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 74 75 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%. 48

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