Meeting the needs of children with disabilities aron laudan y loprest pamela j urban institute press seldom do the needs of children with disabilities divide neatly along program lines instead children and their families navigate a large complex and fragmented array of programs with inconsistent eligibility standards application . Desmond toohey is a research assistant at the urban institute and joshua m wiener is senior fellow and program director for aging disability and long term care at rti international the views expressed here should not be attributed to rti international publisher the urban institute 2100 m street nw washington dc 20037. Inclusive school communities are educational settings in which students with disabilities have opportunities to participate and receive support in all aspects of school life alongside peers who do not have disabilities in an inclusive system special educators specialized instructional support personnel general educators and other education personnel work together to address the needs of . Building back better toward a disability inclusive accessible and sustainable post covid 19 world the international day of persons with disabilities idpd is annually observed on 3 december to