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More Education/Integration: A further collection of readings on the integration of children with mental handicaps into regular school systems

This book includes lots of personal stories as well as discussion on professional debates such as whether the concept of "least restrictive environment" is outmoded. These debates take on life as stories of children's' and families' experiences explain and illustrate the arguments.

Attributions of the social acceptance and integration of children with mild intellectual disability

An academic article that looks at the possible acceptance and integration of a child with developmental disability into two differently structured schools.

Day care and the integration of disabled children in Norway

Eriksen takes us on a journey through the Norwegian day care system for pre-school aged children. He begins with the historical trends that led to centre based care being almost universally accepted as a supplement to parental care.

The Nonrestrictive Environment: on Community Integration for People with the Most Severe Disabilities

". . . This manual starts off with an introduction that outlines some basic principles for community integration. We next move to a critique of . . the notion that people with disabilities need to live in facilities ranging from the most restrictive to the least restrictive.

The Preschool Checklist: Integration of Children with Severe Disabilities

This checklist is designed to promote inclusion and is designed to be used by pre-school teachers to improve the educational and social growth of students with and without disabilities.

The Integration Aide - A Handbook

This is the third booklet in the "Supporting Inclusive Schooling" series. The booklet is based on the experiences of many integration aides, school staff, students and parents.

The Integration Teacher - a guide for Schools

This is the fourth booklet in the series "Supporting Inclusive Schooling". It stresses the role of the integration teacher or co-ordinator in bringing about the successful educational and social inclusion of students with disability.

The Integration Assistant: benefits, challenges and recommendations

This article draws heavily on the experiences of a Victorian primary school. The authors identify key qualities needed in an integration assistant and argue that policies for integration assistants should match actual roles and responsibilities.

Everybody's Different; Everybody's the Same. Effective Practice in Integration

This book shows positive examples of stories of selected children with support needs who were integrated into regular classrooms under the Victorian Government's Policy on Integration.

Talking Points: A part of the community: social integration and neighbourhood networks

It's important that people with disability do more than just live in the community - they need to have a sense of belonging and being accepted.