Education matters: inclusive education

TEDx Talk: Why separating kids with disabilities from their peers hurts instead of helps 

Hailey Reissman, TEDx Innovations, 2nd April 2015

Educator Torrie Dunlap believes that we look at kids with disabilities the wrong way. By calling their needs “special” and pushing them into “special” schools, groups and activities, we segregate them, sending a message that if you have a disability, you aren’t welcome to participate in “regular” activities. 

What we really need to do, she suggests, is question why our “regular” activities aren’t designed to accommodate kids of all abilities, why “regular” is discriminatory to those with disabilities ...

Inclusive education helping students most in need

James Reid, The Educator, 11th June 2015

In 2012, Alexandra Hills State School removed its Special Education Program (SEP) and integrated its special needs unit with its mainstream classes. Since then, principal, Wayne Fletcher, says he has noticed “excellent” academic and social improvements from his school’s students ...

US schools must stop excluding children with disabilities

David Perry, Aljezeera America, 16th June 2015

Despite laudable progress, too many schools still offer the bare minimum to disabled students ...