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Abstract Students with disabilities are the most excluded children from education but inclusive education is the most effective approach to give them a fair chance to go to school with normal peers. Aim of the study: Assess needs and problems of students with disabilities enrolled in inclusive governmental school in Ismailia city. Design: A descriptive design was utilized in this study. Setting: The present study was conducted in nine inclusive governmental schools in Ismailia city. Sample: A purposive sample of 163 students with disabilities and their parents, 27 teachers, 9 social workers and 9 psychologists. Tools of data collection: Three tools named: 1-structured interview questionnaire about personal characteristics of disabled students and their parents, disability profile, needs and problems of disabled students, 2-school personnel perspective questionnaire about personal data, needs and problems as mentioned by school personnel and 3-school physical environment observational checklist. Results: 93.9% of the studied students their needs were unmet while more than half 59.5% of the studied students had many problems and the majority 89% of the observed schools had fair environmental condition for inclusion of disabled students. Conclusion: Students with disabilities in inclusive governmental schools encountered a varied range of problems and had several unmet needs. Also, there was a significant difference between studied student’s educational level and their needs and problems. Recommendations: Educational program in schools for students with disabilities about healthy lifestyle, hygienic practices, dental care, and routine physical checkup. |