This webinar highlighted the importance of ensuring that afterschool and summer learning programs are engaging young people with disabilities, underscoring the U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) which makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children. Viewers will learn about a range of strategies and resources that can be utilized to ensure that students with disabilities are both engaged and able to add their voices to afterschool and summer learning programs nationwide.
Webinar Participants
Glenna Wright-Gallo, U.S. Department of Education
Dr. Carlene Reid, U.S. Department of Education
Meeta Sharma-Holt, Sharma-Holt Consulting
Dr. Ashlyn Smith, Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools
Stacie Strotman, Covington Partners
Dr. Mary Miller-Baker, Edgewood Independent School District
Aaron Dworkin, National Summer Learning Association
Dr. Sheronda Witter, U.S. Department of Education
Webinar Resources