be present within the schools and that implementation of compulsory education was a must for all children. Provisions for special education were a main part of the reform. The speed of placing students who had been denied in the past into schools had increased. There were so many children needing education and they found out how to get it to them effectively. Goals like equal opportunities and excellence for all was the focus post-Mao-China. In 1982, new laws mandated education and social support for those with special educational needs. In 1986, The Compulsory Education Law of the People's Republic of China was passed by the National People's Congress. This supported the idea that states had to establish special schools or classes for those that had disabilities in hearing, vision, or intellect. This law started the foundation for special education in China. Since the 80s, China has included children with disabilities in to the general education classrooms within the districts that they reside. This idea is termed, sui ban jiu du and this simply means "learning in a regular classroom". The students needing special education services are placed in general education classrooms for more reasons than one. It helped to resolve the issues of low enrollment rates of children with disabilities and the lack of special education teachers. It has become very successful and effective education approach in China. The Salamanca Statement asked that nations to investigate the idea of inclusive education and adopt it to help achieve Education for All. Inclusion was an idea that helped people envision that everyone possessed the right to learn and to participate fully in the classroom. This empowered everyone involved and embraced difference and diversity. It is about equal opportunities for effective education. It is about children having the opportunity to receive services in high-quality and age appropriate general education classrooms. It is about having support from all around and knowing that they are accepted and belong in that community. It is about reaching and meeting the needs of all learners and that is the goal of the education system in China. See also Inclusion Inclusive classroom Special Assistance Program (Australian education) Least Restrictive Environment Resource room Language deprivation in deaf and hard of hearing children References External links Wall Street Journal "Parents of Disabled Students Push for Separate Classes" Special education. (2002). Retrieved Nov. 26, 2005. History of idea. (n.d.). Retrieved Nov. 26,