In the United States, the rights of people with disabilities has not been an assured discussion for a very long time. In fact, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) is only thirty years old. I can frankly remember the day I saw the news on the television. While I was still just eleven years old […]
Read More Thirty Years of ADAThe world as educators are watching is once again in flux. However, our job as educators and members of a community is to shift to the needs of the community. Sometimes this will mean that we change to be a part of our local community and sometimes it means connecting our community to the world. […]
Read More One: Resources For DiversityWhen we started June, those of us who agreed to publish in July, we connected out to some self-advocates. We got a lot of resounding agreement that this was necessary. Certainly many self-advocates have their own platforms, and there are ways other than a blog to get the information across. However, after our questions, some […]
Read More A U-turn“Come get me when you don’t know what to do,” I tell the students who have known me longer who I know are able to move from their desk to find me. Except for the fact that line I have said time and time again to my students with disabilities (and sometimes to their peers […]
Read More How to Teach Self-Advocacy Skills in SchoolsWhen it was proposed that Inclusion From Square One have another publishing date, three months out, it wasn’t clear if all the consequences of returning to publish had been thought through. Tim and Renay were preparing for the end of the year activities in their respective districts while Amanda and Nicole were on the road […]
Read More A Seat At the Table