Portugal's special education law: implementing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in policy and practice

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was introduced in Portuguese education law as the compulsory system to guide eligibility policy and practice in special education. This paper describes the implementation of the ICF and its utility in the assessment process...

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Main Author: Sanches-Ferreira, Manuela (author)
Other Authors: Simeonsson, Rune J (author), Silveira-Maia, Mónica (author), Alves, Sílvia (author), Tavares, Ana (author), Pinheiro, Sara (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/12642
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/12642