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monica aresta on 17 Feb 09OECD Observer: General » Books . ?Attitudes are the real disability?, says Henry Holden, a well-known comedian and advocate for the disabled. Education is clearly important in this respect, but ironically, schools themselves have much to do in how they deal with disabled students. Whether teenagers are confined to a wheelchair or are struggling with epilepsy, dyslexia or depression, getting an education can be a tough test indeed. For the past few decades, schools have taken on increasing responsibility for educating youth with disabilities and mainstreaming them into regular classrooms. Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages , the fourth report in an ongoing OECD series on disabilities and education, takes a practical look at numbers, measuring how a sample of 17 countries provide for students with special needs. The countries surveyed all have, or are currently preparing, laws that ensure full access to education for all students, although with varying degrees of