4 benefits of inclusive classrooms

At a Glance In an inclusive classroom, general education teachers and special education teachers work together to meet the needs of students.This gives special education students the support they need while they stay in a general education classroom.All students can benefit from inclusive classrooms. When kids are found eligible for special education services, it’s common for... Read more

Ensuring Virtual Events Are Accessible for All

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing organizations to transition many events and conferences that originally were in-person to virtual ones. The good news is that it is easy to make online events accessible to everyone if you know how. A new toolkit by the national disability advocacy nonprofit RespectAbility aims to help organizations do so. A recent national... Read more

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Disability inclusion at work: What it is and why it matters

By The Understood Team   What is disability inclusion at work? Disability inclusion at work is about more than hiring people with disabilities. An inclusive workplace values all employees for their strengths. It offers employees with disabilities — whether visible or invisible — an equal opportunity to succeed, to learn, to be compensated fairly, and to... Read more

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Disability Inclusion Strategies

Inclusion of people with disabilities into everyday activities involves practices and policies designed to identify and remove barriers such as physical, communication, and attitudinal, that hamper individuals’ ability to have full participation in society, the same as people without disabilities. Inclusion involves: Getting fair treatment from others (nondiscrimination);Making products, communications, and the physical environment more usable by as many people... Read more