Barb Toney, a former school board president, a public information specialist for project CHOICES and a parent of David, tells of her struggles to avoid special education and have her son included in school. David was filmed in the video Inclusion: Issues for Educators
Inclusion
Barb Toney – Full Interview
Interview with Barb Toney, school board president, parent of a child with special learning needs.
Cami
Cami, age 3, is included in pre-school. The teachers use sign language in the class so that Cami understands what is going on around her and can participate. The children see the sign language and slowly absorb and internalize and use the sign language occasionally in a natural way.
Choices
Dave's Multiple Intelligences
Dave’s mother, Barb Toney, shares her experience on how a good parent-teacher dialogue changed her son’s future and how she thinks channeling different abilities and exploring multiple intelligences can help a child be included in the community.
Don Hamilton – Full Interview
Don Hamilton about his personal and professional experience in working with people with disabilities and how he understands and deals with inclusion in the community.
Erin
Erin is a girl with down syndrome included in her neighborhood’s kindergarten. Her parents, her teacher and other student’s parents highlight her successful participation in the kindergarten.
Evolution of Inclusion
Marryann O’Brien about the evolution of inclusion and the issues brought by segregated classrooms.
Exclusion
Rhonda Chaney Best, parent of a child with disabilities, about exclusion, segregation settings and its consequences.
Friendship & Inclusion
Dr. Marsha Forest about friendship and inclusion, and the different ways to get there.