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Recruiting more disabled teachers would create relatable role models and open up new possibilities for young people, argues Carien Meijer.

For Kris Halpin, a disabled musician who delivers music lessons in schools, the thought of being in front of a room full of students used to be terrifying. But he knew what it would have meant to him at 14 to see a disabled person teaching his class.
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