Today we're joined by Joanne Dacombe who will be informing us about the situation surrounding disability education in the Land of the Long White Cloud.
She's worked with a number of organizations including:
Autism NZ: https://autismnz.org.nz/
Autistic self advocacy network Australia and NZ: https://asan-aunz.org/
My Life My Voice https://www.mylifemyvoice.org.nz/
Disabled People's Assembly (DPA): https://www.dpa.org.nz/
Kapiti Disability Advisory Group: https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/your-council/partners/kapiti-disability-reference-group/#:~:text=Kapiti%20Accessibility%20Advisory%20Group&text=The%20group%2C%20which%20was%20established,a%20wide%20range%20of%20disabilities.
Links to research she's been involved in:
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35576000/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13623613211065541
https://researchprofile.canterbury.ac.nz/Project.aspx?projectid=406
Want to know more about...
Enabling Good Lives: https://www.enablinggoodlives.co.nz/about-egl/ https://www.enablinggoodlives.co.nz/about-egl/egl-approach/principles/
Education legislation - Education and Training Act 2020 https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0038/latest/LMS170676.html
Learning support in Education in NZ: https://www.education.govt.nz/school/student-support/special-education/
