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The Alliance for Inclusive Education and Disability LIB welcomes you
Parliamentary Launch Tuesday, 19th January 2010
Pushing for Change
The Role of Disabled People’s Organisations in Developing
Young Disabled Leaders of the Future
Introduction
Baroness Jane Campbell of Surbiton DBE
Hardip BegolDeputy Director:
Special Educational Needs and Disability Division - Department for Children, Schools and Families
An overview of the project and the report
Tara FloodDirector:
Alliance for Inclusive Education
Why we did the work?
Highlight the inaccessibility of leadership opportunities
Identify the barriers to involving young disabled people in Disabled People’s Organisations
To identify what needs to change to support the next generation of disabled leaders
What Next?
Christine O’MahonyPushing for Change: Researcher and author
What did the research find?
Young People and Adults Agree No fundamental differences between disabled adults and
disabled young people’s definition of a disabled leader Definition of a Disabled leader Someone who: Promotes social justice Empowers others Manages people Has specific personal qualities
What did the research find?
Young disabled people Keen to challenge disability inequality Bring new perspectives to the table Need disabled adult mentors and role models Look to other disabled young people as role models 88% of disabled people asked thought young people
could be leaders 88% thought non verbal disabled people can be leaders
What did the research find?
Disabled People’s Organisations 28% not currently working with young
disabled people because they lack:Funding and resourcesCapacity and commitmentExperience and expertiseAccess to young people
Miro Griffiths
Young Disabled Peopleand Leadership
Disabled Young Persons’ participation in decision making
Promote shared experience and empowerment Accelerate Disability Equality - Driving Forward
Structural Change
Melanie CloseManager:
Disability Equality North West
The DPO Perspective
It’s easy to tick boxes and con ourselves! The work is great fun to do – and well
worth the time and effort! It’s a long term commitment!
We would like to thank all of you for coming today and for supporting the work of the Alliance for Inclusive Education