A list of resources on inclusion, classroom supports and Universal Design for Learning.
Resources & Handouts from the 2013 ABI Conference
Handouts from Patti McVay’s Presentation: Blank forms to print and copy
- Behavior Data Tracking – Blank Form (PDF)
- Behavior Planning with Strengths – Blank Form (PDF)
- Curriculum Planning – Blank Form (PDF)
- Roles & Responsiblities – Blank Form (PDF)
Handouts from Joy Zabala’s Presentation on Universal Design for Learning
- Challenging Academics for Students with Down Syndrome (PDF)
Strategies that Work in the General Education or Special Education Classroom, from National Down Syndrome Society - UDL: The Facts for Educators (PDF)
From National Universal Design for Learning Task Force - Getting from Here to There: UDL, Global Positioning Systems, and Lessons for Improving Education (PDF)
By David H. Rose, Ed.D., & Jenna W. Gravel, Ed. M., presented by National Center on Universal Design for Learning - Universal Design for Learning Guidelines (PDF)
One page featuring 9 ways to provide options, from CAST - Using UDL Principles in the IEP (PDF)
By Ricki Sabia, Associate Director, National Down Syndrome Society Policy Center - UDL Facts for Families (PDF)
From National Universal Design for Learning Task Force - A Parent’s Guide to Universal Design for Learning (PDF)
A Parent Advocacy Brief from National Center for Learning Disabilities - Universal Design for Learning and Meaningful Access to the Curriculum (PDF)
By Rick Sabia, for TASH - UDL Unplugged: The Role of Technology in UDL (PDF)
By David H. Rose, Ed.D., Jenna W. Gravel, Ed. M., & Yvonne M. Domings, Ed. M. for National Center on Universal Design for Learning
Handouts from Michael Bailey’s Presentation on Individual Education Plans
- IEP Checklist for Families (PDF)
- Share Your Observations (PDF)
- Useful Questions to Ask (PDF)
- Goals for Inclusive Education (PDF)
Handouts from Tracey Hall’s Presentation
- The Future is in the Margins: The Role of Technology and Disability in Educational Reform (PDF)
By Anne Meyer, Ed.D., and David Rose, Ed.D. from CAST
Resources from Kathie Snow
- A Few Words about People First Language (PDF)
- Which Should Be Defended: Inclusion or Segregation? Revolutionary Common Sense (PDF)
- Disability Resources Website (PDF)
An extensive list of websites curated by Kathie Snow for Disability is Natural
Classroom Inclusion Quick Tips Sheets
- Tips for Caregivers (PDF)
- Tips for Evaluating Inclusive Practices (PDF)
- Tips for General Educators (PDF)
- Tips for Paraeducators (PDF)
- Tips for Special Educators (PDF)
Accessible Instructional Materials Resources
- AIM Flowchart – Determining the Need for Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) and Acquiring AIM from the Appropriate Sources (PDF)
- National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials Resources & Connections (PDF)
Disability Rights Oregon Resources
- Restraint & Seclusion of Children in Special Education (PDF)
- Disability Rights Oregon’s Special Education Guide, 6th Edition (PDF)
Behavior Resources
- Notes for Parents: When your child engages in difficult behaviors, by David Pitonyak (PDF)
- 10 Things You Can Do to Support A Person With Difficult Behaviors, by David Pitonyak (PDF)
- Behavior Pathway Worksheet Definitions (PDF)
- Behavior Pathway Worksheet Examples (PDF)
- Behavior Pathway Worksheet – Blank (PDF)
Articles & Papers
- Making Sense of Every Child: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners through Sensory Integration (PDF)
A ten-page article by Stephen Viola and Alicia Noddings - Person Centered Planning (PDF)
A nine-page primer defining Person Centered Planning and its applications - Quality Education: It’s Not a Choice! (PDF)
A short article by Marsha Forest & Jack Pearpoint, from Inclusion Press International & The Marsha Forest Centre - The Need to Belong: Rediscovering Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (PDF)
A 12-page academic paper by Norman Kunc, Axis Consultation and Training Ltd - Things I Wish I’d Known as a parent of a student with Special Education services (PDF)
- Why Inclusion Begins in Kindergarten … or Doesn’t
By Charlene Comstock-Galagan - Background Knowledge Instruction and the Implications for UDL Implementation (PDF)
From National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum, a 32-page curriculum enhancement report that takes a more in-depth look at the work of Tracy Hall and literacy
Other Factsheets, Checklists, Etc
- Communication Bill of Rights (PDF)
from the National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities - Least Restrictive Environment Factsheet (PDF)
Fast facts about LRE and what it means for your child - Oregon Graduation and Diploma Options (PDF)
- Quality of Inclusion Checklist (PDF)
- Responses to Common IEP Problems (PDF)
When school staff hands you problems, these responses and legal references can help
Helpful Websites
Inclusion in the Classroom – tips and resources (PDF) A great two pager on how and why to promote inclusion.
Wrightslaw A special education law and advocacy repository for parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys; accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
CAST The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) is a nonprofit leader in education, working to improve learning opportunities and outcomes for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning.
Disability is Natural Disability is Natural is a great source of articles, blog posts and information about new ways of thinking about developmental disability, inclusive education and Kathie Snow’s People First Language.
Peak Parent Center PEAK provides training, information and technical assistance to equip families of children birth through twenty-six including all disability conditions with strategies to advocate successfully for their children
Here are a few great sites that focus on Positive Behavior Supports: www.pbis.org, www.modelprogram.com, www.pbisaz.org
The Inclusion Network Workshops, resources, trainings and articles on inclusion in schools and communities.
Kids Together Information and resources for children and adults with disabilities. The goals of Kids Together, Inc. include a desire to remove barriers that exclude people with disabilities. We support the belief that children with disabilities, like all children, have the need to be welcomed, cherished and embraced in our communities.
David Pitonyak Finding new stories for people who experience disabilities. David writes, “My practice is based upon a simple idea: difficult behaviors result from unmet needs. In a sense, difficult behaviors are messages which can tell us important things about a person and the quality of his or her life.”
National Disability Rights Network NDRN is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP). Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.
The Division for Early Childhood The Division for Early Childhood promotes policies and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities.