Council for Disabled Children’s Post

This guide is designed to help early years providers understand the legislation and how it applies to their work with disabled children. It draws on examples of practice that may amount of discrimination or that may help early years providers to avoid it. Read here: https://buff.ly/3Ptwljj

In this article for Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, the authors explore how using a structured model can help residential child care workers make ethical decisions and give clarity in difficult situations.: https://buff.ly/4cLTLIY #SJRCC

In this article for Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, the authors explore how using a structured model can help residential child care workers make ethical decisions and give clarity in difficult situations.: https://buff.ly/4cLTLIY #SJRCC

In this article for Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, the authors explore how using a structured model can help residential child care workers make ethical decisions and give clarity in difficult situations.: https://buff.ly/4cLTLIY #SJRCC

Ohio Rep. Gick has introduced a very important bill, that would create a special needs database for first responders where parents, caregivers, and those with disabilities can register so that in the event of an emergency, first responders are aware of their disability. For those with sensory sensitivities or a penchant for routine, emergency situations can exacerbate their disabilities. For those who are nonverbal, this would prevent first responders from taking silence as noncompliance. I urge you to support this bill with your local representatives. The lives of special needs individuals in our state depend on it. #autism #specialneedsparents #disabilities https://lnkd.in/eKc5e3fT

In my work, communications is about telling stories. It can be a challenge sometimes to tell the story of public policy advocacy because it can get rather wonky at times and legislative details don't often fit with people's experiences or ways of thinking about an issue. That's why one of my favorite parts of my job is distilling the legislative process into social media graphics. This post is the first in a series (stay tuned at The Children's Agenda this week!) highlighting some of the wins for kids in this year's legislative session and calling people to take action to get the Governor to sign the bills into law. Here's the "why" behind some of the elements: * The bills we are highlighting will make life a bit easier for NY families. The refrigerator door brings wonky, distant legislation into the everyday and relatable sphere of family life. * The letter magnets spelling "win" highlight that we won something, bring in a sense of whimsy, and evoke the idea of a child's little hands at work. This reinforces who we do our work for. * The post-it note draws attention to the action in a way that is relatable and makes it seem easy to do. * The photos show who this is all about (kids!) and also show a parent in action, making advocacy seem like something the viewer can do, too. I often joke that my job is to "make things looks pretty," but the reality is there's social science behind this kind of image and messaging. Some elements of Diffusion of Innovation Theory (Rogers, 1995) underpin this social media series, including that the action we want people to take (write to the governor) is shown as: * easy to do (it fits on a post-it!) * leading to results that can be seen (my kid can get Early Intervention) * isn't disruptive to the person's environment (fits neatly on the refrigerator) * is easily understood (a few words) * doesn't require too much time or commitment (click here) * has a low level of risk or uncertainty (image is user friendly) Integrating social science with graphic design has impact!

In this article for Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, the authors explore how using a structured model can help residential child care workers make ethical decisions and give clarity in difficult situations.: https://buff.ly/4cLTLIY #SJRCC

In a new article for Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, the authors explore how using a structured model can help residential child care workers make ethical decisions and give clarity in difficult situations.: https://buff.ly/4cLTLIY #SJRCC

Access to the right support requires the effective identification of disabled children and young people’s needs to ensure the level and timing of support is appropriate for both the child and their family. A new open access briefing, co-published by Research in Practice and Council for Disabled Children, explores the importance of developing a needs-led eligibility framework and proportionate pathways to support. #LearningDisabilityWeek https://lnkd.in/eCG8pw8s

How fortunate to be able to share my thoughts on the challenges parents (Moms!) face and exceptionally so knowing there are bipartisan lawmakers working together to identify ways to ease the burden. For more on why read my LTE https://lnkd.in/eVXiu8cB and for how check out this fun interview.