Tag Archives: inclusive ed
vale Mrs Young…
The irony of her name is not lost on us as we mourn the loss of a teacher at our school this week. Too soon, too sudden and too young… Road fatalities pay no heed to how much you are … Continue reading
Filed under the big picture
thankful
CLICK IMAGE TO WATCH VIDEO I showed this video to Mac today and asked him for one ‘describing word’ to tell me how it made him feel… “thankful” was his response – not quite understanding I pressed for more information… … Continue reading
silent treatment
It’s not something I thought I would ever have to worry about but it appears my non-verbal child is actually giving someone “the silent treatment”. Mac is still a little sad that he isn’t working with his previous aide ‘R’ … Continue reading
BFFs
I know we’ve mentioned Mac’s friend ‘Miss B’ a number of times before and so here’s a pic of the pair of them doing what they do best… just hanging together and being very, very cool. I am unaware if … Continue reading
Filed under friends, Inclusion... straight up!
a big week one…
At the end of his first week Mac managed a two hour catnap ‘tiger’ nap on Friday afternoon while sitting on the lounge at home. Week One is where classes are assigned and in Mac’s case new Learning Support Officers … Continue reading
Filed under Accessing the Curriculum
the curious case of the missing ‘R’
Mac’s wonderful aide of 15 months ‘R’ wasn’t able to return to the role this year. Sadly reduced hours & lack of job security for her just couldn’t meet her needs to support her own family. That’s the downside for … Continue reading
Filed under friends, Inclusion... straight up!, the big picture
Ben 10
Voila! Ben 10 wheels as requested by the ‘bossy’ speller… MATERIALS PER WHEEL: 3 x Ben 10 party hats opened out and pasted around the wheel. 1 x large Ben 10 sticker 5 x small Ben 10 stickers clear contact to … Continue reading
Filed under The 'mod' squad
when I grow up…
I finally got round to asking Mac if he knows what he wants to be when he grows up. I’ve always told him jokingly that he will need to get himself a good job since all the ‘disability’ things … Continue reading
Filed under Access all Areas, things that make me go "glll"
future wheelchair attendants in attendance
The first meeting of the ‘development team’ for the new school ‘wheelchair attendant program’ has just finished. The Stage 2 & 3 students had been advised of the meeting which would take place in their lunch time break – … Continue reading
Filed under Access all Areas, Inclusion... straight up!
the wild child
We have created a monster. A very tricky monster who has worked out it is ‘hilarious’ to give wrong answers to questions being asked. Thankfully his facial expressions are a clear giveaway when he is mucking around. It’s nice to … Continue reading
to the Max!
His eyes lit up when he spotted it. “What’s that coloured thing?” he asked. It was Mac’s Macaw AAC device. “Its a new talking box to help Mac make some choices and ask questions in class”, I explained to … Continue reading
60 seconds from PDF to PPT
Need some PDF files converted to Keynote or Powerpoint to use for switch adapted access (or any other reason)… here’s my solution, happy to hear others. CLICK SNAPSHOT TO OPEN
Filed under Access all Areas, Technology - things that help
