Resources

Research

• A summary of the evidence on inclusive education – Alana
• Study: General Education Classrooms Boost Performance Of Students With Disabilities
• The dynamic relationship between context, curriculum, and student learning: A case for inclusive education as a research-based practice
• Impact: Inclusive Education for K-8 Students with Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities
• Supporting Students With Severe Disabilities in Inclusive Schools: A Descriptive Account From Schools Implementing Inclusive Practices
• “How Can a Student with Severe Disabilities Be in a Fifth-Grade Class When He Can’t Do Fifth-Grade Level Work?” Misapplying the Least Restrictive Environment
• People with Down syndrome with lower IQs in inclusive settings do better than their counterparts with higher IQs in segregated settings, academically – a study.
• TIES Center: Foundations of Inclusion
• Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education – research shelf
• SWIFT schools shelf
• Research that supports inclusion from the National Catholic Board on Full Inclusion
• Inclusive schooling articles by Julie Causton and Kate McLeod
• Effects of inclusion on the academic achievement and adaptive behaviour of children with intellectual disabilities.
• Outcomes for Students with Learning Disabilities in Inclusive and Pullout Programs
• NTACT: Inclusion in General Education Correlated with Improved Education, Employment, and Independent Living Outcomes
• Changing the communication learning profile in Down syndrome
• Resources from inclusion specialist Cheryl M Jorgensen
• Outcomes of Inclusive Versus Separate Placements: A Matched Pairs Comparison Study
• For Whose Benefit? Evidence, Ethics, and Effectiveness of Autism Interventions
• Problems with IQ and Psychometric Assessment

Law

• IDEA – Federal Law
  • LRE
  • FAPE
  • Special education is a service, not a place
• RCW and WAC – Washington State Law
  • Special Education in RCW
  • Provision of Special Education in WAC
  • Rules for the Provision of Special Education
• Case law for inclusion
  • Oberti
  • L.H. v Hamilton County
• OSPI Desicions
  • 1:1 Paraprofessionals are not a placement
  • Losing time in general education for “infractions” is a placement change
• Disability History Month

Advocacy

• When Special Education and Disability Studies Intertwine: Addressing Educational Inequities Through Processes and Programming
• TIES Center: Systems Change
• Comprehensive Inclusive Education: General Education & the Inclusive IEP
• Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education
• SWIFT Schools
• Myths and Facts about Inclusive Education in Washington State
• What every parent should know about inclusive education – Julie Causton and Christi Kasa
• Dispelling the Myths of Inclusive Education – TASH
• On the need for reciprocity in classrooms between students – Norm Kunc and Emma Van der Klift
• NJ Autism Center of Excellence – Video Library
• Schools of Promise – A George Theoharis and Julie Causton initiative 
• Myth: The High Cost of Inclusion
• Intelligent Lives Resource Library
• Inclusion University
• Catalyst for inclusive education by inclusion International
• Answers to questions regarding districts nationally that are getting it right
• Self-advocate: Include, not exclude students with autism
• MTSS for All: Including Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities
• Collaborative Special Education Advocacy: video library

Strategies for the classroom

• Shelley Moore’s inclusion strategies
• A unit-based approach to adaptations in the inclusive classroom
• A living document of classroom modifications from the Inclusive Class
• The Golden rule of paraprofessional support in inclusive classrooms
• A Guide to Implementing Paraprofessional Facilitation
• A Guide to Implementing Cooperative Learning
• Strategies for Success: Creating Inclusive Classrooms that Work
• The Foundations For Divergent Minds (FDM) Model
• Accommodations in the Classroom: A Guide to Making Them Real
• Grading My Child with Significant Cognitive Disabilities in an Inclusive Classroom
• How to Teach Pragmatic Language Without Being Ableist
• Learning for Justice – Ability
• (abi) Presentations from Inclusion Conferences and Trainings
• EdWeb Webinar – Cheryl M. Jorgensen
• EdWeb Webinar – Paula Kluth
• Preparing for and Implementing Effective Inclusive Education With Participation Plans
• Rethinking “We are All Special”: Anti-Ableism Curricula in Early Childhood Classrooms
• The Problem with Behaviorism
• Beyond Treats and Timeouts: Humanistic Behavioral Supports in Inclusive Classrooms
• Ready…Set…Success: A Formula for Leading Schools with Love
• Lives in the Balance by Ross Greene
• Collaborative & Proactive Solutions
• Collaborative Problem Solving by Think:Kids
• Beyond Behaviors by Mona Delahooke
• Revelations in Education by Lori Desautels

Universal Design for Learning

• CAST – Universal Design for Learning 
• The Difference Between Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Traditional Education
• Design for Each and Every Learner: Universal Design for Learning Modules
• The UDL approach by Loui Lord Nelson
• Katie Novak
  • Innovate Inside the Box
  • Moving From One-Size-Fits-All to a Universal Design for Learning
  • If Equity is a Priority, UDL is a Must
• Todd Rose
  • Jet Cockpits and the End of Average
• Thomas Hehir
  • Policy Foundations of Universal Design for Learning
• Kennedy Krieger UDL Digital Resources Roundup
• District Spotlight: Batholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Columbus, Indiana
• Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice
• Universal Design for Learning: DIY Template
• National Center on Universal Design for Learning: Video Library
• UDL Math for Elementary School (K-5)

Strategies for community

• Young children’s attitudes toward peers with intellectual disabilities: effect of the type of school.
• Advocating for Better Treatment of Autistic Individuals
• Rethinking Normalcy and Disrupting Ableism in Schools with Dr. Priya Lalvani
• Loose Parts by Teacher Tom

Podcasts

• Julie Causton’s podcast
• Five Moore Minutes by Shelley Moore
• SWIFT Unscripted
• Think Inclusive Podcast
• UDL in 15 minutes

Washington State powerhouses

• Dr Ilene Schwartz
• Dr Cassie Martin
• Dr Carly Roberts
• OEO
  • One out of Five: Disability History and Pride Project
• OSPI
  • Inclusionary Practices Professional Development Project
• Inclusionary Practices Demonstration Sites (UW)
• Investing in Student Potential

National PTA

• Resolution on High Expectations for Students with Disabilities

Washington State PTA

• Resolution 18.34 on Universal Design for Learning
• Resolution 18.40 on Improving Access and Outcomes in Special Education

Trends and Statistics

• IDEA series: Segregation of students with disabilities
• 40th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2018
• 41st Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2019
• 42nd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2020
• 43rd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2021