Participation is not a luxury

Jonathan Shar

Jun 25

1 min read

Participation is not a luxury

Community participation is not an optional extra.

It is how disabled people build friendships, skills, confidence, work pathways, culture, safety and belonging.

A reform that isolates people from ordinary community life is not inclusion. It is exclusion with paperwork.

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