In Motherlode, a parent of a severely disabled child writes about the need for specialized schools, not regular public schools. In public schools, kids with severe disabilities are stigmatized.

We still need self-contained special education schools, and we need them to be rigorous and well-funded. Only when we honestly admit that we need these schools can we get down to the hard work of educating kids with disabilities, no matter what the setting. We cannot truly celebrate the diversity of people with disabilities if we fail to acknowledge the diversity among people with disabilities, and rise to meet the varied needs of all.

Schools are increasingly keeping kids with disabilities in district in order to save money. But, honestly, many are doing a crappy job of caring for those kids.