Practical Access Podcast

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty members, share their thoughts on how to IEP goals should progress over time.   The ideas shared emphasize a need for both independence and alignment. Once again, the focus is on students learning to advocate for their needs while fostering their ownership of their plan. We look forward to receiving your questions on Twitter @accesspratical

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty, share their thoughts on how to ensure learning is occurring.  The practical ideas shared provide ways to assess and frame learning to ensure positive outcomes for learners with disabilities.  The ideas shared are simple and meant to be used on a daily basis to both frame learning targets and outcomes. We look forward to receiving your questions on Twitter @accesspratical

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty, share their thoughts on how to help your students or children make friends or to deal with bullying.  The practical ideas shared are meant to provide ideas to help build friendships or regain power from those being bullied.  The ideas shared will help you think about giving students with disabilities words and ideas to ensure they are confident in their strengths. We look forward to receiving your questions on Twitter @accesspratical

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty, share their thoughts on when to introduce tech or use text. How as parents or teachers do you decide when to move to more technology.  This episode provides ideas as to when and how to best use technology to help fill gaps, address stress, and to reduce learning gaps.  We look forward to receiving your questions on Twitter @accesspratical

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty, share their thoughts on helping teachers and families find resources and networks.  This episode highlights just a few of the national and local networks to consider including the Council for Exceptional Children, UCP, Tourette Syndrome Association and Best Buddies to just name a few. We hope you enjoy thinking about how to expand your support network as a teacher or a parent. We look forward to receiving your questions @accesspratical

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty, share their thoughts on helping children with disabilities resolve conflicts This episode provides ways to help children with disabilities confront problems with peers or siblings and reminds parents or teachers how to help teach these skills.  We look forward to receiving your questions @accesspratical

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty, share their thoughts on social cues and manners This episode provides practical ways to address teaching students with disabilities manners while ensuring high expectations.  We hope you enjoy our thoughts on this topic. Please follow us @accesspractical

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NOTE: This podcast does contain explicit content respectfully related to the topic. Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty, share their thoughts on questions posed by listeners related to life and disability.  In this episode, a special guest, Dr. Jillian Schreffler an expert on sexuality and disability provide practical ways for parents and teachers to talk about the topic of sexuality and sex education with their students or child.  We hope you listen carefully to Dr. Schreffler's advice on both helping our children or students understand their sexuality and to keep them safe. 

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF faculty, share their thoughts on questions posed by listeners related to life and disability. This episode focuses on random questions asked from what to do if you are having a bad day to what are we reading to what are jobs of the future.  We look forward to future questions to give our best practical advice. 

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Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker, UCF Faculty members, answer a parent question about how to pick a hobby or volunter experience that could lead my child with a disability to a jobb? They share practical ideas to help teachers, and parents instill a voice to help students or their child consider future careers. Remember questions can be shared on Twitter @accesspractical.  Follow us on itunes or iheart podcasts.