ICARS - International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion
banner
againstrestraint.com
ICARS - International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion
@againstrestraint.com
Family, survivor and neurodivergent led advocacy to end restraint, seclusion and institutional abuses of children. #AgainstRestraint #SICAA SICAA Coalition.
🔗 againstrestraint.com
While children across England unwrap presents this Christmas, disabled children are unpacking something else: fear.
The fear of going back to school.

Because for too many disabled children, school isn’t a place of safety or inclusion. #AgainstRestraint
December 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
They have taken stories that were ignored, dismissed, or minimized and brought them into national view with accuracy, care, and persistence. They asked hard questions, listened to families, examined evidence, and refused to soften the truth for the comfort of institutions.
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
📢ICARS Person(s) of the Year 2025 Keith Cooper and Will Stewart 🏆
ICARS is proud to recognise Keith Cooper and Will Stewart
as our Person(s) of the Year for 2025. Their national reporting has reshaped public understanding of the harms faced by disabled children in England’s education system.
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Has your child faced removal, isolation, or seclusion in an English school? Share your story in our anonymous survey. Link in comments. #AgainstRestraint
September 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM