Disability Rights
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Why are disabled children still being excluded from BC public schools?
The BC NDP inherited a crisis and chose to manage its appearance rather than confront its scale For eight years, the BC NDP has governed this province promising investments in social infrastructure, commitments…
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FAQ on school exclusion economics
Why are disabled children still being excluded from BC public schools after 8 years of NDP government? The BC NDP inherited a profoundly broken system from 16 years of BC Liberal austerity and…
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Reversing the decline of inclusion in BC’s schools
In earlier years, BC school districts made earnest efforts to improve accessibility and inclusion for students with disabilities. However, as funding pressures mounted, many districts began viewing supports and accommodations as costs to mitigate rather…
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Debility is the design: How engineered scarcity punishes complex children in BC schools
In British Columbia, families are told that public education is inclusive, progressive, and governed by principles of equity. But for thousands of disabled children, school is a place of attrition—where support is delayed…
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What does school funding have to do with collective punishment? Everything.
The phrase collective punishment might conjure images of authoritarian regimes or military retaliation—of innocent people punished for the actions of others, held accountable as a group rather than as individuals with rights, histories, and specific…
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On gaslighting and grief in BC schools
There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes not just from watching your child suffer, but from realising that the people responsible for that suffering will never acknowledge it—will never name the harm,…
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When diagnosis comes too late: autistic girls and BC education outcomes
A new longitudinal study out of British Columbia reveals something many families already know: autistic girls are being overlooked—and the consequences show up all the way through school. Using over 4,000 anonymised student…
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From power to partnership: changing how we talk to families
In the Canary Collective’s recent post, the author calls on teachers to recognise the power inherent in their role and to transform their relationships with families—especially those of disabled students—into genuine partnerships rather…