An increase in the number of kindergarten children with special needs since the pandemic means more children will require specialized assistance and accommodation in later grades.
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The government must call together a task force of educators, families and researchers to work toward better solutions for inclusive education as education for all.
As federal and provincial governments bring in measures to make child care more affordable, the voices and needs of children with disabilities must not be ignored.
COVID-19 has left children with disabilities and their families lacking services, at risk for physical and mental health issues, and fearful of discriminatory choices for treating critical illness.
A new report has found funding shortfalls are forcing schools to make difficult decisions about which pupils get support.
Other states have had recent smaller inquiries, but the NSW inquiry into the education of children with a disability was across all systems, and could lead best practice nationally.
Evidence shows that the senator’s comments on the burden of children with disability are misleading.
In Tanzania, where albinism is common, there’s plenty that ordinary teachers can do to support students with albinism – much of it quite simple.
A shortage of special education teachers is threatening states’ abilities to provide high quality education for students with disabilities. Changing teachers’ working conditions can help.
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, SARChI in Higher Education and Human Development Research Group, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor of Special Education, Boston University
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Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
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Researcher in Inclusive Education, Monash University
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Special Education, UMass Boston
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Professor & Director, Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education, Western University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria
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Lecturer in Education, University of Reading
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Assistant Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria
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Professor of Education, University of Reading
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Assistant Professor School of Rehabilitation Science, CanChild Scientist, McMaster University
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Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
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Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University