Hope Embrace was the first to bring inclusive education into public talks. When children with disabilities were seen as an ‘appendage’ of the education system, this organization stood up for them. They supported children and parents facing exclusion in schools.
Yula Pitsiali, president of Hope Embrace, shared in a video that they were not invited to sessions by the Parliament’s Education Committee and the Minister of Education about inclusive education. These sessions make choices that impact the lives of children with disabilities, yet they exclude those who represent them.
The president stresses that letters have been sent to all key authorities. Inclusive education is not a choice or a favor; it’s a state duty. This duty needs real dialogue and input from those representing parents of children with disabilities.
“We will not be silent. We will not stay outside decisions that shape our children’s lives,” is the strong message from Hope Embrace. Parents’ experiences are not just ‘opinions.’ They are valuable knowledge. Nothing about children with disabilities should be decided without them or those who support them every day.
