The debate on whether or not it is necessary to integrate children with disabilities has been discussed for many years. Mainstream refers to “the integration of children with special educational problems, such as a physical handicap, into mainstream classrooms and activities” (dictionary.com). As of now, parents can choose for their children whether to send them to a separate school to cater for their learning difficulties or to a public school, private school, etc. of their choice. There are many different opinions on this issue, as one would expect. Whether these are opinions from parents of healthy children, parents of children with learning disabilities, teachers, principals, the list goes on. “It has been more than 30 years since the federal government first declared that children of different abilities should not automatically be separated from each other in school,” says Shah, in his article on the idea of ​​integrating students . How society will feel about the idea depends a lot on how you present the topic. People may believe that students should not be integrated just because disabled children are not good enough to be in a class with all the other students in the school. Some people may be of the opinion that pupils with learning difficulties should be sent to different schools and/or classes, simply because students there could receive specific help for their disability. In his article, Shah also quotes Whitbread, who says: “Is the baby breathing? So they belong to a normal class. I think people respond to the civil rights argument that it's wrong to separate children. Would you put all the blue-eyed children in one classroom? Of course you wouldn't do that." If... middle of paper... if he attended a special school for disabled people or a mainstream school, the student should be able to adapt to learning and the requirements for higher learning. These students with disabilities are just as important as any other student and, therefore, should have the same opportunities to pursue a great college experience. Every student who graduates from high school can decide whether to attend college the following fall. The choice of where should be a decision made by families, and this should be the case for every family, whether it is a disabled family or not. The decision about where the student will attend university should not be made by the government, nor should the university accept or reject students based on their learning abilities. Student qualification should not be based on ID in the understanding that everyone has potential.