing persons
with disabilities, including children with disabilities, as well as parents or caregivers.
Pending the process of de-institutionalization, persons in institutional care settings should
be given access to inclusive education with immediate effect by linking them with inclusive
academic institutions in the community.
67.
Early childhood interventions can be particularly valuable for children with
disabilities, serving to strengthen their capacity to benefit from education and promoting
their enrolment and attendance. All such interventions must guarantee respect for the
dignity and autonomy of the child. In line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, including Sustainable Development Goal 4, States parties are urged to ensure
access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education, together
with the provision of support and training to parents and caregivers of young children with
disabilities. If identified and supported early, young children with disabilities are more
likely to transition smoothly into pre-primary and primary inclusive education settings.
States parties must ensure coordination between all relevant ministries, authorities and
bodies as well as organizations of persons with disabilities and other non-governmental
partners.
68.
In accordance with article 31, States parties must collect appropriate disaggregated
data to formulate policies, plans and programmes to fulfil their obligations under article 24.
They must introduce measures to address the lack of accurate data on prevalence of persons
with different impairments, as well as the lack of sufficient quality research and data
relating to access to, permanence in and progress within education, provision of reasonable
accommodation and the associated outcomes. Census, survey and administrative data,
including data from the Education Management Information System, must capture
information on students with disabilities, including those still living in institutional settings.
States parties should also gather disaggregated data and evidence on the barriers that
prevent persons with disabilities from having access to, remaining in and making progress
in inclusive quality education to enable the adoption of effective measures to dismantle
such barriers. Strategies must be adopted to overcome the exclusion of persons with
disabilities from standard quantitative and qualitative data-gathering mechanisms, including
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