01021nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001653001500042653001400057653001500071653001400086100002000100700001200120245003800132856006400170490000600234520061100240       2016                            d10aAcceptance10aAwareness10aDisability10aInclusion1 aO'Rourke-Lang C1 aLevy RV00aThe global context of disability.  uhttp://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/viewFile/317/2140 v33 a<p>This issue of Global Education Review examines the global context of disability and how in different geographic locations, socioeconomic factors, domestic policy, and disability perspectives impact access to special education services, and the types of resources and interventions available to individuals with diverse learning needs. Practices in countries including India, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Liberia, and Kenya were studied and implications for meeting the special education needs for children and adults with disabilities and their families are discussed.</p>