The right to education is protected under international law and specific requirements have been proposed to ensure reasonable accommodation of people with disabilities in accessing services such as training and education. However, people with intellectual disabilities still experience mammoth barriers in getting mainstream training and education. The right to education is protected by an international human rights framework and is included in UN Covenants and a number of UN Conventions.

There were several structural barriers identified and perhaps the most significant was the lack of availability in mainstream providers of appropriate levels of training programs to suit the mental capacity of intellectually disabled individuals. Although post leaving certificate courses (PLCs) have been around to become an alternative to higher education, they are still not enough support for these programs to flourish.

People with intellectual disabilities cannot be considered as a homogeneous group. They certainly do not have the same …show more content…
It is also necessary to have a Disabilities Teacher who is responsible for ensuring the availability of class support. The types of support depend on the student’s needs. The second teacher is necessary to guard against stigmatising of intellectually disabled students. A lot of students with intellectual disabilities in mainstream courses attend tutorials. The tutorial teacher’s qualifications should also depend on the student’s training needs and the course requirements. If the course content is highly technical and if the practical skills that are required to learn are specific to the trade, it may be appropriate to have an industry teacher to conduct the tutorials. In this case, Disabilities Teacher assists the industry teacher in determining the appropriate training strategies as well as in preparing adapted teaching