Understand the concept of disability-affirming
Reflect on aspects of your culture, curriculum, supports, and space
Identify next steps to make your school more disability-affirming
Disability-Affirming Education
Efforts to include students with disabilities have historically focused on technical aspects of education such as adjusting service delivery, adapting curriculum, and ensuring accessible environments. We now need to examine the bias and ableism baked into our current school systems and culture. This resource helps teachers and school/district leaders explore ways to not only “include” disabled students but also how best to affirm disability identity and lived experience in school culture, curriculum, and community. Create disability-affirming education!
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Disability-Affirming Education: Indicators for Classrooms, Schools, and School Districts
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