The debate on the inclusion of students with disabilitiesMalala Yousafzai (nd), the youngest person nominated for a Noble Peace Prize and an education activist, declared that: I do not speak for myself but for those who have no voice...those who fought for their rights...their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equal opportunities, their right to education. Yousafzai is a young education activist fighting for equal educational rights for women and girls in Pakistan (Malala Yousafzai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2014). Yousafzai became known to the world as a blogger for the BBC and for surviving an assassination attempt by a member of the Taliban in October 2012 (Malala Yousafzai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2014). Yousafzai's struggles for equality are the type of struggles that come to mind for many people when they think of the modern struggle for educational equality. She is the subject of an oppressive foreign government that risks her life for what she believes in. This is why many feel that the fight for educational equality is taking place in the most remote corners of the planet. When others think of the Deist struggle for educational equality, they may think of the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s. These decades are well known as the height of the American civil rights movement and liberation movement. women. Although great progress has been made over these decades, many agree that the fight for educational equality continues today. This statement is partly true when applied to the struggles of students with disabilities. The biggest obstacle facing students with disabilities in their attempt to achieve educational equality is the ongoing debate over middle of paper... ...r over what is best for each student. And while increased funding might be the answer to reconciling these differences, the ultimate solution may lie in increased public awareness of the challenges faced by students with disabilities. Because it is only through increased awareness that access to this essential financing will be made possible. This awareness will therefore ultimately allow disabled students to have access to educational equality. However, if this goal is not achieved, these students will continue to suffer the negative consequences of being denied access to education. If, fortunately, the majority of American students do not have to fear assassins, their future nevertheless remains in depth on "their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equal opportunities, their right to education”. » (Yousafzai, nd.).