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How One Outdoor Learning Trip Changed Everything

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Author: Natalie Reszka Zayas • Date: April 10, 2025
A single outdoor learning trip to the Mount Rainier Institute transformed not only Kyrsten Bowden’s confidence and independence as a student with a rare mobility...

Building Neurodivergent-Affirming Schools: For Students, Staff, and the Whole Community

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Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: April 2, 2025
This April, let’s move beyond awareness and build truly inclusive, neurodivergent-affirming schools—for students, staff, and our entire communities. Learn how school leaders can foster belonging,...

AI: A Game-Changer for Students with Disabilities

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Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: January 7, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming education, especially for students with disabilities. A recent Associated Press article highlights how AI tools are helping students like 14-year-old...

October Disability Awareness

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Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: October 21, 2024
October is a month dedicated to raising awareness, advocating for inclusion, and celebrating the unique contributions of individuals with disabilities. It’s an opportunity to shine...

The Ride Ahead Education Kits

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Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: October 14, 2024
AWSP is a proud supporter of the new film, THE RIDE AHEAD, from father-son co-directors Samuel Habib & Dan Habib (creator of Including Samuel, Who...

Supporting Students with Childhood Apraxia of Speech

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Author: Allison Jones • Date: August 26, 2024
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), sometimes called verbal dyspraxia, is a neurological motor processing speech disorder in which the brain has trouble getting the tongue,...

Inclusionary Practices School Spotlight — Peter G. Schmidt Elementary

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Author: Ashley Barker • Date: April 25, 2024
Walk into Peter G. Schmidt and you automatically belong! You are greeted with all smiles, and it is typical to see the principal, Kim Doughty,...

Highlighting Inclusionary Practices at North Pines Middle School

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Author: Ashley Barker • Date: January 17, 2024
North Pines Middle School is a beautiful, state-of-the-art building located in the heart of Spokane Valley. When you enter the facilities, it seems like any...

“We Won an Emmy!” Celebrating the Habibs and Observing Disability Employment Awareness Month

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Author: Ashley Barker • Date: October 9, 2023
School leaders, what if one of your students said, “We won an Emmy!”? Our ultimate goal as inclusive educational leaders is to have all of...