Inclusion is one of The True Measure Collaborative core values because we believe all students deserve equitable access to robust learning supports.
February is Black History Month! Black history is now. We support the education journeys of all Black students and celebrate the achievements of future Black leaders – the students in schools today.
Below is an excerpt from the Educating All Learners Alliance newsletter. We’re excited to re-share these resources beyond Black History Month. Thank you to the EALA for highlighting Black community voices, stories, and important information as it relates to the intersectionality of identities & abilities!
The Educating All Learners Alliance believes that all learners should be represented and celebrated. Often left out of Black History are the fearless Black leaders with disabilities. As the Disability Rights Movement was influenced by the Civil Rights Movement, the two major milestones in U.S. history are forever intertwined.
EALA has gathered some resources shared by EALA partners AFT and the Autism Society, along with the Child Mind Institute, that you can use in your practice this month, and all year long.
1. AFT’s African Americans and the Arts
2. Autism Society’s Screening & Diagnosis for BIPOC Communities and Black History Month
3. Child Mind Institute’s Honoring Black Americans’ Contributions to Child and Adolescent Mental Health