'Same Classroom Same Opportunities' with Karen Tippett from Family Advocacy

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Lou chats to Karen Tippett from Family Advocacy about inclusive education and the challenges faced by neurodivergent families. There is also discussion around behaviour support, school suspensions and the exciting new parent driven P and C Inclusive Education Initiative.
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Some of the books and references/resources discussed during this episode:

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Rights of People with Disabilities links: file:///C:/Users/louis/Dropbox/My%20PC%20(LAPTOP-KUU9VB0B)/Downloads/G1626300.pdf and https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx
General Comment No. 4 on the Right to Inclusive Education: https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRPD/C/GC/4&Lang=en
A/Prof Robert Jackson research on "Why Should Schools Include Students with a Disability?"
https://include.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Whyinclude.pdf
QUT MOOC on Inclusive Education (free online course)
https://www.qut.edu.au/study/professional-and-executive-education/courses/inclusive-education-core-concepts-and-essential-knowledge?gclid=CjwKCAjwoZWHBhBgEiwAiMN66Wk0AjzqYBhExpwp2cTQbet5FcxSU2kFJB0ISzbZQOLhkvVQm2U5LRoCmMcQAvD_BwE
Family Advocacy website: https://www.family-advocacy.com/
Northern Sydney P and C Inclusive Education Sub-Committee webinars: https://www.family-advocacy.com/events/activating-your-p-and-c-2/
Access Symposium: Ted Talks type of forum with Jody Carr (Canadian politician) talking about Authentic Inclusive Education
https://access.family-advocacy.com/
Prof Kathy Cologon often refers to the research that shows improvement in student behaviour when all students are included and the disruptive students are NOT segregated or excluded:
https://theconversation.com/inclusive-education-means-all-children-are-included-in-every-way-not-just-in-theory-45237
https://www.family-advocacy.com/ordinary-lives/school-years/listen-to-the-evidence-what-does-the-research-say/
https://www.cyda.org.au/images/pdf/towards_inclusive_education_a_necessary_transformation.pdf