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disability justice
Framework centring disabled students’ rights and dignity. Disability justice recognises ableism as systemic violence, challenges medical model deficit narratives, affirms neurodivergent and disabled ways of being, and demands material redistribution rather than conditional inclusion. Disability justice names accommodation as obligation rather than charity, treats access as collective responsibility, centres the voices of disabled people, and understands educational exclusion as connected to broader structures of marginalisation, incarceration, and abandonment.
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Webinar offers parents support with dealing with school exclusion
Families whose children are being pushed out of school are often told that what is happening is temporary, necessary, or simply the result of staffing pressures or safety concerns. A webinar featuring disability lawyer Laya Rafi of ARCH Disability Law Centre helps name…
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The token parent: hoping you’ll be the lucky one
You arrive at the school believing something very specific. If you are just reasonable enough, grateful enough, cooperative enough, your child will be selected. Selected from among all the struggling disabled children. Selected as the one who deserves rescue. You see…
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When one child’s support becomes everyone else’s denial
School districts often respond to requests for accommodation with a story about scarcity. They explain that resources are limited, that they must prioritise the “most disabled,” and that providing intensive support to one child necessarily means taking it away from another.…
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How to complain to the Ombudsperson about a school, school district, university or college in BC
If you’re considering raising a concern about a public school, school district, university or college in British Columbia, you may be entitled to ask the BC Ombudsperson to review how your situation was handled. The Ombudsperson is an independent officer of the BC…
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How to file a complaint about a teacher in British Columbia
If you are considering filing a complaint about a teacher in British Columbia, you are likely already dealing with stress, confusion, or harm involving your child’s education. British Columbia has a formal process for complaints against certified teachers, overseen by the Commissioner…