Inclusion Now 67 | Autumn 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Inclusion Now magazine, with inclusive education news including Young Disabled people’s voices, Government SEND reform, the legacy of eugenics in education and effects on society, capacity building the Disability Movement, UK Disability History Month, and more.

Welcome to the 67th edition of Inclusion Now magazine. Text and audio versions are in the articles below, or you can read it in magazine format on Issuu.

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Editorial

By Catherine Bebbington, Inclusion Now Magazine Editor and ALLFIE Communications Officer

Will introducing the Advanced British Standard ensure that no child is left behind?

By Edmore Masendeke, ALLFIE’s Policy and Research Officer

Miro Griffiths: “Young people’s voices matter and should be recognised with authority and with influence”

ALLFIE’s ‘Our Voice’ project members interviewed Dr Miro Griffiths on youth involvement in Disabled People’s Organisations, and the intersection of academia and disability activism.

Eugenics in education and its effects on society

The legacy of eugenics in education. By Michelle Daley, ALLFIE Director, and Yewande Akintelu-Omoniyi, Our Voice Project Youth Officer

Building the capacity of the Disability Movement to campaign on ending poverty for Disabled children, Young people and their families

By Iyiola Olafimihan, ALLFIE’s Capacity Building Development Officer

Outcasts: Parent voice

By Tom McDonough

Hear my voice

By Blake Williamson

Inclusive support and relationships: Personal assistants

By Maresa Mackeith, ALLFIE’s Youth Parliamentary Officer

What Could be the Impact of a 20% cut in new EHCPs on Disabled Children and Young People?

By Edmore Masendeke, ALLFIE’s Policy and Research Officer

We should be wary of Government SEND initiatives, but Is the SEND Change Programme an opportunity to develop Inclusive Practice?

By Richard Rieser World of Inclusion

UK Disability History Month

This year Disability History Month runs from 16th November to 16th December. The theme is Disability, Children and Youth.

Legal Question

This legal question was posed by Edmore Masendeke, Michelle Daley, and Louise Arnold. It was answered by Eve French from Simpson Millar Solicitors.

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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.