Disability
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The Parenting Support Program (PSP) and COVID 19: The Home Visitors Perspective
As a home visitor who typically meets the parents in natural environments, finding new ways to communicate was perhaps the greatest challenge.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Intervention
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The Parenting Support Program (PSP) and COVID 19: Programmatic Perspective
The Parenting Support Program (PSP) is a home visiting program intended to meet the unique educational and support needs of pregnant/parenting adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with children up to kindergarten or 5 years of age.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Policy
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The Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Children with Disabilities
When Georgetown University announced that all classes would move to remote, online methodologies on March 13, it felt as if the world was ending for most of us Hoyas.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability
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Innovation Showcase
The Administration on Children and Families, Office of Early Childhood Development sponsored the 2020 Showcase on Innovation in Early Childhood Development and Learning at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Early Childhood, Intervention
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Universal Design for Learning: The Case for UDL Lesson on Knowledge Production around 9/11
UDL is a framework that “guides the shift from designing learning environments and lessons with potential barriers to designing barrier-free, instructionally rich learning environments and lessons that provide access to all students.”
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, International, Intervention
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Ready or Not? Early Childhood Teachers and Children with Disabilities
As an Early Childhood Teacher in my native Turkey and here in the United States, I did not feel I had enough knowledge about working with infants, toddlers, and young children with disabilities to include them in programming or be an effective teacher.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood
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Skipping the Straw: The Intersection of Sustainability and Accessibility
On July 1st, Seattle became the first major U.S. city to ban the use of plastic straws and utensils, with businesses facing a fine of up to $250 if they are found to be in violation of the ban.
Categories: Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Policy
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Early Childhood Education and Disability Bias
by Sharice Lane, October 30, 2018 I took a course in administration and leadership as participant in Georgetown University Certificate in Early Intervention. One of the course’s assignments was to
Categories: Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood, Policy
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The Intersection of Legislation, Immigration, and Disability
The rights and needs of people with disabilities are being increasingly recognized in the human rights and development fields.
Categories: Disability, International, Policy
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Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs: US Policy Statements
When American society implements policies for inclusion of people with disabilities during early childhood, a tremendous growth will be seen in the social awareness and empathy of the next generation.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood, Policy