Inclusive education: It’s time to flip the thinking on educating young people with disabilities

Education is not only a fundamental human right, it also acts to amplify other rights – this is called a multiplier effect.  Inclusive education must go beyond simply including children with disability in a space, as there’s often an invisible door that stops a true sense of belonging.  This ‘exclusion within inclusion’ also has negative psychological and biological impacts, poor sleep, reduced or excessive eating or exercise.

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Topics:
Education

Author:
Nicole Rinehart, Ana Mantilla, Nicole Papadopoulos, Katherine Bussey, Bethany Devenish and Hannah Machin

Source:
Lens Monash University

Date published:
Fri 11th Feb, 2022