Learner Perspective on Disability Inclusive Instruction

1.5 PD Hours

The three most recent issues of The Change Agent, featuring articles written by adult learners, focus on disabilities and learning differences. What do adult learners say about their own disabilities and learning differences? What adaptations and accommodations work best for them, and how might that inform instruction? How have they advocated for themselves and their children? What do they want others to know about their experiences?

When these questions are addressed by adult learners themselves, speaking in their own authentic voice, and at their own reading/writing level, they provide scaffolding to their peers to read closely and critically, pursue more and more complex texts, and consider the topic from various points of view. The Change Agent provides standards-aligned pre- and post-reading activities that support teachers to build these skills in their students.

In addition to learning how to access this content and group the essays in order to explore various points of view, participants will gain access to graphic organizers, which they can adapt for their own classroom use. These graphic organizers are designed to help students gather evidence from various sources and use that information as the basis of an essay or presentation.  

Professional Standards Addressed: P1 
Online facilitated
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• Feb. 24, 2026