2008 Conference Handouts

Accommodations and Modifications
Douglas Fisher, PhD, Professor, San Diego State University, CA

Kelly Moore, PhD

Marvelous Materials: Creating Successful Adaptations for the Inclusive Classroom
Christi Kasa-Hendrickson, PhD, Professor, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO
Learn and create materials that will provide access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities of all ages.

 

Medical Assistance: Using Public Insurance to et the Services and Supports You Need

David Gates, Esq., Managing Attorney-Harrisburg, PA Health Law Project, PA

 

Highschool Transition Project

David Hasbury, David Hasbury & Associates, Ontario, Canada

 

Extracurricular Inclusion

Stephen Hinkle, Technologist at Health Science High School & Middle College, San Diego, CA

 

Legal Tools and Strategies to Ensure Inclusive Preschool Settings

Nancy Hubley, Esq., Managing Attorney, Pittsburgh, Education Law Center, PA

 

Behavior Change is a Family Affair: Positive Behavior Support Strategies to Use in the Home

Kiki McGough, PBS Coordinator, Colorado Department of Education, CO

 

Educating Students with AD:  Participating and Learning in the General Education Classroom

Michael McSheehan, Professor, University of New Hampshire, NH

This session will highlight the most recent advances in inclusive education research for students with ASD.

 

Effective Advocacy and Conflict Resolution

Marshall Peter, Director, CADRE, Portland, OR 

Working Effectively with Schools and Other Service Providers

Marshall Peter, Director, CADRE, Portland, OR

 

Utilizing Professional Learning Communities to Support Inclusion 

Virginia Roach, EdD., Professor of Education Administration, George Washington Univ., Washington, D.C.

Several schools are developing Professional Learning Communities (PLCs as a way to enhance teaching and learning and meet student achievement goals.

 

It’s More than Coordination: Searching for a Universal System-Design Principle

Nancy Rosenau, Ph.D., Executive Director, EveryChild, Inc., Austin,TX

In education, it’s inclusion.  In developmental disability services, it’s self-determination and consumer choice.  In health, it’s family-centered care and medical home.  In child welfare, it’s permanency.  This session will explore the commonalities and differences in each system’s application of its concept.

 

Why Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Care Abou School Finance Reform

Sandy Zelno, School Reform Initiaitive, Education Law Center, PA

Nancy Hubley, Esq., Managing Attorney, Pittsburgh, Education Law Center, PA

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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