Tag: inclusion

Inclusion expert Dr. Mary Falvey answers common questions about inclusion and socialization to help kids with disabilities make friends with their peers. We’ll explore ways to encourage socialization both in and out of school, make sure everyone feels supported, set IEP goals that promote inclusion and meaningful connections, and more! Listen now on your favorite ...

Undivided Voices is a new podcast for parents raising kids with disabilities. In our first episode, host Lindsay Crain sits down with Dr. Caitlin Solone to debunk common myths about inclusion and share practical ways schools can support every child. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!  

“Over the years, I’ve met with countless caregivers, therapists, and educators that are under the assumption that children with disabilities can’t understand relationships or aren’t able to learn complex social skills. The general feeling is that it’s just too hard to teach! On the contrary, if provided with the opportunity, the proper materials and learning …

Have you ever left an IEP meeting or parent-teacher conference feeling like inclusion just isn’t possible for your child? As parents, we all want our kids to have a childhood filled with the diverse experiences, learning, and activities as their peers. But when it comes to inclusive education for kids with disabilities, it’s not always …

As parents, we all want our kids to thrive at school, but sometimes things don’t go as smoothly as we’d hoped. When it comes to IEPs — whether it’s accommodations, modifications, placement, or inclusion — we just want everything to come together in a way that truly supports our children. But sometimes, wanting all the …

“Special education isn’t a place.” We can’t say this enough. Special education was never supposed to be a place. Or a classroom. Or a reason to discriminate. It consists of services and supports that allow children with disabilities to learn alongside their peers in a way that works for them. Inclusion is about learning and …

For many of us, Halloween can be a mixed bag of delights and stressors. There is no other holiday quite like it when it comes to managing behavioral triggers, sensory sensitivities, food allergies, social expectations, and your garden-variety fears (arachnophobia, anyone?!). Treats aside, Halloween can be tricky for kids with disabilities. With the holiday fast …

When determining which services our kids need, we often find ourselves wondering about things like whether the school is providing enough of a service. Can we be trained on what our kids are doing so we can support them at home? Are schools allowed to cut services because “all services are supposed to fade out?” …

If you see your child struggling to make friends or feel included at school, it’s painful, especially if you’re told that the school just “doesn’t do inclusion” (newsflash: that’s not a thing!). Inclusion is not just a buzzword — it’s the process of making big and small changes to the school environment, processes, and culture …