Universities are providing more programmes for disabled students - but learners say we need to do far more to promote greater inclusion in education
When Tamara Byrne finished school she was determined to go to university. But, because she has an intellectual disability, she was told she her only option was to go to a day service.
Dublin school to review ethos statement over message telling parents students must attend all religious ceremoniesYoung Irish are most likely in the European Union to struggle with foreign languages Some things have got better in the past 10 years, she says. “More people with intellectual disabilities go to local schools now. But people often don’t have high expectations , and that’s a problem.”“Families must fight for basic rights, such as finding a suitable school. Even after getting into a school, students often struggle to get the support to learn like everyone else.
“Too often, schools – both regular and special – decide what people with intellectual disabilities can’t do,” says Shevlin. “One of our students, who spoke Irish at home, was told they didn’t need to study Irish in school because of their disability. That’s not right. “I know exactly what they’re going through – I was a student here myself,” she says. “Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes people see the disability first and the person second. People make assumptions about what we can and can’t do.
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