The spring 2020 semester was unlike any other in the history of higher education due in large part to the COVID-19 crisis. Having access to a reliable computer and Wi-Fi as well as a dedicated space ...
The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed. The IDEA act ...
It isn’t clear that these bases are the answer to providing inclusive education for children and young people with special ...
The education of children with disabilities is a complex issue more than 30 years after "inclusive education" appeared for the first time in an important 1994 United Nations statement. Children with ...
With greater awareness of gender identity from toddlers to teens comes the responsibility of the people in their lives to recognize, honor, and celebrate these unique differences anywhere—and ...
If you’re planning disability awareness activities for your classroom or school, you probably want to get it right. Not just ...
The Inclusive Education Act promised that children with disabilities would no longer have to beg for a place in school. But now we must confront a harder question: once a child is admitted, what ...
Growing up, I was always taught to be inclusive to everyone, especially my classmates who I would see every day. My godbrother has autism, and being inclusive has always been important to me because I ...
Does the social and structural system reward teachers for including all students? Unfortunately not. Does the social and structural system punish teachers for excluding certain students? Absolutely ...
When the pandemic forced college classrooms online, it gave faculty members unexpected insights into the off-campus lives of their students. With a virtual peek into the homes of students, college ...
An inclusive early learning environment doesn’t just benefit children with disabilities or special health care needs — it also benefits their classmates, families and the community as a whole, ...