SDG 4 and PWDs: Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for all Persons with Disabilities
ABSTRACT The Sustainable Development Goals number 4 (SDG 4) aims to achieve inclusive and equitable quality education for all. Therefore, this article focuses on persons with disabilities, by analysing the international normative frameworks on disability and education and addresses the challenges persons with disabilities face in accessing education on the basis of available evidence. It also analyzed the situation of persons with disabilities in education, and current practices in some countries regarding access to education for persons with disabilities. The article likewise concludes with suggestions on the way forward on how to ensure inclusive and equatable quality education for persons with disabilities. Keywords: Inclusive Education, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). INTRODUCTION The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank (2011), estimated that around 15% of the global population (one billion people) have disabilities. Likewis