Abstract:
The "voice" of students with disabilities typically goes unheard. Valuable insights to strengthen academic and social learning are missed when students are not consulted with or listened to. This chapter describes the use ofgraphic facilitation to capture the voice of a group of four young adults with special educational needs. Participation in a conference presentation enabled them to share personal ideas about their secondary school experiences with a group of special educators. The special educators who observed the process found that it was an effective way to hear and capture the student voice. It provided them with valuable insights and information for the ongoing development of the meaningful and supportive educational programmes in secondary schools. Listening to the voice ofyoung people and involving them in the design ofthe educational experience will turn up the volume to ensure that the voice fashions the educational joumey.