On the road to self-advocacy, there can be many twists and turns, as my previous post indicates. I am happy to report, that the latest twist now entails my needing to figure…

CONNECT has developed a document to show how the content, activities and resources of CONNECT Modules 1,2, 4, and 5 can be used by professional development providers to help states make progress towards some of the OSEP Indicators. This document is available in the Instructor Supports section of the CONNECT Modules website. http://community.fpg.unc.edu/connect-modules/instructor-supports

If we are to effect policy change, those of us who are impacted by policies must be ready, willing and able to tell our story.



Assisting families to think about their story, to identify which part of their story is relevant, and how…

CONNECT has updated their policy advisory documents based on changes to Part C Regulations.

Here are the links to the revised documents:

Over the past several  years, TACC has consulted with many center staff , including OSEP, across the network to create a common vocabulary that all of us find useful and meaningful. Where there are several terms, we have chosen the term that is most used and understood across the network.  For instance, “employment” rather than “jobs” – “diversity” over “culturally diverse”. You have helped us add words that reflect your work and to remove the ones that are not so meaningful. Thank you to…

You might be wondering who thought it would be a good idea to hold an Equity Forum in Arizona in 2011?  We’ve asked ourselves that same question.  Across the United States and around the world, we often hear public debates that perpetuate individual and student group deficits as they relate to access, participation and performance in education. In some instances, local governments have been the drivers of legislation that takes a position contrary to educational equity, which makes…

In working with educators through our various projects, I hear a lot of different viewpoints on Response to Intervention (RTI).  Many states are encouraging districts to focus on RTI approaches in an effort to improve state assessment outcomes for groups that have historically not scored well on these tests (e.g., students with disabilities, English language learners, students in particular racial/ethnic groups). Districts are implementing mandatory…

CONNECT has just released a new module on transition. The module focuses on practices that early childhood practitioners use to support children and families as they transition among programs in the early care and education system.