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As we commemorate the recent International Woman’s Day Yewande Akintelu-Omoniyi and Maresa MacKeith reflect on education and employment for Disabled women, based their own lived experience and work at ALLFIE.

As we mark the recent United Nations Day of Social Justice, ALLFIE’s Capacity Development Officer, Lani Parker, reflects on last year’s impactful event and looks forward to the year ahead.

As we observe the United Nations Education Day ALLFIE’s Justice and Campaigns Officer, Iyiola Olafimihan, reflects on the past year and gives a heads up of what’s coming in 2024.

A Response to the King’s Speech 2023. By Edmore Masendeke, ALLFIE’s Policy and Research Officer.

Navin Kikabhai is collecting information for a research article to understand the challenges of public/academic engagement, and examine understanding and perspectives about the topic of conversation. Watch the video presentation ‘How educational systems respond to diversity, inclusion and social justice’, and answer a short questionnaire.

In this blog to mark George Floyd’s Anniversary on 25th May, ALLFIE’s Disabled Black Lives Matter (DBLM) group highlights its ongoing dedication to challenging racial and intersectional inequality of Black Disabled people, and promoting social justice for ALL Disabled people within the education system.

Blog by Amelia McLoughlan, Policy & Research Officer and Michelle Daley, Director.

ALLFIE is appalled, and yet unsurprised to see yet another investigation into the injustice of a ‘specialist’ setting, that found systematic and sustained abuse and denial of rights to Young Disabled people.

Today, the Department for Education published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan: Right Support, Right Place, Right Time. ALLFIE will publish a detailed response shorty, but in the meantime have pulled out 3 key areas which concern us greatly.

December briefing: ALLFIE’s response to the London Borough of Newham’s plan to open a new segregated school, plus a call to action!

Do you have something to say about your experience with mainstream schooling? ALLFIE wants to hear from Black and global majority Disabled children and their parents.

By Kariima Ali, ALLFIE’s Social Value in Education Researcher.

In this blog I stress the importance of thinking with intersectionality when challenging ongoing inequalities and injustices experienced by Disabled people within the education system. In particular, how the intersections of ableism/disablism, racism and other intersectional oppressions play out in practice which further increases social injustice in other areas of society.

This policy briefing is from the Disabled People’s Organisations Forum – a coalition of 40 Deaf and Disabled people’s led organisations, including ALLFIE. 
Call to Action: Email your MP before Thursday’s budget, asking them to reject austerity and protect Disabled lives.