By Melissa Ragan
As both a high school teacher and the parent of a child who has transitioned to life after high school, I’ve learned a thing or two about how to make the transition for young adults with disabilities a little smoother based on some of the mistakes and lessons we’ve learned. Here are five ways we can help prepare all students with disabilities to be successful in their post-school lives.
By Melissa Ragan
If you work in education, you can’t throw a stick these days without hearing about social-emotional learning (SEL). Reactions from educators range from yeah, of course social-emotional learning is important to those that acknowledge that social-emotional learning is important, but should be taught at home, to the nonbelievers who think it’s just the latest buzzword in education.
But social-emotional learning isn’t new.
Peggy started homeschooling her son at age 5 because she felt homeschooling provided the most flexible and individualized alternative for him, while simultaneously providing the freedom to expand his education focus to what he could uniquely add to this world with his gifts and talents.
Making the festival experience sensory friendly and inclusive for all was a primary goal for the organizers of the Sourland Music Festival. To do so, they turned to Amy Pinder, co-founder of the successful Inclusion Festival.
Summer’s coming! Do you know what your children will be doing while school’s out? If you have a child with a disability, there aren’t always as many options as there are for typical children. And sometimes those options are limited to sleepaway camps. Knowing when your child (or you!) are ready for the sleepaway experience can be tricky. We spoke with one mom to find out how she knew this was the year for them! (more…)
LaPrice Weatherington is a Transition Coordinator, an author, and a mother. Her passion for helping students with IEPs transition from life in high school to life out there in the real world is inspiring to us here at ONEder. We were lucky enough to sit down with LaPrice and get her insights into why having a focused transition curriculum is so important.
Technology has the potential to make lives a lot easier, but when you have a disability, it can be difficult to know what tech will support your needs. Disability Cocoon finds and promotes disability technology solutions to inspire and foster increased independence. We chatted with their founder, Dustin Wright, to find out a bit more about what they do.
