Dreaming Safer Schools (DSS) is a community and youth-engaged research project. We research the Ontario education system and engage various communities to imagine education spaces that are safe for Black, Indigenous and racialized disabled/neurodivergent students. 

This project was created by the Disability Justice Network of Ontario, funded by the Laidlaw Foundation.

DSS is made up of a toolkit to help young disabled people navigate the education system—especially those who are also racialized and/or living at the intersections of disability and other marginalized identities. The Education Project is an abolitionist project that aims to offer concrete support to students and families, amplify their voices and experiences, and organize and educate within community.

This toolkit is for:

1. Disabled and racialized youth facing unjust/carceral punishment in schools.

2. Their parents/caregivers. 

3. Anyone looking to support these groups.