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Children with disabilities still left out of French schools, activists warn

A pupil with autism does school work with the help of a learning support assistant at a school with a specialised unit for children with disabilities in Cenon, near Bordeaux in south-western France, on 2 September 2022. © AFP - PHILIPPE LOPEZ

As a new school year approaches in France, a disability rights movement is warning that thousands of children yet again face exclusion because of a lack of teaching and facilities adapted to their needs.

According to Unapei, an association that represents people with intellectual disabilities and their families, the shortage of support means many children spend six hours a week or less in school.

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