Archive for June 2014
“End the Awkward”– Modeling Proper Etiquette for Your Kids
This week, we came across some pretty awesome videos aimed at teaching adults proper etiquette for interacting with people with disabilities. We are so grateful to Scope, a UK-based company, for raising awareness! As educators, camp counselors, and childcare providers, we often think about how to talk to kids about disability. However, sometimes even we feel unsure…
Read MoreInclusion, A Team Sport
As a parent (of two boys without disabilities), I have noticed that competition is a big part of exclusion. The survival of the fittest, best man wins, or super athlete seem to characterize the child that will be the center of an athletic team. I can definitely say that it has increased tremendously as my…
Read MoreAnd June’s Advo-KIT of the Month is…
Each month, we celebrate an individual who is instrumental in helping make this world a more inclusive place. For the month of June, 2014, we celebrate Sunny Smith! Congratulations to Sunny, Director of the Cody Child Development Center at Army Child, Youth, and School Services! Sunny took a moment to answer some of our questions about…
Read MoreEveryone Can Make Meaningful Change: Tips from an Educator and Mother
As an educator for 22 years, and currently the principal of a middle school, I have seen plenty of successes and missteps in including students with disabilities over the years. I have also had the unique opportunity to see this from a different angle, as the mother of two children with disabilities. It is easy to…
Read MoreAbout That Pedestal…
This week, we are thrilled to be sharing a post by Kimmie Jones, author of “That Girl in the Wheelchair” and self-advocate. We were struck by Kimmie’s post on the way we often put people with disabilities on a pedestal. When we assume that we will love them all, and that they are all perfect,…
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