For this edition of the Weeklyish, a short recap of the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities conference in Clearwater, Florida. And audio of our presentation from the Council for Exceptional Children about inclusive systems change.

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Session Objectives:

- Define inclusion and the MCIE multi-year phased process for systems change

- Identify barriers and solutions to systems change

- Apply readiness for systems change criteria to a school or district

Big Idea: Systems change is possible and sustainable with a formal systems change process

Click here for a transcript of the presentation.

Click here for a copy of the slides.

Watch the presentation on YouTube.

References:

Jorgensen, C. M., McSheehan, M., & Sonnenmeier, R. M. (2010). The Beyond Access Model: Promoting membership, participation, and learning for students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.