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I Want to Share My Beautiful Adoption Journey With You

I want to share my beautiful adoption journey with you Growing up my dream was to adopt a child one day. My father was my inspiration. He was brought up...

Parenting Plans Before the School Bell Rings

As with any time for reflection, back-to-school is a great time to review your goals for the upcoming months, including your parenting plan. Before the first bell rings, you should...

Keys to Autism: Self

One of the Keys to Autism / Disability is knowing and understanding the “Self.” Once a disabled individual has a grasp and clarity about their own strengths and weakness and...

Stuck in IEPLand

Feeling stuck is one of the most miserable feelings in the world. Stuck in a bad school, stuck in a toxic relationship or friendship, stuck at work, or stuck dealing...

Meet: Indigo Abell

Program: Master of Education in Behavior Analysis Expected Graduation Date: December 2022 Background: I am 27 years old, a wife and a mom to three beautiful daughters. I am originally...

The Most Valuable Sticker: I Voted

Part 3 in a series on using research to guide decision making For most of us, voting in an election seems more important today than in any previous time in...

What Is Inclusion? [ in-kloo-zhuhn ] Inclusion is the practice of educating all students together – students with disabilities and students without disabilities – side-by-side in the general education setting...

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...

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...

Let’s Talk: Peer Buddy Programs

Peer Buddy Many students with disabilities can feel excluded from their school communities. In response, some schools have developed peer-buddy programs that aim to create more inclusive environments. A peer...