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Country Report - Bulgaria

3rd Workshop on Training of Teachers of the Visually Impaired in Europe,
Warsaw, Poland, 3 - 6 April 2002


by mr Vladimir Radoulov and mrs Mira Tzvetkova

1. Legislation

A law, called "Protection, rehabilitation and social integration of disabled people" passed in 1996. This law regulates the right for integrated education.

2. Provisions

The staff involved are called "resource teachers". They give also lessons in O&M, ADL etc.

3. Relation with the Special School for the v.i.

There is a very close co-operation as the first resource centres were established within the Special Schools for the VI. Special schools support the children in mainstream schools.

4. Training of itinerant teachers

They are trained at the University. It is an important part of the training of teachers of the v.i.


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