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Inclusive education came as a necessity to the inadequacies of integrated education which partly succeeded in integrating children who did not have the characteristics of typical ones that did not fit into "normality", making it difficult to bring to typical children the existence of a "different", "special" child. Inclusive school is a step further in the process of attenuating and eliminating educational barriers between ordinary and disabled children. The ideal of the school for all is a school that does not exclude (through selection and marginalization in varied forms, direct or indirect), but includes, accepts and valorizes the children, even very different, formerly excluded. Promoting the inclusive education implies knowing and making available, on a larger scale than hitherto, the knowledge and skills traditionally acquired in special education. In conclusion, it is necessary to resize the forms of education according to the changes in our society.

Keywords: alternative structures; inclusive education; integrated education; special education

Introduction

Equality does not necessarily mean uniformity. The sign of equality is given by respect for those next to us and the possibility of communication that we have to capitalize on.

What is integration? Integration is the process where learners with special needs are absorbed in traditional education. Integration involves different techniques, services, and adaptation methods. For the most part, these are formal structures designed to help pupils adapt or integrate into ordinary education. It is an institutionalized way to educate children and young people with disabilities and other special needs in ordinary schools and classes, or in school structures as close as possible to ordinary ones, if not even within them. Integrated education seeks to remove the perception of special schools as segregation school units (UNESCO Salamanca, 1994).

What is inclusion? Inclusion is the process of educating children in a way that benefits all students...

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