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Breaking Barriers: Inclusive Education for Students with Down Syndrome ~ 1033

 Listen to this episode on YouTube. Breaking Barriers: Inclusive Education for Student | RSS.com Show Notes About The Guest(s) Luvy Jenkins is the Education Manager and Medical Outreach Manager at the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas (DSACT). With a background in special education, Louie is passionate about promoting inclusion and providing resources and support

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#NothingSpecial: Why Inclusive Education Should Be the Norm ~ 1032

 Listen to the episode on YouTube. #NothingSpecial: Why Inclusive Education Should Be | RSS.com Show Notes About The Guest(s) Oaklee Thiele is a young artist and disability advocate. She co-founded The My Dearest Friends Project with DisArt in March 2020 to create a public platform where disabled people could share their stories and experiences during

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From Barriers to Belonging: Colleen Tomko’s Journey with Kids Together ~ 1028

Listen to this episode on YouTube. From Barriers to Belonging: Colleen Tomko’s Journe | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Colleen Tomko — Parent advocate, artist, and president of Kids Together, an all-volunteer nonprofit promoting inclusion. A Penn State graduate and Partners in Policymaking alum, Colleen has dedicated her life to ensuring that all children, including her

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Inclusive Education in Australia: Lessons from Dr. Kate de Bruin ~ 1026

Listen to this episode on YouTube. Inclusive Education in Australia: Lessons from Dr. | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Dr. Kate de Bruin — inclusive education academic at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). Her work focuses on evidence‑informed practices and policies that improve participation and learning for all students, with an emphasis on students with disabilities. She

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From Segregation to College: Gage Robinson’s Self-Advocacy Journey ~ 1023

Listen to this episode on YouTube. From Segregation to College: Gage Robinson’s Self- | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Gage Robinson is a 19-year-old college student at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minnesota. He’s a passionate self-advocate who fought for his right to inclusive education and now shares his story to inspire others. Gage

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Inclusive Education in Action: The Story Behind Forget Me Not ~ 1020

Listen to this episode on YouTube. Inclusive Education in Action: The Story Behind Fo | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s): Hilda Bernier — Educator with a special education license and bilingual extension who has taught mostly integrated co‑teaching classes (and some self‑contained high‑school classes). As a parent, she describes how evaluation reports and an early IEP

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Mary Beth Moore on Fighting for Belonging in Education ~ 1018

Listen to this episode on YouTube. Mary Beth Moore on Fighting for Belonging in Educa | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Mary Beth Moore — Author of Unwanted: Fighting to Belong and founder/executive director of The Advocacy Underground. She studied political science and criminal justice at UNC Charlotte, served in the U.S. Marine Corps, worked as a

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From Teacher to Researcher: Lessons on Inclusion from Melissa Defayette ~ 1014

Watch the episode on YouTube From Teacher to Researcher: Lessons on Inclusion f | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Melissa Defayette — Third‑year PhD student in Special Education at the University of Maryland; advanced to candidacy in Fall 2022. Her research focuses on designing and implementing math interventions for students with moderate to severe disabilities

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Perfectly Imperfect Advocacy: How to Make Inclusion Work in Schools with Ashley Barlow ~ 1012

Watch the episode on YouTube Perfectly Imperfect Advocacy: How to Make Inclusio | RSS.com Show Notes About the Guest(s) Episode Summary This crossover conversation flips the script: Tim Villegas and Ashley Barlow interview each other about what authentic inclusive education looks like and how to advocate for it—practically, legally, and system‑wide. They unpack how dear colleague letters and policy

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