Caleb's Cause: Stormont support for Lisburn mum's campaign for Post-19 SEN legislation
Campaigners calling for new legislation to protect post-19 special educational needs (SEN) pupils descended on Stormont on Wednesday to have their voices heard.
Unlike England, Northern Ireland has no legislation in place to protect post-19 SEN special pupils and that's something Alma White wants to change.
The campaign was established eight weeks ago by mum-of-three Alma White from Lisburn whose teenage son Caleb has complex special needs. The 16-year-old has autism, ADHD and sensory and learning difficulties and he currently attends Harberton North Special School.
Mums like Alma, a qualified classroom assistant, say young adults with a dual diagnosis of autism and learning disabilities are being denied legal protection and statutory services once they leave school and treated as if they are invisible.
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