to field trips, and that the Ministry will keep track of schools’ practice.
The NHRC will continue to monitor the actual implementation to
address the aforementioned issues.
89. The Government completed phase 1 of the teacher empowerment and
advocacy initiative for adapted physical education (PE) in 2017-2020.
According to the Yearbook of Physical Education Statistics for the 2019
Academic Year, 74 "insufficient teachers or personnel" is selected by
the majority of respondents (56.21%) as the most common challenge in
adapted physical education. In addition, for a long time, students with
disabilities have been almost always isolated from physical education
classes during their school years. Most of the IEP meetings held in
schools focus on learning, and there is a lack of discussions on physical
activity, recreation, and social participation for students with
disabilities.
90. The Government has not yet obtained the coverage rate of accessible
school environment, and some special education schools still do not
have 100% accessibility, according to the written reply from the MOE.75
The Ministry claims it will conduct a comprehensive campus
accessibility inventory by the end of June 2022, and establish a yearly
improvement plan with a budget to assist in the improvement. The
NHRC will continue to monitor the improvement of campus
accessibility.
91. Recommendations:
(1) In addition to taking stock of the problems encountered by
students with disabilities during field trips, the Government
should also review the staffing of assistants to special education
students at all levels of schools and the difficulties in self-funding
the staff, and devise complementary measures. This practice will
help implement General Comment No. 4 of the CRPD, which
protects equal participation of students with disabilities and
promote their rights to cultural, leisure, and recreational
activities.
(2) Physical education (PE) is an important opportunity to
implement equality, value individual differences, and promote
peer interaction and learning in inclusive education. So, schools
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Source: https://www.sa.gov.tw/Resource/Ebook/637475158250098218.pdf
By the end of 2021, the improvement rate of accessible space (including indoor guide paths, ramps
and handrails, and toilet) in Nanzhih Special School was 83%.
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