Thread by @inclusionoz

As Day 1 comes to a close we welcome this #DisabilityRC public hearing as an opportunity to talk how we can make education inclusive for everyone, and not set young people on a lifelong pathway to segregation. 🧵 #IncludeUsFromTheStart (1/5)

Many students with an intellectual disability don’t go to a mainstream school. Instead, they are told they have to go to a segregated school. When students with an intellectual disability go to a segregated school, they rarely go back to a regular school. #DisabilityRC (2/5)

This means people don’t mix with or get the same education as students without disability. As a result, they are more likely to end up living in a group home and going to day services, or working in a sheltered workshop for pay rates below the minimum wage. (3/5)

We heard in #DisabilityRC public hearing 22 about ADEs, and disability service providers actively scout for students at segregated high schools to come and work for them, well below the minimum wage.
#EqualPayEqualRespect (4/5)

We don’t think these things are fair. Everyone has a right to a good life. Read our statement on inclusive education in response to this week's #DisabilityRC public hearing on education. #IncludeUsFromTheStart (5/5)
inclusionaustralia.org.au/including-ever…

Our statement is also available in #EasyRead - because #AccessibilityMatters #DisabilityRC inclusionaustralia.org.au/wp-content/upl…