Kicked While You're Down - The High Cost of Disability in School Systems

Explore the systemic barriers and high financial costs faced by students with disabilities in educational systems through this 15-minute TEDx talk. Gain insights into the lack of timely and evidence-based interventions highlighted by the Ontario Human Rights Commission's Right to Read report. Learn about the challenges encountered by students with disabilities at elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels from Diana Burchell's personal experience and research. Discover the speaker's work on accessibility in language immersion programs for exceptional and multilingual students in Canada, including her efforts to develop assessment and intervention methods distinguishing language disabilities from multilingualism-related delays. Understand the impact of disability and socioeconomic status on equitable access to French Immersion programs, as well as the use of dynamic assessment methods for at-risk learners in French as a Second Language programs.