All students deserve to access educational spaces in a safe and meaningful way. Inclusion of students with disabilities and special health care needs in all school settings requires significant planning from a well-informed team. School nurses play an integral role in that planning but sometimes are looped in very late - or not at all. Join Technology Assisted Children’s Home Program for a look at the ways school nurses can improve school safety and accessibility for children with disabilities and special health care needs.
Review the history of educational rights for students with disabilities
Identify planning documents schools can use to ensure all students are included in educational environments
Gain understanding of the complex “care map” students and their families are navigating
Interact with resources and tools to improve school nurses’ ability to support and advocate for their students with disabilities and special health care needs
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Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong
Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution by Judith Heumann
Technology Assisted Children's Home Program
Carol Dugery, TACHP Program Manager
cdugery@phmc.org
Meghann Luczkowski, TACHP Community Network Navigator
Erin Johnson, TACHP Program Coordinator & Registered Nurse