A study by the Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) and Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) found that parents of disabled children are “largely uninformed” about the existence of accessibility plans, despite schools being legally required to implement and regularly review them.
The study reveals that almost two-thirds of 127 local authorities who responded to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request did not know how many of their schools had plans in place.
Researchers held 12 focus groups, interviewed around 300 parents and 100 professionals, and spoke to disabled young people as part of the project.
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