Disabled activists have today “thrown the gauntlet down” to the new Labour government, as more than 100 protesters gathered opposite the House of Commons to call for action to address the damage caused by 14 years of Conservative rule. They demanded […]
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Anger over government’s ‘gleeful’ announcement of yet more special schools
The government’s policy of opening more and more special schools is stripping funding from mainstream settings and handing it to profit-making bodies, disabled campaigners have warned. They said the government was allowing these organisations to make “huge profits” through the “institutionalisation […]
Black disabled pupils face systemic barriers and injustice at school, says new report
‘Game-changing’ £1.5 million will fuel ALLFIE’s fight for inclusive education
Parliamentary meeting demands end to segregation and abuse of young disabled people
UK Disability History Month begins with call for action on disablism in education
Movement now has ‘powerful voice’ to challenge oppression, conference hears
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 […]