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The longer there is a strong distinction between general and special education the worse it is for students who are labeled with a disability. It perpetuates the language of Us and Them...

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Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table

2015-02-16T10:10:09-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: 30 Days of Autism, advocacy, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, H, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, Leah Kelly, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, self-advocacy, spinal muscular atrophy|

We worked with the wonderful team at H’s Distributed Learning

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Open Letter from a Doctoral Student Who Needs Some Help with her Study

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Hi, my name is Christina and I am a doctoral

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Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities – 11/02/12

2012-11-01T17:48:13-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Having taught at the primary, secondary and college levels, Dr.

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2 Ohio nurses get probation in malnutrition death

2012-10-27T14:02:43-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Medical|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, ataxic cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy, cp|

Two Ohio nurses have been sentenced to probation in the

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Listen to The Inclusive Class Roundtable – 10/26

2012-10-27T14:13:58-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all, all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, The Inclusive Class|

Inclusive Education, as defined and described by education experts, is

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Special ed in distress A few schools get it right, but complaints and lawsuits are mounting against a troubled program serving 7,000 Seattle students.

2012-10-21T10:55:44-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Seattle, spedchat, spinal muscular atrophy, Washington|

Five years ago, a high-profile report found that Seattle's public-school

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Why Won’t the School Provide Homebound Instruction?

2012-10-19T16:14:26-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, Wrights Law|

My child’s doctor recommended homebound instruction. The school said they

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COPAA Announces Keynote and General Session Speakers for 2013 Conference

2012-10-18T19:13:19-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, COPAA, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, developmental disabilities, hearing impairment, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

COPAA is an independent, nonprofit membership organization of special education

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Supporting Young Autistics

Supporting Young Autistics

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: ableism, acceptance, advocacy, advocate, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, Autcom, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, respect, self-advocate, Think Tank|

We hope that young autistics today will be proud of themselves and without shame. The message that boy received at that moment was the opposite of acceptance. It was ableist and it came from someone who is part of our own community.

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Inclusive Education: It’s Great If You Can Get It

2016-11-10T10:12:05-05:00By Nicole Eredics of The Inclusive Class|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Nicole Eredics, Think Tank|Tags: all disabilities, autism, autism spectrum dsorder, cerebral palsy, Disability, down syndrome, ESE, inclusion, inclusive education, Nicole Eredics, Special Education, special needs, sped, The Inclusive Class|

Inclusive schools need to become a reality for all students

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AAPC Publishing Releases Lesson Plan a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students With Special Needs

2012-10-02T11:58:51-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Integrate learning objectives with therapeutic supports and necessary modifications right

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National Council on Disability (NCD) Releases Report on Rights of Parents with Disabilities & Their Children

2012-12-15T23:20:21-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Politics|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, disability rights, down syndrome, hearing impairment, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

WASHINGTON, DC -- On Thursday, September 27, the National Council

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The Case for Inclusion Part Two: What Does Inclusion Look Like?

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Tim Villegas of Think Inclusive|Categories: blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Think Tank|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, disorders, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, inclusion, inclusive education, mitochondrial disorders, rare or undiagnosed, Think Inclusive, Think Tank, Tim Villegas|

It should always be the objective of public education to serve all students no matter what their disability label. It should always be the objective to give the right amount of support for all children.

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Bureaucrats

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Editor's Picks, General, Lifestyle|Tags: AAC, advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, augmentative and alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, empathy, epilepsy, friendship, Ollibean Think Tank, poetry, seizures, self-advocacy, self-advocate, Think Tank, typing|

You look at me But you don’t see me You

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Presume My Competence

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: AAC, Ableism, Advocacy, Author, blog, Cross Disability, Editor's Picks, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Ollibean Family|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, cross disability, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, presume competence, Presume My Competence, respect, self-advocacy, Special Education, special needs, student|

Really, this is number one. Please presume my competence.

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Focus on My Strengths

Focus on My Strengths

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Family|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, respect, self-advocacy, Special Education, special needs, student|

#4 Please focus on My Strengths. I have many. We all do.

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I Stand With Henry

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Politics, Think Tank|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, civil rights, Disability, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, segregation, self-advocacy, self-advocate, special needs|

What Henry is doing is advocating for his rights, at the same time that he reminds us of our own rights and about how far we still have to go.

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Top 10 Things Autistic Self Advocate Needs Teachers to Know : # 3

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITH HENRY, respect, Special Education, special needs, student|

Top ten things I want you to know. Number 3: Please talk directly to me, not to my support person.

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Autistic Student’s Top 10 List for Teachers of Students with Special Needs #2

Autistic Student’s Top 10 List for Teachers of Students with Special Needs #2

2015-10-28T20:27:11-04:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, General, Henry, Henry Frost|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, respect, Special Education, special needs, student|

Top ten things Autistic student wants teachers, therapists and friends to know about students with special needs... they may be shocking to some of you, but hopefully to most they are exactly what you expect. Here's number 2.

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A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included

A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Lily Frost|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: activism, advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, autism, autistic, brother, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, equal rights, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, I STAND WITH HENRY, I Stand With Henry News, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oprah, sibling, sister, Special Education, special needs, student, Tampa, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Golden Hat : Talking Back to Autism|

No one wants to be the excluded one, the one to stand alone in silence, the one left out of the conversation. No one wants to be forgotten. So why are some individuals treated this way? Luckily it just takes one person to stand up and include, and the rest will follow. Be that person, take a stand, make a difference.

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StateImpact Florida A Finalist For Innovative, Investigative Journalism Award

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, Assistive Technology, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, ataxic cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy, Charter Schools, cp, John O'Connor Sarah Gonzalez, NPR, State Impact Florida, Tonya Whitlock, Tres Whitlock|

From our investigation: Tres Whitlock types on the DynaVox tablet

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NeoSpeech Text-to-Speech Featured in AAC Speech Application

2012-12-15T23:34:14-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, assistive technology, AT, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

We believe that NeoSpeech Text-to-Speech will benefit people with speech

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A Sensory Garden for Zoë and Oliver

A Sensory Garden for Zoë and Oliver

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Lifestyle, Parenting, Think Tank|Tags: all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Bloom, Bloom Garden Shop, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, gardening, hearing impairment, Julie Lohoefener, kids, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Ollibean Contributor, rare or undiagnosed disorders, sensory garden, Sensory processing disorders, SPD, spinal muscular atrophy|

One of Ollibean's contributors, the lovely and amazing, Julie Lohoefener of Bloom Garden Shop, let's us in on some great tips on creating a non-toxic Sensory Garden with your kids.

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