Caring for our families and friends is not radical. In fact, hospitality and caring are foundations of our culture. We believe that the Inclusion issue cuts directly to the core of our values and beliefs. Inclusion seems so simple, so full of common sense, and yet it is complex. Inclusion sets off fire works in the souls of those involved.
Inclusion challenges our beliefs about humanity and cuts deep into the recesses of our hearts.
Inclusion is NOT about placing a child with a disability in a classroom or a school. That is only a tiny piece of the puzzle. How else can we explain the emotions unleashed by the presence of a tiny child in a wheelchair or the presence of a teenager with down syndrome in a local school in Canada, the United States or Britain. We conclude that the arrival of this person signals major change, and for many, change is something to fear - something fraught with danger. However, in danger there is also opportunity for growth.