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Inclusion: The Right Thing for All Students – WNYC

2024-08-01T14:49:52+00:00By Ollibean|Articles, blog, Education, General, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Education|

We have reached the tipping point where it is no longer educationally or morally defensible to continue to segregate students with disabilities. We shouldn’t be striving to educate children in the least restrictive environment but rather in the most inclusive one.

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Don’t Define Me By My Deficits

2024-05-03T19:59:49+00:00By Judy Endow|Author, Autism, blog, Judy Endow, Parenting|

My advice for younger autistics and for those who love and support them would be to look at who you ARE as a human being.

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Putting Education First by That Crazy Crippled Chick

2024-08-01T14:51:11+00:00By Ollibean|Articles, Cross Disability, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Neurodiversity|

"First, we must ensure that all children, including and especially those with disabilities, receive a quality education. Inclusion means nothing if a child is not receiving a good education, which is, in fact, the very reason we have schools in the first place. " Cara Liebowitz

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How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect People With Disabilities?

2024-08-01T14:51:12+00:00By Ollibean|Advocacy, Advocacy, Articles, Featured (Homepage), Politics|

The Thinking Person's Guide To Autism interviews Ari Ne'eman of The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network about specific advantages, opportunities, and sticking points of the Affordable Care Act for People with Disabilities

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Disability Activist Keith Jones on Community

2024-08-01T14:51:12+00:00By Ollibean|Advocacy, Advocacy In Action, blog, Cerebral Palsy, Cross Disability, Disability Rights Leaders, General, Henry Recommends, Inclusion, Inclusion Videos, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Think Tank, Video, Videos|

"So let us remember that when we teach, when we educate, we make policy, we make decisions that we do it with a conscience and that we remember that we are leaving fingerprints on forever." Keith Jones

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Who Cares About Kelsey

2024-08-01T14:51:12+00:00By Ollibean|Advocacy In Action, Author, blog, Cross Disability, Education, General, Henry Recommends, Inclusion, Inclusion Videos, Inclusive Education, Lauri Swann Hunt, Videos|

Kelsey Carroll lived with homelessness, self-mutilation, abuse and ADHD. She was a likely high school dropout — until she encountered an education revolution that’s about empowering, not overpowering, teens with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Kelsey’s story, a story of trying to be seen for her potential rather than her past behavior.

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