Charmaine Thaner | The Art of Advocacy
In this episode, Tim Villegas speaks with Charmaine Thaner, an inclusion advocate and founder of Collaborative Special Education Advocacy.
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To change the educational system, we need inclusive leaders.
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Kayla Kingston
- Jan 5, 2022
- 3 min
The Q&As of Inclusive Education
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Kayla Kingston
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
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One of my all-time favorite Disney movies—a fan-favorite for many—is Ratatouille. For those of you who have never seen it before,...
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Guest Blogger
- Nov 17, 2021
- 5 min
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By Rasheera Dopson This time last year, I wrote a personal piece entitled “Shh… I can’t hear” about the difficulty I was facing around...
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Tim Villegas
- Sep 22, 2021
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Inclusionists get a bad rap. Often, when we are advocating for inclusive education, what is heard is that we want students with and...
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Kayla Kingston
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
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Tim Villegas
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- Jan 5, 2021
- 4 min
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Tim Villegas
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- 4 min
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