
This World Autism Understanding Day, April 2nd, let’s move beyond just being 'aware' of autism and Autistic people and start to understand, accept and celebrate autism and Autistic people.
All children are recognised as being capable learners and valued contributors to their environments and educators...
Inclusion benefits everybody and makes a difference not just for now, but for the future.
Common misunderstandings of inclusion can influence our thinking. Accessing support from the Inclusion Agency is one of the ways educators can be supported to explore their understanding of inclusion and create change that benefits everyone.
Included with permission J. Smith, 2014 https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/blog/why_is_equity_so_important_in_evaluation
Exclusion and segregation can sometimes happen unintentionally. Research shows that inclusion has the best outcomes for all children.
Adapted from USJC, 2019. https://uscj.org/blog/making-our-kehillot-a-place-to-belong
Inclusion is a human right.
The right to both access and participation is law, not a choice.
Inclusion is about everyone.
Every person's strengths, interests, culture, values and beliefs are acknowledged and respected.
Inclusion is about each child within a service being valued as a contributor within the group alongside their peers.
Inclusion is embedding the interests and strengths of every child into daily practice and programming across multiple situations throughout the day. Special Education has an individualised focus on differences and deficits. Inclusion and Special Education are different concepts and not interchangeable.
All children benefit from inclusion.
Children who understand diversity and embrace difference will value all people within their community, and actively contribute to an inclusive society.
Inclusion is possible when actual barriers are identified and addressed.