should enact and clarify laws to advance policies that adapt educational services in a manner that provides access to populations with disabilities (within the limits of available resources). The Disabilities Convention affirms the right of people with disabilities to education.272 This Convention requires States to ensure an inclusive education system directed to the dual aims of education,273 to the development of the personality, talents, creativity and mental and physical abilities of disabled people, and to enabling people with disabilities to participate effectively in a free society. In realising the right of people with disabilities to education, States shall ensure: • That persons with disabilities are not excluded from the general education system on the basis of disability, and that children with disabilities are not excluded from free and compulsory primary and secondary education on the basis of disability; • That persons with disabilities can access an inclusive, quality, free primary and secondary education on an equal basis with others in the communities in which they live; • That persons with disabilities are able to access general tertiary education, vocational training, adult education and lifelong learning without discrimination and on an equal basis with others; • Reasonable accommodation of the individual’s requirements; • That persons with disabilities receive the support required, within the general education system, to facilitate their effective education; and • That effective individualised support measures are provided in environments that maximise academic and social development, consistent with the goal of full inclusion. Further, under the Disabilities Convention, States must enable persons with disabilities to learn life and social development skills to facilitate their full and equal participation in education and as members of the community. Appropriate measures in this regard include: • Facilitating the learning of Braille, alternative script, augmentative and alternative modes, means and formats of communication, orientation and mobility skills, and facilitating peer support and mentoring; 272 United Nations International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Disabilities Convention was adopted by the General Assembly on 13 December 2006 and will be open for signature and ratification by States on 30 March 2007. It will enter into force after 20 countries have ratified it. These paragraphs are based on article 24 of the Disabilities Convention. 273 These aims are the full development of the individual and the strengthening of respect for human rights. These aims are discussed under term of reference (i). 102