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Who is ready for a double episode?!? Today on the pod, we have two fantastic guests. The first is Matt, from the With Rolls and No Luck podcast. We discuss what it is like to generate income all while being on Medicaid. Our second guest is Shirene Hayes, the creator of Super MEro and The […]

For the last thirty years, there has been a movement going on. One you may not know a lot about or the origins of. It’s the Neurodiversity movement and our guest Ira Eidle wants to share with you what he’s learned about it.   Ira is the curator of Autistic Archive, a collection of video

What does autistic independence look like? In today’s episode, we interview Haley Moss (autistic attorney, author, and advocate) about her book, The Young Autistic Adult’s Independence Handbook. Haley shares with us the main message she wants to get across to autistic individuals who are seeking independence, alternatives to guardianship, and strategies for educators to foster

In today’s episode, we interview Lisa Drennan, inclusion expert and founder of Merge Consulting. We discuss how families of children with disabilities can advocate joining community recreation groups like the YMCA or even a local summer camp. And that the strategies for advocating for change in recreation spaces are not that different from what we

In today’s episode, we interview Alida Miranda-Wolff, the author of Cultures of Belonging: Building Inclusive Organizations That Last. We discuss how teachers can create cultures of belonging for their students, as well as how educators can find belonging in their schools.  This episode’s transcript can be found here. Take our podcast listener survey: bit.ly/TIPodcastSurvey. Visit Think

What is Critical Race Theory and what do advocates for inclusive education need to know about the Anti-CRT movement? For this super-sized episode, we share the story of an inclusive Maryland principal who was pushed out of taking a job as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director in Cherokee County, Georgia. A devastating side-effect of

Diana Pastora Carson is the host of the Beyond Awareness Podcast. Her TedTalk, “Walking with Joaquin,” chronicles her family’s journey to bring home her brother after living in an institution for 15 years.  She joins us on Think Inclusive to talk about her journey as an educator who advocated for inclusive education, what it’s like

Today on the podcast, we welcome Greta Harrison, the host of the Born Fabulous Podcast. We talk about the reason for starting “Born Fabulous,” why hope should be an essential characteristic of an educator, and the goal of inclusion is always life in the community.  This episode’s transcript can be found here. Take our podcast

Happy Friday Inclusionists! Today we have a special pop-up podcast interview with some folks I met at the CEC Conference in Orlando this week.   They presented a session called, “The Intersection of Race and Disability: Where Do We Go from Here?”  I think it is an important reminder for us that inclusion and equity

Today on the podcast, we welcome Amanda Darrow (Utah Pride Center) and Shamby Polychronis (University of Utah) to talk about honoring intersectionality between the disability and LGBTQIA+ communities.  We cover a lot of ground including the difference between gender/sexuality/sex, pronouns, stats on people who identify as both LGBTQIA+ and disabled, and ways educators can make