by admin | Mar 19, 2019 | Stories
Lori Shepard was raised with an inclusive mindset. The concept of segregation (for any reason) has never been a consideration. She attended public schools and saw peers separated from the mainstream, but, even at a young age, did not see the value in that...
by admin | Mar 16, 2019 | Stories
Dr. Temple Grandin was born on August 29, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Grandin is a designer of livestock handling facilities and a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities she has designed are located in the United States, Canada,...
by admin | Mar 12, 2019 | Stories
Mary A. Falvey, Ph.D. Dr. Mary Falvey is an Emerita Professor from the Division of Special Education and Counseling at California State University, Los Angeles. She has advocated for hundreds of thousands of students with disabilities to be educated alongside their...
by admin | Mar 9, 2019 | Stories
Monica Sagen, Lori Shepard’s Mother, was born prematurely in 1936 and immediately diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Well before words such as “inclusion and Supported Employment” existed, doctors told Monica’s mom she would not live an hour, a...
by admin | Mar 5, 2019 | Stories
June E. Downing, Ph.D., was a national leader in the field of special education who focused her expertise, time, and energy researching best practices and advocating for individuals with severe and multiple disabilities, all the while making the case for inclusion,...
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