Inclusion Now 51 Autumn 2018

Global Disability Summit and voices from around the world, beyond IQ, putting the principles of the Children & Families Act into practice, legal question around the “tendency to physical abuse” and more…

Young man (Amen Tesfay) featured on cover of Inclusion Now 51

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Inclusion Now 51 Autumn 2018

Editorial

Jess Cahill rounds up this edition

“Find your voice” – Amen Tesfay

Eighteen year old Amen Tesfay was one of a number of speakers at the recent Labour Party Conference who declared he was neuro diverse while making a great speech.

Article 24 workshop

Do YOU know what Article 24 is? Maybe you have heard of it but think it sounds a bit technical? In full it is Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and it deals with education. It guarantees the right of Disabled learners to be in mainstream education […]

Legal guide: the right to mainstream

ALLFIE will be adding more resources to its new website that you may find useful. A new addition is a legal guide by barrister Steve Broach which looks at how families may be able to use the law in making the case for their child to be in mainstream.

Global Disability Summit

Michelle Daley and Richard Rieser report on the first Global Disability Summit, the controversy around it and associated events.

International Inclusion: voices from the Global Disability Summit

At the Global Disability Summit, Michelle Daley, ALLFIE’s interim Director, asked delegates from around the world about the state of inclusive education in their countries.

Beyond Intelligence Testing

Following an earlier piece (see Inclusion Now 46) on the failings of intelligence testing, educational psychologist Colin Newton looks at alternative means of assessment.

The Principles of the Children and Families Act

Embedded practice or neglected words? Zena Martin offers some recommendations on making it practical.

Currents Of Change

We at Inclusion Now stumbled across a recent research article via Twitter that looks at the challenges education professionals at one FE college faced over time in trying to implement inclusive practice. We asked its author, David Meir, to tell us more about himself and about his research.

Help Allfie’s Research On School Accessibility Plans

Join our focus groups around the country

“Social Policy First Hand”

Chapter review

UK Disability History Month

In 2018 our theme is Disability and Music. We hope you will support us by spreading the word, organising activities and donating to UKDHM. We want to explore the links between music and the experience of disablement in a world where the barriers people with impairments face can be overwhelming.

Legal Question – Inclusion Now 51

Question: “My son Martin has undiagnosed ADHD and tends to fight with other children when bored during lessons and break times. The school say they have to consider other children’s safety and have decided to exclude him as he will not stop fighting despite requests to do so. They have provided him with some SEN […]

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ALLFIE’s campaign for Inclusive Education as a human right is backed by funders and donors who reject the systemic segregation of Disabled people from society.