Children's Disability Policy in a Global World: A Question of Convergence

As was symbolically demonstrated by their agreement to the United Nations Salamanca Statement on the Education of All Disabled Children, the governments of Canada, the United States, and Mexico share the goal of improving opportunities for children and youth with disabilities. This article examines the convergence of dominant ideologies of policies targeting opportunities for children with disabilities in Canada, the United States, and Mexico during the last years of the 20th century. This policy arena is used as a case study for social policies evolved and constructed during an era of formulation of international trade agreements.