During the last few years a number of western countries have made recommendations through reports and legislation that they felt would provide significant educational benefits for handicapped children through the modification of their educational systems. Great Britain has also been mindful that changes should be made to provide a more meaningful education for exceptional children and established a committee under the Chairmanship of Mary Warnock to investigate special education. Salient recommendations from the resultant document, entitled Special Educational Needs: Report of the Committee of Enquiry into the Education of Handicapped Children and Young People are presented.
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