The Importance of Inclusivity with Wendy and Carrie
Release Date: 10/18/2021
Reacting to behaviour: To connect or protect? - Amy Chavez
Good Things in Life podcast
This week on the podcast my guest, Amy Chavez, and I have a fascinating conversation about our central nervous system and how it relates to difficult behaviour. Amy explains that our nervous system seeks to do only two things. Connect or protect. That’s it. End of story. No other options. Which begs the question, do we want people with disabilities to connect with us or feel they need to protect themselves from us. Which then leads us to examine how we try to support people who are labelled as having difficult behaviours to stop behaving in distressing ways and how we...
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The Values of Inclusion require a stretch! With Heather Simmons
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Heather’s Values Of Inclusion are a pattern interrupt that challenge us to stretch and deepen our understanding of what inclusion really means and what it calls on each of us to believe and live out if we want inclusion to exist in our communities. If you aren’t sure you buy into inclusion for all people then this episode will be thought provoking. If you are sure you do buy into inclusion for all people then this episode will help you reflect and maybe even identify where you need to stretch. Get to the full shownotes .
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Understanding trauma and behaviour with Sarah Buffie
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This week on the podcast, Sarah Buffie helps me better understand difficult behaviour. Our conversation covers trauma, what happens in our bodies when we are triggered by someone else’s behaviour and what we can do about it. It is a fascinating conversation and one I hope to continue as I deepen my ability to be with people who are struggling and expressing themselves through behaviour that I find difficult to cope with.
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The challenge of behaviour isn’t the behaviour with Yeiter
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My new friend, Yeiter, wrote a book call Lessons In Listening and it challenges the popular behaviour modification approaches to supporting people with behaviours that are labelled as difficult. In addition to his listening skills, ability to empathize and connect with others who are often villainized and ostracized, Yeiter is a lovely storyteller. In this episode of the podcast, Yeiter tells the story of Michelle. Yeiter’s first job was to put Michelle in an isolation room - until he figured out that connecting with her worked better than forcing her into seclusion. Yeiter...
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Journey Out of Silence with Christine Robinson
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Christine Robinson, wife of late author William (Bill) Rush, joins me to talk about Bill’s book, Journey Out Of Silence. Journey Out Of Silence is an autobiography chronicling Bill’s early life in therapy based segregated programming to his graduation from the University of Nebraska. Bill, an articulate journalist with cerebral palsy who used a speech generating device, talks about his parents’ efforts and failures, his experience of segregated education, his pursuit of normal intimate relationships and the liberation he experienced when people treated the environment around...
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Demystifying Disability with Emily Ladau
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Have you ever had a moment when you just weren’t sure what to say or do in relation to someone who has a disability? Perhaps you were nervous that you would say or do the wrong thing and offend someone? There are lots of good people out there - you are probably one of them - who want to address ableism in themselves but are frankly too nervous to put themselves out there are risk messing up. This week on the podcast I interviewed Emily Ladau. Emily is the author of Demystifying Disability. Emily says, “the goal of demystifying disability was not to be the definitive...
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Creating the futures you want with Jack Pearpoint and Lynda Kahn from Inclusion Press
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Han Shan, that great and crazy, wonder-filled Chinese poet of a thousand years ago, said: We're just like bugs in a bowl. All day going around never leaving their bowl. I say, That's right! Every day climbing up the steep sides, sliding back. Over and over again. Around and around. Up and back down. Sit in the bottom of the bowl, head in your hands, cry, moan, feel sorry for yourself. Or. Look around. See your fellow bugs. Walk around. Say, Hey, how you doin'? Say, Nice Bowl! ~ David Budbill This week’s podcast is a conversation with Jack Pearpoint and Lynda Kahn. We talk about...
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Inclusiveology much needed in our schools with DJ Nicholson
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DJ Nicholson runs Inclusiveology - a 12 week program helping schools plan for inclusion. This week’s podcast episode we hear a little about what kind of planning is important to support the success of inclusion. And, we hear about how terribly far we are from inclusion in some areas. DJ works in Florida and I’m thanking my lucky stars I’m not parenting my son in that school system! Let me know what it is like in your school system and what questions you think parents can ask that will help improve inclusion in our schools.
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Asset-Based Community Development - building solid communities from the strengths within - Darryl Answer, Stephanie Answer, and April Doner
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This week on the podcast Darryl Answer, Stephanie Answer, and April Doner talk about ABCD in their lives and the lives of people with disabilities.
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Even Warrior Angels get tired with Susan Dunnigan
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In this episode, Susan talks about taking risks and not over protecting her son - even if it means he is at risk of run-ins with the police and being taken advantage of by criminals.
info_outlineFor students, the best part about going to school is feeling like a “part of the group”. Feeling like their thoughts, opinions, and contributions matter. Feeling like they matter. Inclusion is crucial in the classroom. There’s no denying the importance that it holds, and it’s equally important that students with disabilities don’t miss out on the incredible opportunities that it offers. Join Genia, Wendy, and Carrie as they discuss the benefits of inclusion, and how parents and educators can help promote inclusivity in the classroom!