Lou chats to Karen Tippett from Family Advocacy about inclusive education and the challenges faced by neurodivergent families.
Same Classroom Same Opportunities
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.
We can be working towards a society where people with a disability are just front and centre with everyone else.
Karen Tippett
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