The inclusion movement in education

     I find this topic important to me as a school nurse I worked in a high school and elementary setting. This topic has come up more and more. I have students, that are blind, deaf, autistic, and non-verbal. I think it's important for our teachers to have the skills necessary to develop the individualized programs that these children need. Today more and more students with disabilities are educated for more of the day in regular education classrooms.

    The article I read about blaming mothers of autism made me think more about how things need to continue to change. The idea is that a student with a disability isn't going to be employed or attend school, disability is not a tragedy. My daughter is a 6th-grade student in middle school she joined unified basketball, its a team of students with or without disabilities working together on the same team. This builds friendships and an understanding of each other

https://www.unicef.org/education/inclusive-education

Audience

I would like my audience to be my colleagues and staff. I think this is an important topic for the staff in my school to understand. I like including students in educating them about disabilities not to be afraid or to make fun of other students, help staff and students with acceptance and understanding

Format

There will be a slide presentation with my staff during our weekly meeting. Next week I have a presentation for our 5th grade students about inclusion. They will be attending middle school next year i think this topic is important for them as they grow and learn. They will have the option of inclusive sports in middle school and high school I hope with some education they will learn to be more accepting of their peers.