Examples of Barriers to Education

Negative attitudes of teachers, school administrators, parents, and peers about the ability of persons with disabilities to learn and actively participate in education;
Legislation and policy that explicitly excludes persons with disabilities from education systems;
Lack of legislation and policy that promotes inclusive education;
Lack of adequate funding to promote inclusive education;
Lack of accessible transportation to educational facilities;
Physical barriers to educational facilities (for example, lack of ramps, inaccessible bathrooms, and inaccessible classrooms);
Lack of materials in accessible formats, such as large print, Braille, plain language, or visual representations of verbal information;
Lack of alternate forms of communication, such as sign language or Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART), or facilitated communication; and
Lack of teacher-training on inclusive education, resulting in a shortage of qualified teachers and support staff.