Global BC: May 16, 2019
BC among provinces not doing enough for students with disabilities, United Nations says
Times Colonist: May 14, 2019
Community leaders to be honoured
CBC The Current: May 6, 2019
Inclusive education isn’t living up to it’s name, expert says
The Globe and Mail: May 5, 2019
New Brunswick to monitor number of school students on partial or reduced days
The Globe and Mail: March 15, 2019
Influx of BC teachers has led to fewer services for some, not more
Surrey Now-Leader: March 13, 2019
Surrey mom furious over new EA agreement
CBC: February 20, 2019
Kelowna mom wants more support for special needs students
Times Colonist: February 7, 2019
Union wants an end to exclusion of students with special needs
Vancouver Sun: February 6, 2019
Shortage of educational assistants forces some Greater Victoria students to stay at home
Times Colonist: February 6, 2019
Students with special needs told to stay home, miss school
Times Colonist: February 5, 2019
Parents fear for future of Victor students with special needs
Delta-Optimist: January 24, 2019
Special needs students routinely excluded from school activities
Globe and Mail: January 7, 2019
Educating Grayson: Are inclusive classrooms failing students?
City News Vancouver: December 30, 2018
Parents group pushes for inclusion in schools for children with disabilities
Burnaby Now: October 19, 2018
Burnaby school district not immune to exclusion incidents involving students with special needs
Global BC: September 18, 2018
Special needs parents call for an end to exclusion
The Star Vancouver: September 18, 2018
B.C. parents have reported 98 incidents of students with disabilities being excluded since start of school year
CBC Early Edition: September 18, 2018`
Yvette Brend reports on exclusion tracker survey (2h 1 min approx into show)
The Star Vancouver: September 5, 2018
Special-needs buses’ odd schedules may add to children’s isolation
Agree or Disagree: The Podcast: September 5, 2018
The State of Public Schools and Sex Ed in Canada
Vancouver Sun: August 31, 2018
Students are heading back to class, but is the B.C. school system ready for them?
Vancouver Sun: August 30, 2018
Students are heading back to class, but is the B.C. school system ready for them?
Toronto Star: July 15, 2018
Reports by teachers’ unions on violence in classrooms risk stigmatizing those with disabilities, say parents
Vancouver Sun: June 28, 2018
B.C. schools still struggling to find teachers, assistants demanded by 2016 court ruling
News 1130: June 21, 2018
School year ends in frustration for parents of special needs students
Times-Colonist: June 10, 2018
Children with special needs struggle for education
CBC: May 16, 2018
Students with special needs in B.C. still face seclusion, physical restraint in schools
Global News, November 3, 2017
In B.C., special needs kids are accessing school as little as 1.5 hours, 2 days a week
National Observer: October 11, 2017
In BC, schools need to stop sending children like Joshua home
CBC: October 7, 2017
Frustrated parents of B.C. children with special needs get organized
News 1130: October 6, 2017
Parents of special needs kids coming together in challenging times
The Tyee: September 18, 2017
https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/09/18/Special-Needs-Kids-Waiting-School/
Roundhouse Radio: September 8, 2017
The Tyee, March 27, 2017
Parents Doubt Restored Contracts Will Help Special Needs Kids
CBC: January 6, 2016
Parents worry extra $50M funding for B.C. schools will do little for special needs students
News 1130: January 6, 2016
Parents of special needs students worried about funding announcement
CBC – BC Almanac: January 6, 2016
Globe and Mail: February 5, 2016
Global: April 12, 2015
CKNW: April 14, 2015
Karen’s Interview with Shane Woodford
Andrea’s Interview with Mike Eckford (starts at 26:30)
BC Global 1: April 15, 2015
CBC Daybreak North: April 16, 2015
Karen’s Interview with Carolina De Ryk
Vancouver Sun: April 17, 2015
Class Size, Composition in BC unchanged despite strike, $400 million fund
CBC News: April 18, 2015
Special needs kids forced to leave the public school system advocates say
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