Isn’t it a Pity? The Real Problem with Special Needs
The Real Problem with Special Needs
We love this TEDx Talk from our friend, Torrie Dunlap, at Kids Included Together on benefits of inclusion and the real “problem” with special needs. 
Disability Visibility Project
Ollibean is very proud to be a media partner of the Disability Visibility Project. Please join us in spreading the word about this important project dedicated to "Recording Disability History, One Story at a Time".
World’s First Kid-Friendly Wheelchair From Wheelchairs of Hope
It’s unacceptable that any child miss out on an education because of not having a wheelchair, and Wheelchairs of Hope is doing something about it. Wheelchairs of
ALL Students Should Be Safe at School
I spoke at Hillsborough
The Impact of 250 Words on Literacy
Ollibean Literacy Lifehacks : Tools for parents and care providers without education backgrounds to easily provide literacy instruction. Sign up for our free Flashcards of the 250 Words that represent over two-thirds of captioned television.
What’s the Social Model of Disability?
What is the social model of disability and why is it important ?
Students with Disabilities Excel with High Expectations, Access, and Inclusion
“We know that when students with disabilities are held to high expectations, have access to a robust curriculum in the regular classroom, they excel.” Secretary of Education , Arne Duncan
How to Improve Literacy Without Even Trying
One of the simplest things you can do to improve your child’s reading skills is already in your home. Closed captioning is free, easy to use, and a natural literacy booster. Research shows that closed captioning increases literacy skills in people of all ages. Simply having the captions on can dramatically
Accessibility Is a Right Not a Privilege
Accessibility is a right not a
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Banning Aversive Shock Therapy at the Judge Rotenberg Center
Thursday, April 24, was a day that I’d been waiting for that day for a long time. An FDA advisory panel finally got to thoroughly hear both sides of the story of what goes on at the
SWIFT on NPR’s “All Things Considered”
by Dr. Mary Schuh: SWIFT Center
Recently, National Public Radio’s (NPR) “All Things Considered” aired a story on inclusive education. The story featured Presidio Middle School in San Francisco and SWIFT Filmmaker, Dan Habib.
While Presidio Middle School should be applauded for their efforts to educate students
Dan Habib: Disabling Segregation
Dan Habib’s Tedx Talk on the importance of inclusion, belonging and disabling segregation. Habib is the creator of the award winning documentaries, Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey, Restraint and Seclusion: Hear Our Stories, Thalia and other disability related subjects .
I celebrate 1000 Ausome Things #AutismPositivity2013
People are ausome. Every kind of ausome. just look. you will see.
Dave Jacka: Up, Up and Away!
Dave Jacka just began his quest to become the first quadriplegic to fly solo around Australia. Family and friends saw the 44-year-old Fairfield resident off from the airport in Tooradin, Australia on April 28. A
Law Would Give Parents Final Say About Special Diploma Track
A proposed law moving quickly through the Legislature would give parents of kids receiving special education services the final say about their child’s placement on a special diploma track.
Standing With Ashley
I stand with Ashley because she is part of our community, she is brave and she survived brutality.I stand with Ashley because I hope to show her, one day, that the joy of belonging to our caring community trumps the memories of pain.
Shouldn’t New Disability Awareness Course Be Mandatory for Police?
Kudos to New York State for making train-the-trainer disability sensitivity training available to its law enforcement officers as of April 2013, with the stipulation that police officers that take the course must take it back
Stanford Scientists Demonstrate Brain’s Capacity to Change in Response to Education
"No one is born with the innate ability to recognize numerals."
