Joanna Ryam, national development director at the charity Kids, is veryclear about what inclusion means for disabled children. "The inclusionof disabled children, particularly in play and childcare, is notcomplicated - it certainly isn't rocket science - it is simply aboutbelieving in the rights of all children, putting child-centred theoryinto practice, and thinking outside your habitual box to createinclusive environments and a can-do attitude."
However, the biggest reason why disabled children are excluded frommainstream services and projects is attitudes towards disability. So, aspart of a national playwork inclusion project, Kids runs planninginclusive play courses for children's services professionals, which candramatically change attitudes and services for children.
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