A new report has shown how black disabled pupils in mainstream schools are exposed to “systemic and structural barriers and injustice”. It calls for disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and racial justice movements to work together to amplify the voices of black […]
Education
Reforms to disabled students’ support ‘will confuse and dilute our rights’
‘Game-changing’ £1.5 million will fuel ALLFIE’s fight for inclusive education
Third of young people with SEN experienced violent bullying last year, says government
Disabled students told their access needs are ‘a nuisance’, survey finds
UK Disability History Month begins with call for action on disablism in education
Only one in three disabled PhD students receive the support they need, report finds
Deaf student could be forced out of UK after university’s interpreter refusal
Concern over expansion of supported internship scheme ‘with potential for exploitation’
Government’s SEND plan is ‘wholly insufficient’ and ‘an all-round failure’
The government’s new plans for improving education for disabled children and young people have been described as “wholly insufficient” and an “all-round failure” by disabled people’s organisations. Alongside the long-awaited improvement plan, ministers have announced another “tranche” of new special schools […]