Let’s be honest, the education system isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as it was designed.
Designed to prioritize sameness over individuality.
Designed to build barriers instead of solutions.
Designed to exclude, segregate, and limit possibilities for children with disabilities and disabled
children.
And at the core of it? Ableism.
Ableism is
why:
- Schools see accommodations as burdens instead of rights.
- Kids with disabilities are placed in segregated classrooms instead of being included with their
peers.
- Parents are told that “inclusion isn’t realistic” instead of staff actually being trained to make inclusion work.
Sound familiar?
This is not just maddening, it’s discrimination, packaged as policy.
If you’ve ever left an IEP meeting feeling like your child was seen as less capable,
less deserving, or less valued, you are not imagining it.
This system was not built for them.
But here’s what schools don’t expect: parents who
refuse to accept the status quo.
It’s past time to push back against ableism in education and ensure our kids receive the inclusion and respect they deserve.
Join our free Masterclass on February 26 and learn the 3-step strategy
to shift power in IEP meetings, hold schools accountable, and advocate for real inclusion, without constant battles!
📌 Reserve your seat now: https://iep.today/Change25
The system is counting on parents getting exhausted and giving up.
Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen.
Ableism thrives in silence.
Let’s be the voices that end it.
