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|b Given that special needs children have the right to go learning in hand with other children of their own age, and given that they have the right to express themselves and abilities within the commonly prevailing learning atmosphere, every society has to ensure and protect these rights. \ Defending this cause, the present study starts with introducing the meaning of inclusion, its importance, its types, and its requirements. Then, a special attention has been paid to the questions of identifying the inclusion schools, the special needs children who are suitable for inclusion, the mechanisms of inclusion, and the problems of inclusion processes. \ The pros and cons of special needs children inclusion in ordinary schools have also been discussed in this study with reference to children suffering learning difficulties, motor defects, blindness or hard seeing, deafness or hearing loss, speaking deficits, congenital heart defects, mental retard, and autism. \ The study concludes that any school district has to take the time necessary to devise a good and efficient plan before implementing any inclusion practice. Paying attention to special education students and staff is only half a strategy. Planning should involve all stakeholders in the preparation of the entire educational program. Real inclusion involves restructuring of the school's entire program and requires constant assessment of practices and results. Research that is more comprehensive must be done as inclusion becomes widespread.
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