Understanding Inclusion via the lived experience of children with disability
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2022, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: The Braggs, G60 Bragg Lecture Theatre, North Terrace campus
- Cost: Free
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- Contact: Anne Jurisevic
- Email: anne.jurisevic@adelaide.edu.au
The views and voices of children and young people living with disability are the hardest to find and hear, their views are rarely sought, and they are rarely chosen by adults to represent their schools, attend summits and forums, or be members of student representative councils, youth advisory committees, or other participatory structures. They are therefore one of the most marginalised groups of citizens in South Australia. During 2020/21 the Commissioner undertook a targeted listening project in a range of education and community settings to connect to and hear directly from this group of children and young people. This session will shine a light on the experiences of children and young people living with disability and seek to address some of the current knowledge gaps by reporting on what childr