In this episode, we explore what it truly means to be inclusive for D/deaf, neurodiverse, and disabled children and young people and highlight the importance of bespoke approaches to inclusion to remove barriers to participation.

Lucy and our podcast guests discuss how organisations can strive towards inclusive practice and find the solutions to ensure inclusion is meaningful, whilst also confronting the discomforting realm of tokenism, challenging where inclusion falls short.

Language and disability labels still act as a critical barrier to participation for many young people and the fear of ‘getting it wrong’ can prevent organisations from embracing inclusion.

In this episode, Lucy and our guests share their personal and raw experiences of language and labels, advocating for a more inclusive approach to communication that places lived experiences at the heart.

This podcast contains language some people may find distressing.

For too long, the teaching of Arts subjects in schools has been undervalued in comparison to other academic subjects – we're here to challenge this hierarchy.

This conversation welcomes the voices of passionate guests who advocate for the transformative power of creativity, confidence, and communication skills that are nurtured through Arts education, particularly for D/deaf, visually impaired, neurodiverse, and disabled children and young people.