Disabilities

The Brookes Inclusion Lab is back from our brief hiatus, and we've got some new posts all queued up to help you prep for the upcoming school year. (Stay tuned…

Families are the ones who know your students best---their strengths and needs, their likes and dislikes, their hopes and dreams. And the more effectively you work with and support the…

Sensory issues can create barriers to learning--but with a few well-chosen modifications to your classroom environment, you can meet your students' individual needs and help them stay focused on your…

[POST UPDATED on 2/23/22] In your inclusive classroom, how can you best address the academic and behavioral needs and challenges of learners on the autism spectrum? There's no formula or…

Happy holiday season, Inclusion Lab readers! In today's post--our last before our short winter hiatus--we're sharing some quick tips for encouraging young children with autism to imitate and use words…

  Happy Tuesday, Inclusion Lab readers! Today I'm excited to welcome the team at the Cerebral Palsy Guidance website. They're here to debunk some myths and share their top 6…

Here at the Brookes Inclusion Lab, we bring you weekly suggestions on how to make classrooms and communities more inclusive and welcoming for learners with disabilities. Sometimes we share ideas…

This past weekend marked the beginning of Autism Awareness Month. Since we at the Inclusion Lab believe our society must push beyond awareness and into acceptance and full inclusion of…

Written expression is a huge part of life inside and outside the classroom. When students with disabilities learn to write, type, and/or select appropriate communicative responses, it opens the door…

In our increasingly complex and demanding world, most high school students are at least a little stressed out by the prospect of finding and keeping a job they love. For…