.............................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Relationship between disability, poverty and education ............................................................... 5 Education and disability: evidence at the regional level and levers for change ............................. 8 India .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Policy and legislative developments in India since 2000 .............................................................. 16 Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) ........................................................................................................... 17 Right to Education Act, 2009 ........................................................................................................ 19 Specific legislative and policy developments in relation to children with disabilities .................. 19 Financial commitment towards educating children with disabilities ........................................... 21 Research insights at the level of schools and classrooms ............................................................ 22 Pakistan ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Policy developments in relation to education of children with disabilities .................................. 25 Insights from school and classroom based processes .................................................................. 29 Key priorities for policies related to post 2015 agenda .................................................................... 30 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................ 33 Appendix 1: Reasons for lack of reliable statistical data .................................................................. 33 Appendix 2: Differences in Ministerial responsibilities (India) ......................................................... 34 Appendix 3: Right to Education Act and Disability (India) ................................................................ 35 Appendix 4: Amendments in the Persons with Disabilities Act (India) ............................................. 36