Foreword by Richard Rose. Introduction: 1. Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Classroom: Challenges, Lacuna and Future Direction PART I: Foundational and Conceptual Considerations 2. Foundational and Legal Basis for Inclusive Education and Future Directions 3. Universal Design and Inclusive Participation 4. Parent Perspectives and Beliefs on Inclusive Education for Students with Intellectual Disability 5. Attitudes of People without Disabilities towards Peoples with Disabilities: Perspectives of Higher Education Students 6. Translating Statutory Guidance into Inclusive Practice in the Classroom: The Case of England 7. Attitudes Towards an Unfamiliar Peer with Complex Communication Needs Using an iPad with AAC Software and a Communication Board: Perspectives of Adolescents with Physical Disabilities PART II: Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives 8. Right to Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities: Exploring the Gap through the Indian and Canadian Legal Prism 9. Paradoxes of Inclusion and Segregation Through the Lens of Students and Teachers: Perspective from Japan 10. Participation of Children with Disabilities and Their Peers in Low-and Middle-income Countries: Comparison of Children with and without Disabilities 11. Perceived Strengths of Autistic People and Roadmap for Intervention: Parents and Practitioners Perspectives 12. Inclusive Classrooms as Thinking Spaces l³!