Inclusive Education Project Podcast

If you are anything like us, you are feeling the chaos of the mad scramble to the end of the school year. We always know that May feels like this, but April seems like a blur that zoomed by, and now we find ourselves trying to get those IEP meetings  and transition meetings done. Our guest knows exactly what IEP chaos looks and feels like as the mom of a special needs child. She is on a mission to help other parents and families deal with diagnoses and advocate for inclusion. Join us to learn more!Beth Leipholtz is the author of The ABCs of Inclusion, a nonfiction book for parents to read with their kids. The book details the journey of Beth’s family and lets other parents know what to expect after diagnosis, and it includes the stories of 26 kids (one for each letter of the alphabet) with disabilities both seen and unseen. It is described as a picture book about disabilities that teaches kids that it’s OK to be different. Her son, Cooper, was born deaf in 2019, so she jumped right into research, learnin