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Education systems often make it enforceable by law that all children, including those with disabilities, are in school.  These children then find themselves placed in systems, often in an accessible separate building or with limited access to peers.  This is Representation but not Inclusion. For Inclusion to happen a child must feel as if he or she belongs.  Representation without belonging is fundamentally exclusive despite its aims. Ted Packer’s* classes are unconventional

The importance of being seen and heard…of being recognised for our uniqueness…of learning to embrace our differences… These simple...