{"id":2879,"date":"2024-02-15T17:22:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T06:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/?page_id=2879"},"modified":"2024-09-19T10:19:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:19:14","slug":"authentic-inclusion-in-education-for-people-with-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/authentic-inclusion-in-education-for-people-with-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic inclusion in education for people with Down syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DSV&#8217;s Education Manager, Ro O&#8217;Dwyer, and our Advisory Network&#8217;s Kath Mansour interview the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education team about their research paper, &#8216;Addressing the Divide: Authentic inclusion in education for people with Down syndrome&#8217;.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>We&#8217;d like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people, on whose lands this conversation was recorded. We pay our respects to elders past and present.<\/em><\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iStock-911026496-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iStock-911026496-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iStock-911026496-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this episode we&#8217;re discussing authentic inclusion in education. DSV&#8217;s Education Manager, Ro O&#8217;Dwyer, and our Advisory Network&#8217;s Kath Mansour interview the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education team about their research paper, &#8216;Addressing the Divide: Authentic inclusion in education for people with Down syndrome&#8217; by Associate Professor Lisa McKay-Brown, Dr Alys Mendus, Dr Catherine Smith, and Dr Matthew Harrison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contributors, Associate Professor Lisa McKay-Brown and Dr Catherine Smith, joined Ro and Kath for this discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this episode Ro, Kath, Lisa and Catherine discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The purpose of the study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The role Down Syndrome Victoria and the Melbourne Disability Institute played in this research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The results of the study including some interesting findings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The kind of education children with Down syndrome might need<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen here:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Authentic inclusion in education for people with Down syndrome\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; 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