Overview: Connecting Schools, Families and Communities, and Decoloniality in Disability Studies in Education

Abstract

In this section, we focus on how to enhance collaboration between schools, families and communities in order to improve the education of children with disabilities. Schools are part of our communities and our communities are made up of various families. It means that these different spheres are interconnected and they need to be synergistic in order to benefit from their interconnection. We will explore the links between schools, families and communities, illuminating how impairment and poverty are related, policy supporting inclusive education, and the roles of different education stakeholders in addressing the challenges faced not only by children with disabilities, but also their families.