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The role of education in tackling social exclusion and disability harassment
All-Party Parliamentary Disability Group
The role of education in tackling social exclusion and disability harassment
Wednesday 24 April 2013 16:00 โ 17:00
Wilson Room, Portcullis House
A joint meeting with the APPGs on Deafness, Down Syndrome and Learning Disability. The event was supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
Notes
Purpose: to discuss a key recommendation from the EHRCโs recent disability-related harassment inquiry, related to the education of young disabled people and children with special educational needs.
In chair: Rt Hon Anne McGuire MP, co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Disability Group.
Speakers:
Edward Timpson MP, Children and Families Minister (16.00-16.35)
Chris Holmes MBE, Equality and Human Rights Commissioner
Tara Flood, Chief Executive Alliance for Inclusive Education
*Zoe Hallam, Trailblazers ambassador, was unable to attend due to illness. Her speech is in the appendix.
Key Issues:
- the Equality and Human Rights Commissionโs work on disability-harassment inquiry highlights the need for research into the impact of segregated education on the social isolation of disabled children and young people
- the Children and Families Bill must ensure that disabled children and young people can access the support they need to thrive in education; but there is a concern about the absence of a rights-based approach
- the presumption is for disabled children and children with Special Educational Needs to attend mainstream education, and legislation, guidance and training needs to support this
Additional Information
Country: Africa
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Source: DisabilityRightUK
When: 03/6/2013
