“More People Get What They Need”
First graders learn about accessibility and empathy through constructing emergency signals.
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Special Education Teachers, Students, and Parents Speak Out
Some Students Are FlyingBy Zo Clement I have been continually amazed at the resilience of my students during the pandemic. As an 8th-grade inclusion teacher in Washington, D.C., my scholars […]
The Story of One Union’s Journey Toward Disability Justice
I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. In the early 1990s, my family fought to have my brother Micah, who had been labeled with an intellectual disability with needs […]
Holding Nyla
Nyla* came into our Head Start classroom wheeled by her special aassistant and surrounded by three early intervention (EI) specialists. I could barely see her for the equipment, adults, and […]
Seeing Ourselves with Our Own Eyes
A special education teacher uses poetry to help her middle school students write their own narratives and celebrate themselves.