Le Thi Thuy Hang

Policies on Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities in Vietnam Le Thi Thuy Hang

This article traces the history of inclusive education policy development, laws that have been promulgated, and the dissemination of policy and legal rights and responsibilities through conferences, seminars and university coursework in Vietnam since 1995 when the responsibility for educating children with disabilities shifted from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to the Ministry of Education and Training. Numerous standards of practice related to roles and responsibilities and recommendations for improvements in policy and practice are shared as well as lessons learned from external evaluation efforts that will be valuable for further development and refinement of policies to forward inclusive education in Vietnam.