You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. On this podcast, we’ve spoken about how important inclusion is, and how it offers so much to individuals with disabilities. Although making that transition from exclusion to inclusion in the community can be difficult. It can be hard to persist, and consistently push …
The Transition from Exclusion to Inclusion with Kim Southern-Paulsen Read More »
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Our journey has twists and turns. It isn’t a straight line. Especially when our kids are young and newly identified, we are open to the advice of those we look to for guidance. This is true whether the advice is good or bad. “Your …
Stopping the Resistance Against Inclusion With Lynn Dew Read More »
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Do educators always know what’s best for education? Sometimes, parents defer to teachers’ expertise when school officials recommend segregated programs for kids with disabilities. After all, they’re the experts; this is their field, right? But teachers need opportunities to think about inclusion, and work …
An Inclusion Success Story, with Naiomy Ekanayake Read More »
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Regular listeners know that inclusive education is important—but why? What’s the reason that including kids with disabilities in the general education classroom is such an essential goal? Diane Richler has been working with, and advocating for, people with disabilities and their families for the …
Inclusion Matters Because Community Matters, with Diane Richler Read More »
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Honest, effective dialogue depends on a few key principles: empathy, equity, and a shared set of goals. When advocating for your child with a disability and his or her educational needs, sometimes it feels like the conversation is more of a battleground where no …
David Lepofsky, lawyer and disability rights activist, discusses how knowledge is power when it comes to advocating for inclusion in school. Understanding the system means parents can better navigate the issues and work with the school to achieve inclusion goals. Let’s give a kid a shoe horn to try to fit their foot into a …
Knowledge is power when advocating for school inclusion with David Lepofsky Read More »
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Transcript below. “I stood up on the back of the seat of the car, watching out the back window as my mom got smaller and smaller. And then she was gone in my life.” That’s how Joe Clayton recounts the beginning of his institutionalization …
Surviving and thriving after the horrors of institutionalization ~ Joe Clayton Read More »
Mary Vicario is a Certified Trauma Specialist with over 30 years of experience working with and training children, adults and people with developmental disabilities who have experienced trauma. Mary brings neurobiology to life using common language and interventions for people who have experience trauma, and those who work with or support them.
Barb McKenzie’s daughter had Down Syndrome. Sadly, she passed away in her twenties. But not before she made friends, fell in love with Shakespeare, and made the commencement speech at her high school graduation. Barb’s book, Reflections of Erin, is available for free from Inclusion Press. A video of Erin giving her high school commencement address …
#068 BONUS! Barb McKenzie tells her daughter’s story of inclusion. Read More »
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Dr. Paula Kluth is a consultant, teacher, author, advocate, and independent scholar who works with teachers and families to provide inclusive opportunities for students with disabilities, and to create more responsive and engaging schooling experiences for all learners. Paula is a former special educator …
#039 Paula Kluth: Don’t we already do inclusion? Read More »
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