Maybe its because we require a little more time to do

Maybe it’s because we require a
little more time to do things compared to able-bodied students.
And though not everyone looks upon me like that, special needs
students are generally not popular in classes where everyone
else strives to work only with the fastest and brightest.

Q: Will you work with a person with disabilities?
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SMU student

Q: Will you work with a person with disabilities?
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SMU student

Q: What do you think of the efforts to
support students with disabilities?
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SMU faculty

D I V E R S I T Y I N C L U S I O N I N T E G R A T I O N S I N G A P O R E M A N A G E M E N T U N I V E R S I T Y
 Experiences of marginalisation systemic
 Help is good, but dignity is central
 Discomfort with visibility: Low self-esteem
 Uneasiness with social identity
Producing
inclusive
policies
Evolving
inclusive
practices
Creating an
inclusive culture
Ekins, A., & Peter, E. A. G. (2009 ); Booth , T., & Ainscow , M. (2000 )
In order to develop inclusive schools,
school development planning needs to
pay attention to the three dimensions
of policy, practice, and culture... All
three need to be developed together. If
they are not, then schools will find that
their rhetoric, in the form of policy,
does not match their practice...
Inclusion can only be developed
through a whole school approach
which draws together different
systems and people into a coherent
strategic process.

D I V E R S I T Y I N C L U S I O N I N T E G R A T I O N S I N G A P O R E M A N A G E M E N T U N I V E R S I T Y
Cannot communicate
Confined to wheelchair
Can’t walk, talk,
hear, etc.
Reliant on
disability aid
Cannot understand
Requires medication
and therapy
Needs help to
do simple
things
Troublesome
The student has the
problem, is the problem
 The student needs to
change, or get fixed
Cannot
manage

D I V E R S I T Y I N C L U S I O N I N T E G R A T I O N S I N G A P O R E M A N A G E M E N T U N I V E R S I T Y
Inaccessible transport
Poorly designed buildings
Lack of empathy
Lack of interpreters
and note-takers
Negative stereotypes
Lack of accessible
information
Lack of support
Financial constraints
• Disabling
environment
• Negative attitudes
• Barriers
• Discrimination