Daily Archives: 07/04/2012

MP hints at Labour bias towards inclusive education

The MP leading a review of Labour’s special educational needs (SEN) policy has suggested it will recommend a far more inclusive approach than the coalition government’s anti-inclusion stance.
Sharon Hodgson, the shadow minister for children and families, was taking evidence from campaigners at an event organised by the Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE).
Tara Flood, ALLFIE’s director, [...]

Pregnant women and children ‘could swamp airlines with access demands’

New guidance could see older people, children, obese people and pregnant women receive protection under European laws on air travel for disabled people, a leading user-led organisation has warned.
The air travel regulations, introduced across the European Union in 2007 and 2008, were intended to provide disabled people and those with restricted mobility with equal opportunities [...]