This article explores the extent to which the right to basic education of learners with disabilities in South Africa was guaranteed during the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses the Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education (Centre for Child Law) as the main canvas for discussion. It argues that, notwithstanding its normative compliance with the international regime of the right to an inclusive basic education, the government has failed learners with disabilities during COVID-19. An examination of Centre for Child Law reveals that, not only did the government's directions for the phased return to school exclude learners with disabilities, they also required the closure of special schools where compliance with social distancing rules was impossible. This violated the right to inclusive education and substantive equality of learners with disabilities and highlighted the need to advance these rights through reasonable accommodation initiatives.

本文探讨了在 COVID-19 大流行期间南非残疾学习者的基础教育权利得到保障的程度。它使用儿童法中心诉基础教育部长（儿童法中心）作为讨论的主要画布。它认为，尽管政府在规范上遵守了包容性基础教育权的国际制度，但在 COVID-19 期间，政府让残疾学习者失败了。儿童法中心的审查透露，政府关于分阶段返校的指示不仅将残疾学生排除在外，还要求关闭无法遵守社交距离规则的特殊学校。这侵犯了残疾学习者接受包容性教育和实质性平等的权利，并强调需要通过合理的便利举措来推进这些权利。