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Robyn was the Director of Inclusive Education South Africa (IESA) for eight and a half years. During her time with IESA she built up the organisation to become a leading civil society voice promoting the right to meaningful access to participation in learning for all children in South Africa. She has written extensively and developed a range of educational resources to be used in pre-service and in-service teaching training on inclusive pedagogy. Robyn has presented at numerous conferences and been invited to participate in regional expert meetings to discuss the protection of disability rights in an African context.

With an LLB and Honour’s Degree in Political Science, Robyn now works as an advocate for the effective implementation of inclusive education policy. She is also the Chairperson of the Right to Education for Children with Disabilities Alliance. Robyn led the development of an alternative report and submissions to the UN Committee on the CRPD and a delegation to the UN in March 2018. She has been instrumental in co-ordinating the Alliance efforts to ensure government accountability for the implementation of the Convention and other regional and national legislative and policy frameworks.