Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters
Is it appropriate to talk about disability? Is there a way to respectfully talk about disability? What words do I use when talking about disability? How do I teach kids about disability? Why do I feel awkward when I talk about disability? Are my disability awareness efforts outdated and offensive? Or are they aligned with disability research, allyship, and inclusion? Are there any quick and easy, and good resources out there to teach me about disability? Is disability awareness necessarily connected to conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion? How can I be sure that I'm not teaching disability awareness from an ableist perspective?
Diana brings in speakers to answer these questions and more during inclusive, socially responsive conversations.
This is a forum for special education and general education teachers, parents, and community members who want to promote disability awareness from a progressive, dignifying, social justice, and diversity appreciation perspective.
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
9. Disability Studies in Education with Dr. Suzanne Stolz
Suzanne Stolz, Ed.D. serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of San Diego. A former high school English teacher, administrator, and leader of disability programs, she has expertise in onli…
8. Social Inclusion with Jeff Moyer
Jeff Moyer is a true twenty-first century renaissance man. He is an advocate for human rights, a songwriter, author, poet, playwright, television producer, documentarian, and writer of fiction, disab…
7. Educator Training, Experiences, & Growth - Emily Nusbaum, Ph.D.
Emily A. Nusbaum, Ph.D., is invested in supporting students labeled with disability and their families in accessing general education school contexts. She provides advocacy and support to families in…
6. What is Ableism? with Michelle Nario-Redmond, Ph.D.
Michelle Nario-Redmond, Ph.D.
Michelle Nario-Redmond is a professor of psychology and biomedical humanities, specializing in stereotyping, prejudice and disability studies. As a Ford Fellow, she grad…
5. Disability Representation, Access, & Ableism with Emily Ladau
In this episode of Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters, author, speaker, and disability rights activist, Emily Ladau discusses the importance of authentic disability representation fr…
4. The Nora Project - Lauren Schrero & Katy Fattaleh
Diana hosts a conversation with the minds behind The Nora Project, a program that works with schools to infuse disability studies and disability inclusion into school cultures.
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3. The Importance of Relationship Featuring Shannen McKinney
Shannen McKinney has spent her career in the service of students, teachers, support staff and administrators. It was during her undergraduate studies when she attended a job fair and subsequently beg…
1. Beyond Awareness Introduction
Is it appropriate to talk about disability? Is there a way to respectfully talk about disability? What words do I use when talking about disability? How do I teach kids about disability? Why do I fee…
2. How I Became an Inclusionist Featuring Tim Villegas
Tim Villegas, B.A.
Director of Communications at Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education (MCIE)
Tim Villegas joined MCIE’s communications team in 2020, implementing MCIE’s communications and market…