Think Inclusive

Watch the episode on YouTube How to Be an Ally to Disabled People with Emily La | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Emily Ladau — Disability rights activist, writer, and speaker; editor‑in‑chief of the Rooted in Rights blog; co‑host of The Accessible Stall podcast; and author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an […]

Watch the episode on YouTube. The Good Things in Life: Building Inclusive Lives | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Genia Stephen — founder and host of the Good Things In Life podcast. She supports families to help kids with intellectual disabilities build inclusive lives at home, school, and in the community. She’s also a midwife with 10+ […]

Watch the episode on YouTube. We’re Not Broken: Eric Garcia on Changing the Auti | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Eric Garcia is a journalist and the author of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation. He has worked at The Washington Post, The Hill, Roll Call, National Journal, and MarketWatch; his writing has appeared in The New Republic, The Daily Beast, The American […]

How do you find what percentages of students with disabilities in your school district are included over 80% of the time in general education? Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), each state must develop a State Performance Plan and publish an annual report that evaluates how they are implementing the requirements of IDEA. […]

Watch the episode on YouTube. What Is Co‑Teaching? Expert Insights from Marilyn | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Marilyn Friend — Renowned expert on co‑teaching and inclusive practices; author of practitioner books including Co‑Teach and Specially Designed Instruction for Co‑Teaching. She emphasizes co‑teaching as a service delivery option that embeds specially designed instruction in general education classrooms. Learn more at coteach.com or […]

Watch the episode on YouTube. Why Exclusion Fails Students: Lessons from the Doc | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Sarah Wishart is the Creative Director at EachOther, a UK human-rights journalism charity, where she leads both the editorial and film teams. With a background in theatre/performance and communications in the education/media space, she focuses on storytelling […]

Watch the episode on YouTube. Having High Expectations for All Students with Wya | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Wyatt Oroke (often “Mr. O”) is a nationally recognized Baltimore educator known for his work in social justice and literacy. He teaches 7th–8th grade English and Honors English at City Springs Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore City. […]

Watch the episode on YouTube. What Inclusive Preschool Services Look Like | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Melissa McCullough is the Director of Early Childhood for the East Moline school district in Illinois, a pre‑K–8 district of about 2,700 students with roughly 200 children in its early childhood program. She started her career as a school social worker […]

Watch the episode on YouTube. Disproportionality in Special Education with Eddie | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Eddie Fergus is an associate professor of urban education and policy at Temple University. A former high school teacher, program evaluator, and community school program director, his research focuses on the intersection of education policy and outcomes, with […]

According to Access Living, ableism is “the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior. At its heart, ableism is rooted in the assumption that disabled people require ‘fixing’ and defines people by their disability.”  While it might be easy for you to say, “I’m not […]