Dec 14, 2022, Belfast Live: Belfast protest against 'lack of support' for special needs sector https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/belfast-protest-against-lack-support-25750005
Crowds gathered in Belfast on Wednesday morning to show support those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Organised by Kids Together Belfast and Sólás, the protest heard concerns about the "lack of resources and support available" under the new funding announcements made by the Education Authority.
Speaking to Belfast Live, Piarais McCaffery said: "Over 100 people gathered today in support of Kids Together Belfast and Sólás who are asking the EA to make adjustments for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in relation to youth provision. We met and marched down to EA, chanting and singing 'enough is enough' and 'we matter too'…
The petition handed into the EA today read: "We, at Kids Together Belfast and Sólás, are petitioning on behalf of young people with Disabilities all across Northern Ireland. As organisations that supports children and young adults with disabilities we are quite concerned about the lack of resources and support available out there for individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) under the new funding announcements made by the Education Authority.
"With the exception of two specifications in Derry/Londonderry and Craigavon, there exists no specific Local Area Based Fund for individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities….
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