Greece: Special Education—An Overview |
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| Abstract: | In 1906, the Home of the Blind was established in Athens. This institution continues to offer its services but now under the title "Centre for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind." In 1923, The National Institution for the Protection of the Deaf was set up, and this, too, continues to serve the education of the deaf and partially deaf children of school age, with its five branches in Thessaloniki, Patras, Volos, Drama, and Chania-Crete. In 1937 was established the still existing Protypon Special School of Athens for educable mentally handicapped children. The Hellenic Association for Protection and Rehabilitation of Physically Handicapped Children was set up in Athens in 1945. In 1964 was created the Psychological Centre of Northern Greece, in Thessaloniki, which provides special education for mentally handicapped children. The Special Education Division of the Ministry of Education came into being in 1970, to become in 1976 a Directorate in the General Directorate of General Education. In 1972 was established a one-year special education course in the Maraslion Didaskalion of Primary Education. Since 1975 this course has become of two years' duration and prepares teachers for the special education sector. In order to be accepted for the course, applicants must have five years of teaching experience in public schools and pass severe examinations. |
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