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What is inclusive education? What is the social model? Find the answers here

What is inclusive education?


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What are the social and medical models of disability?


Historically, disability has been seen as a medical issue, but the modern Disabled people’s movement says it is a social issue. What does this mean?

What is a DPO?


DPO stands for Disabled People’s Organisation. What are DPOs and why are they important?

Why do we use a capital D for Disabled?


Disability – a shared identity. Find out here also about the difference between disability and impairment.

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