Talking about all things inclusion

In this conversation Carrie talks with me about her ongoing journey toward being "being ok for me to be." As part of this journey Carrie strives to create spaces where there is trust and belonging for both staff and students. Carrie promotes inclusion for all and everyone but in this conversation we focus on inclusive spaces for members of the LGBTQ community through visual and language representation. Transcript and resources for this episode are available here.

In this conversation Patricia talks with me about her experiences a blind person, her work to advocate for people with disabilities being valued for their expertise when asked share their knowledge with others and the importance of having people with disabilities at the decision-making table. Patricia also talks to us about accessibility and the role of guide dogs in giving blind people more independence. Transcript and resources for this episode are available here.

In this conversation Lisa talks with me about the importance of an inclusive curriculum for every student. She shares her experiences as a teacher accidentally finding Level 2 Learning Programmes (L2LPs) before talking about her current role as Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT) Team Leader for Level 1 Learning Programmes (L1LPs) and L2LPs. Transcript and resources for this episode are available here.

In this conversation Ger McTavish talks with me about her role as the GAA national diversity and inclusion officer , and her journey to get there. Ger shares her learning from her time as a Special Olympics development officer and gives us examples of inclusion in GAA sports for people with disabilities, the LGBTQ community, and refugees who are making Ireland their new home. Transcript for this episode is available here.

Welcome to season 2 of Talking about all things inclusion. While season 1 focused on sharing conversations with North American inclusion advocates, season 2 is all about the Irish! Its an opportunity to highlight just some of the amazing work people are doing to promote and embed equity, diversity nad inclusion in all facets of Irish society. In this season I'll speak with inclusion advocates in sport and education and technology, learn about accessibility for people with disabilities, and the impact of being diagnosed with a disability as an adult. There's so much to add to this in season 2 so please join me as I talk to some amazing people about all things inclusion.

In this conversation Jenna and Nicole talk with me about the review of the UDL Guidelines from an equity perspective. The share their own journey's to UDL and what motivated them to lead this important piece of work; what do we value? what do we teach? what to we honour?

Transcript and resources from this conversation are available here.

In this conversation Richard Jackson talks with me about his educational experiences as a person with a disability and how this has informed his work to create inclusive curricula and learning environments, and to support the next generation of leaders for inclusion.

Transcript and resources mentioned in the conversation are available here.

In this conversation Aashna talks with me about flexible learning spaces and creating making within and outside our school building.

Transcript of this conversation and resources available here.