Include Me TOO

28/05/2026

Join us for upcoming important event: 📢

Impact of SEND Reforms on Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children, young people and their families

Include Me TOO, Black SEN Mamas and South Asian SEN Mamas have organised an important event for parents and carers from our diverse SEND communities regarding the SEND Reforms impact on Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children, young people and their families.

Despite the growing evidence of racial disparity in SEND, particularly as far as being disproportionately impacted by inequality, barriers to support, exclusion and lack of representation, Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children and young people are STILL being overlooked within conversations around SEND reform.

Following the joint letter to DfE requesting an extension for the SEND Reforms this event will is an important conversation on the impact of SEND reforms on our communities and why our voices must be heard within the future of SEND policy and provision.

This is an interactive virtual event, aimed at ensuring the voices from racisalised communities are being platformed, in conversations surrounding SEND. We strongly encourage SEND parents/carers, teachers, specialists and allies to attend.
We aim to explore what can we do collectively to influence better futures for our Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children and young people.

Discussions will cover:

➡️ Do the SEND reforms risk disproportionately affecting Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children and young people?

➡️ Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children and young people have faced inequality within the SEND system what needs to change

➡️ Why it is important to ensure our voices are heard and views considered within the SEND Reforms Proposal.

➡️How can we collectively address the barriers and challenges for our advocacy, inclusion, representation to protect the futures of our disabled children and young people.

Do join us and attend this important event as our intersectional experiences continue to be overlooked.

Taking place 🗓️ Wednesday 3rd June 2026 online via Zoom

Morning Session ⏰ 10:15am to 12:00pm
Evening Session ⏰ 7:00pm to 9: 00pm

Register here: https://bit.ly/imt-send-reforms

If you need support to register you can email [email protected]



Save Our Children’s Rights Disability Rights UK
Disabled Children's Partnership
SEND Empowerment Special Needs Jungle Learning Disability England

28/05/2026

Impact of SEND Reforms on Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children, young people and their families

Include Me TOO, Black SEN Mamas and South Asian SEN Mamas have organised an important event for parents and carers from our diverse SEND communities regarding the SEND Reforms impact on Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children, young people and their families.

Despite the growing evidence of racial disparity in SEND, particularly as far as being disproportionately impacted by inequality, barriers to support, exclusion and lack of representation, Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children and young people are STILL being overlooked within conversations around SEND reform.

Following the joint letter to DfE requesting an extension for the SEND Reforms this event will is an important conversation on the impact of SEND reforms on our communities and why our voices must be heard within the future of SEND policy and provision.

This is an interactive virtual event, aimed at ensuring the voices from racisalised communities are being platformed, in conversations surrounding SEND. We strongly encourage SEND parents/carers, teachers, specialists and allies to attend.
We aim to explore what can we do collectively to influence better futures for our Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children and young people.

Discussions will cover:

➡️ Do the SEND reforms risk disproportionately affecting Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children and young people?

➡️ Black, Asian and minoritised disabled children and young people have faced inequality within the SEND system what needs to change

➡️ Why it is important to ensure our voices are heard and views considered within the SEND Reforms Proposal.

➡️How can we collectively address the barriers and challenges for our advocacy, inclusion, representation to protect the futures of our disabled children and young people.

Do join us and attend this important event as our intersectional experiences continue to be overlooked.

Taking place 🗓️ Wednesday 3rd June 2026 online via Zoom

Morning Session ⏰ 10:15am to 12:00pm
Evening Session ⏰ 7:00pm to 9: 00pm

Register here: https://bit.ly/imt-send-reforms

If you need support to register you can email [email protected]



Save Our Children’s Rights Disability Rights UK Learning Disability England SEND Empowerment Learning Disability Today Disabled Children's Partnership

26/05/2026

TIMEOUT our holidays programme which we have been delivering over 10 years here is a snapshot of the fun shared and new experiences during Spring 2026.

We love introducing new activities, planning inclusive activities and days out. Creating inclusive accessible opportunities for disabled children, young people, and their siblings to have fun and adventures with their peers, learning new skills, sharing new experiences, and building new friendships.

Here is a short reel hope it makes you all smile 😀

TIMEOUT creating opportunities for disabled children, young people,...

16/05/2026

Include Me TOO, Black SEN Mamas and South Asian SEN Mamas want to thank our members, supporters, and allies for responding to our ‘Call To Action’ in solidarity.

Alongside over 30 organisations from Black, Asian and wider marginalised communities and allies in the SEND space, we are calling on the Department for Education to extend the SEND Reform consultation deadline so that families who are too often excluded from these conversations have a fair opportunity to be heard.

Access to SEND support should never depend on how easy a consultation is to understand, respond to, or even access.

Too many parents and carers are facing barriers including language accessibility, digital exclusion, literacy challenges and a lack of culturally responsive engagement. These reforms will directly impact disabled children, young people and their families their voices must not be left out of the process.

This is a vital step in challenging long-standing barriers to access, amplifying underrepresented voices, and ensuring that decisions about SEND reform are shaped by our children, young people and families diverse lived experiences

This collective letter highlights the urgent need for fairness, accessibility and meaningful engagement in SEND policy making.

Save Our Children’s Rights SENDNationalCrisis Information SAFS Disability Rights UK Special Needs Jungle A2ndVoice - Autism Support Group - Tooting Bringing Us Together SEND Empowerment Learning Disability Today



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12/05/2026

If you want answers to your toughest questions about the SEND reform proposals, then join SNJ's Wednesday night free webinar with Georgia Gould 13th May 7-8pm. Chat and Q&A open to all. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vAbhIb8KSj6bqKbuJ_tnNQ #/registration Ask questions: https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-webinar-snj-minister-georgia-gould-wednesday-may-13-register/

10/05/2026

We have an exciting announcement we are inviting youth with disabilities to apply for several roles and join the CCYDN’s Executive Committee. 📢 🌏

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN TO JOIN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH CHILDREN & YOUTH DISABILITY NETWORK (CCYDN) 🌏

Closing date for applications extended: 11.59pm (GMT) on Monday 1st June 2026.

Duration: Two-year term - June 2026 to June 2028

♿️ CCYDN is youth with disabilities led network uniting the voices and strengthening the inclusion and meaningful participation, advocacy and leadership of children and youth with disabilities across the Commonwealth for their human rights and inclusive futures.

♿️ CCYDN provides a platform for youth with disabilities to connect, share learning, develop leadership and advocacy skills and knowledge to influence on disability rights, inclusion UNCRC and UNCRPD implementation at national, regional and global levels and together with you all we are powering this up!

We are welcoming applications from youth with disabilities to apply for the following 18 positions:

➡️ 10 CCYDN Executive Committee positions disabled youth from the Commonwealth aged 18 to 28 years

➡️ 3 CCYDN Associate Executive Committee positions youth with disabilities from the Commonwealth aged 29 to 33 years

➡️ 5 CCYDN International Associate Executive Committee positions youth with disabilities not from the Commonwealth aged 18 to 33 years.

Further details about this opportunity, work themes, eligibility criteria and how to apply for this opportunity are available here ⬇️

https://includemetoo.org.uk/ccydn/2026/apply-ccydn-executive-committee-2026-28/

08/05/2026

Save SEND Legal Rights event reminder taking place tomorrow Saturday 9th May be great to have as many families join us in Birmingham .
Do share and join us if you can. You can register here:

https://facebook.com/events/s/save-send-legal-rights-nationa/983463217345298/




Save Our Children’s Rights

07/05/2026

JOIN US at this important workshop 📢

Understanding Lasting Power of Attorney and Deputyship

This event will explain the importance of this topic for families with disabled young people and adults with learning disabilities.

The event is delivered in partnership with Irwin Mitchell LLP law firm and will cover the following:

➡️ What changes in legal rights and advocacy when your disabled son or daughter with learning disabilities and limited mental capacity turn 18 years

➡️ Understanding the Mental Capacity Act and how to support rights and decision making

➡️ What is the difference between Lasting Power of Attorney and Deputyship Appointments in England?

➡️. What do you need to know to apply for an LPA or Deputyship

➡️. How do you prepare for the future to protect the rights and decisions ensuring the ‘Best interest’ of your disabled adult son and daughter.

You can register here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-lasting-power-of-attorney-and-deputyship-tickets-1988571652343

🗓️ Tuesday Monday 19th May 2026

⏰ 10:30 am to 12:00pm online via ZOOM

To contact the team you can email [email protected]

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05/05/2026

will you be joining protests taking place this Saturday 9th May across England. Protest locations London, Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Isle of Wight, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Shropshire, Stafford, Doncaster.

Include Me TOO will be attending the protest taking place in Birmingham, Centenary Square. Our charity’s Founder and Executive Director will be amongst the speakers advocating on disabled children and young people’s rights and the importance of those who are under represented and whom systems have failed and that they are not discriminated and left further behind.

Will you join us? Hope to see as many supporters, families and advocates there as Disability Rights, Inclusion and the Futures of all our disabled children and young people matters and need to be protected!

Be great to see our supporters there and come over to say hello as Together We Are Stronger 😃🫶🏼

Save Our Children’s Rights

families have a great line up planned for their Save SEND Legal Rights event on 9th May. If you’re local please share and join them if you can. You can register here:

https://facebook.com/events/s/save-send-legal-rights-nationa/983463217345298/

11/12/2025

Meet the fantastic youth advocates, young leaders, Commonwealth Children & Youth Disability Network - CCYDN youth representatives whom during Conference of State Parties CRPD in New York at the United Nations. delivered powerful presentations and key important messages with clear directions on the structural and systematic change shift needed to achieve children and youth with disabilities meaningful participation, inclusion and their human rights.

Their advocacy throughout 2025 for their meaningful participation, to have their voices heard and be taken seriously, influence decision making which impact their everyday lives and their futures resonates with the themes of the following International Days:

♿ 20th November 2025 - World Children Day the theme ‘My Day, My Rights’, focusing on listening to children's daily experiences and amplifying their voices to advocate for their fundamental rights

♿ 3rd December 2025 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities theme ‘Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress’ highlighting the importance of the inclusion and real involvement of people with disabilities in decision-making processes that affect their lives. This means all aspects of social, economic, cultural, and political life to ensure a just, equitable, and sustainable future.

♿ 10th December 2025 - Human Rights Day theme ‘Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials’, this resonates with the rights in the UNCRC and UNCRPD rights to life survival and development, health, wellbeing, education, family, home, work, nutrition, dignity, safety and live free from discrimination. Children and young people with disabilities views and contributions on the things that matter to them affecting them daily are given due weight to influence decisions affecting their lives and their voices are heard.


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