925 Students’ voices: The perceptions of students with Intellectual Developmental Disability and their classmates with typical development Gilada Avissar and Tali Heiman Abstract Research about inclusive education point to several aspects needed for implementation: social integration, which is cardinal for both groups of students; access, participation and a sense of belonging; accommodations and feasibility to ward unleashing personal potential. Even though students comprise the largest population in any educational settings their voice is hardly ever at the center of attention. This chapter presents the perceptions of two groups of students with regards to the implementation of inclusive education: those with Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) who attend inclusive classes and their typically developed classmates. Their voice is elicited from these perceptions. The perspective of classmates is crucial to teaching and learning as well as to social integration. The findings relate to the experiences and perceptions of both groups of students, as well as to the satisfaction of students with IDD and the attitudes of the students with typical development. Chapter on page 573
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