A motivational speaker with cerebral palsy has outlined her experiences to help Education students in their future careers.
Ellise Hayward, aged 22 from Somerset, is unable to verbally speak, but used eye-gaze technology to open the University of Plymouth's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Education Conference.
Addressing students from across the Plymouth Institute of Education, as well as practitioners from the wider region, she highlighted the impact of inclusion at mainstream school and how teachers can help others with disabilities to be included and succeed.
Despite being on par with her peers academically, she said some educators and peers used to bypass her and speak solely to her teaching assistant. But, as she explained in her keynote presentation, small actions can make a huge difference.
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