integration of general education teachers, professionals, and special education teachers; lack of a case manager system, etc.). The NHRC will continue to monitor the implementation of the IEP system. Educational Resources Fail to Respond to the Need for Transitioning 94. Lack of a time frame for full inclusion: See §104 of NHRC's Independent Opinions on the Second CRPD Report.77 95. Qualified Teaching Personnel in Special Education: The NHRC has pointed out in §11178 of its Independent Opinions on the Second CRPD Report that qualified special education teachers was unevenly distributed across Taiwan, and the percentages of qualified special education teachers in nearly half of the cities/counties were lower than the national average. According to the Yearbook of Special Education Statistics79, the ratio of qualified teachers in special education in some cities/counties has been lagging behind for a long time; among the various education levels, the ratio in preschools and junior high schools needs to be significantly improved. 96. Educational resources in remote areas: In 2017, the Legislative Yuan passed the Act for Education Development of Schools in Remote Areas, which allocates $2 million every three years to assist schools in these areas to improve campus infrastructure, equipment or teaching equipment, teaching materials, teaching aids, and funding for students to attend school. However, the schools did not take into account the special needs of students with disabilities in the rural areas when using the funds. 97. Employment transition: According to NGOs' feedback, the current curriculum for students with intellectual disabilities attending senior high schools is based on the service cluster curriculum. However, in some cities/counties, although there are more than two schools following the curriculum, they offer courses with the same subjects, 80 which limits students' choices. Moreover, the internship program is not 77 78 79 80 Opinions on the Second National Report of Republic of China (Taiwan) on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Mandarin Chinese - https://nhrc.cy.gov.tw/monitor/opinion/detail? id=aade61515752-4451-a3e4-4b54bb989d82; English - https://nhrc.cy.gov.tw/enUS/monitor/opinion/detail?id=382a1457-7e24-4a29-ba87-f0b11875d2eb Same as the previous footnote. Source: https://stastic.set.edu.tw/BookShelf/ Source: The K-12 Education Administration (MOE) website for adaptive placement for students with disabilities. (https://adapt.set.edu.tw/) 50