Let’s Talk Inclusive Classrooms
What Makes a Classroom Inclusive? Children with disabilities have a right to a public education and to be part of the general education classroom. Federal legislation makes it clear that...
Social Inclusion
Let’s Talk: Inclusive Playgrounds
Inclusion Looks like a fun play date at the Park. (See what our models are wearing) Click on the model’s name to find out what they’re wearing. A BIG thank...
Tips for Inclusion and Friendship
Inclusion and Friendship Timothy Rohrer is a young adult with autism who is a passionate advocate of disability inclusion. He is the author of a teaching guide called “How to...
Friends of Brian: Achieving Quality of Life Through GAP
Group Action Planning We aren’t nearly done! This inescapable fact confronted me as we approached the last of three Person-Centered Planning (PCP) meetings for my son, Brian, who was 16...
How to Find Your Special Child’s Spark?
How to find your special child’s spark? Before you read any more of this article, take a moment and think of one that you really love to do. Now ask...
Inclusive Holiday Activities
Inclusive Holiday Activities The holiday season is a time for being together, family traditions, and showing people you care through thoughtful gift giving. Being part of a family with special...
Unified Sports: A Great Way to Start Inclusion in a Fun and Positive Way
There are Unified Sports Programs all across the United States that are designed to promote, among other things, inclusion, acceptance, physical activity, friendship, respect, and understanding. We at Parenting Special...
Inclusion: Why It Matters?
Inclusion: Why It Matters? Many people, in recent years, have asked me about my daughter’s education. “Why inclusion?” they ask. “Don’t you believe that Emily will be better off with...
Did You Know? Special Needs Summer Camp – Who is Teaching Whom?
Special Needs Summer Camp – Who is Teaching Whom? Ten years ago Jack Viorel, moved his family to Wilmington, North Carolina, and opened a surf school as a means to...
Social Club Extends Inclusion Beyond the Classroom
Social Club “ Mainstreaming” was the original thought that brought many students with special needs out of specialized school and into the main stream with everyone else. It was a...