diversity Archives • Ollibean

"Thasya", a mini film by Dan Habib, highlights the power of presuming competence, differentiated instruction and augmentative and alternative communication. Inclusion works.

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We Are Not In Our Own World

2016-11-10T10:11:47-05:00By Judy Endow|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Judy Endow, Search Categories, Think Tank|Tags: ableism, ASD, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, behavior, blind, cerebral palsy, communication, cross disability, deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilities, disabilities, Disability, diversity, Judy Endow, Judy Endow MSW, medical model, Neurodiversity, non verbal, non-speaking, pathology paradigm, proprioception, Special Education, special needs, students, We Are Not In Our Own World by Judy Endow|

We need to be careful about how we think about and talk about people with disabilities. One example is the reference that those who are autistic or deaf or blind or have some sort of movement differences are “in their own world.”

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Inclusion is a right not a privilege.

2016-11-10T10:11:47-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy In Action, Author, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, General, Inclusion, Inclusion Videos, Inclusive Education, Lauri Swann Hunt, Ollibean Family, Ollibean Mama Spotlight, Parenting, Search Categories, Videos|Tags: acceptance, all disabilities, Ari Ne'eman, Arne Duncan, ASAN, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Cheryl Jorgensen, civil rights, cross disability, developmental disabilities, discrimination, diversity, diversity in Florida, down syndrome, ESE Florida, Florida, Florida Senate Bill 1108, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County School Board, Hillsborough County School District, inclusion, inclusive education, Institute on Disability, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Lauri Swann Hunt, Mary Schuh, National Counc, NCIE, OSEP, SDHC. ESE, segregation, Special Education, special needs, Special Needs Parenting, special needs parents, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, The National Center on Inclusive Education, UNH/IOD, University of New Hampshire, US DOE, Ven Sequenzia|

Inclusion is not only socially just, but research shows it improves academic outcomes for all students.

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Free Your Mind and the Rest Will Follow

2016-11-10T10:11:50-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: ASL Videos, ASL Videos, Entertainment, General, Lifestyle, Media Representation, Video, Videos|Tags: Accessibility, all disabilities, ASL, ASL videos, cross disability, deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, diversity, En Vogue, Free Your Mind, hearing impairment, June Ann LeFors, media representation, music, music video, sign language, Stacy DeLaune, UDL, video, videos|

Awesome ASL version of En Vogue's 'Free Your Mind'. "Before you can see me you've got to learn how to read me. Free your mind and the rest will follow."

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ASL Video “I Knew You Were Trouble”

2016-11-10T10:11:50-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: ASL Videos, ASL Videos, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Entertainment, General, Media Representation, Video, Videos|Tags: Accessibility, all disabilities, American Sign Language, ASL, ASL videos, cross disability, deaf, Deaf Hard of Hearing, diversity, I Knew You Were Trouble, media representation, music, music video, sign language, Taylor Swift, UDL|

Great ASL translation of Taylor Swift's song!

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Social Model of Disability

2016-11-10T10:12:00-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Video|Tags: ableism, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, cross disability, diversity, Neurodiversity, social model, social model of disability|

Great animated short on the social model of disability. What

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“We Want Respect”: Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Address Respect in Research

2015-02-15T22:09:56-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, developmental disabilities, diversity, down syndrome, Neurodiversity, respect, self-advocacy|

Abstract Respect is central to ethical guidelines for research. The

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Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts

2017-01-16T10:03:07-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Entertainment, Inclusion Resources, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: all disabilities, Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts, cross disability, diversity, film, inclusion, resource, resources we love|

The Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts is

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Association on University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

Association on University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

2017-01-10T22:36:25-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Developmental Disabilities, Inclusive Education, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: all disabilities, Association on University Centers on Disability, AUCD, cerebral palsy, cross disability, developmental disabilities, diversity, down syndrome, inclusion|

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is an

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The Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies

2013-12-30T18:16:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Politics, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: ADD, advocacy resource, all disabilities, and Disability Studies, asperger's syndrome, cerebral palsy, cross disability, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, diversity, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, inclusion, law, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, New York, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resource, spinal muscular atrophy, Syracuse, Syracuse University, The Center on Human Policy, University of Syracuse|

The Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies (CHPLDS)

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On Beauty

2016-11-10T10:12:24-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Cross Disability, General, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Media Representation, Video|Tags: advocacy, all disabilites, all kids, disability in media, diversity, down syndrome, Joanna Rudnick, media representation, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, On Beauty, Positive Exposure, rare or undiagnosed disorders, Rick Guidotti, The Pearls Project, visible disabilities|

We are in love with 'On Beauty" the documentary by Joanna Rudnick. She follows the talented Rick Guidotti as he challenges public perception of difference and beauty through the lives of three exquisite women.

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The Pearls Project-Teaching Empathy

2016-11-10T10:12:28-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, blog, General, Inclusion, Lifestyle, Media Representation, Resources We Love|Tags: all disabilities, beauty, cross disability, Disability, disability in media, diversity, empathy, media representation, Positive Exposure, resources we love, The Pearls Project|

Students at Ridgewood High School were shown photos of young

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