The Acceptance Journal

 

Welcome to The Acceptance Journal, a space dedicated to sharing real stories, reflections, and resources that support students, parents, and teachers through the high-school transition.

 

Real stories. Practical tools. True stories.

 

 

Lived Experience. Deeper Understanding.

Here, you’ll find personal reflections and lived experiences exploring the challenges that can sit beneath inclusion, support and belonging for children and young people with disability.

These reflections are written for parents, educators, young people and anyone wanting to understand not only whether inclusion is happening, but how it can actually feel.

Shining A Light On What’s Often Unseen

A Conversational Space

 

Expect a warm, honest and reflective space.

Through my own lived experience, I explore the parts of disability, school and inclusion that can be difficult to see from the outside — from friendship and support to independence, expectations, dignity and belonging.

Coming soon: I also hope to make this a space where other people with disability can share their own experiences, reflections and perspectives.

Because inclusion starts with understanding.

 

 

Because inclusion starts with understanding.

 

Share Your Lived Experience

Every experience of disability and inclusion is different — and those experiences deserve space to be heard.

If you are a person with disability and would like to share a reflection about school, friendship, support, independence, belonging or another experience that shaped you, I would love to hear from you.

In time, I hope this space can bring together different lived experiences and perspectives — helping us understand the things that can be missed when we only look at whether someone appears to be included. 

 

 

Email your story to:candice@challenges-behind-acceptance.com

 

Stayed Connected 

 

Because inclusion isn’t just something we talk about — it’s something we live, share, and grow through together.

 

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The Latest From The Acceptance Journal

 

Explore the newest lived-experience reflections on disability, school, inclusion, support and belonging.

Lived experience. Shared with purpose.