Tara Flood visited New Brunswick in 2019 to observe how schools deliver inclusive education for disabled children, more than thirty years after the Canadian province closed all of its special schools.
Tara Flood found accessible learning programmes, services, practices and environments
Tara Flood found accessible learning programmes, services, practices and environments

CYP Now has teamed up with the Churchill Fellowship to publish a series of articles summarising key findings from studies undertaken worldwide by Churchill Fellows (see below). This is an abridged version of Making Inclusion “Normal”: Comparing the development of inclusive education in Finland and New Brunswick, Canada by disability rights activist Tara Flood. Tara was the director at the Alliance for Inclusive Education (Allfie) – from 2006 until 2019. It campaigns for the right of all disabled pupils and students to be included in mainstream education.

WHY INCLUSIVE EDUCATION?

In an inclusive educational setting, disabled and non-disabled pupils and students are welcomed and valued, feel safe and confident that they will be supported to develop their talents, pursue their aspirations and make a contribution to the school while achieving their personal goals.

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