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Dr. Julie Causton
MAGICAL INCLUSION EXPERT
PROLIFIC AUTHOR
KEYNOTE STORYTELLER
A best-selling author, inspiring speaker, and passionate inclusion advocate, Dr. Julie Causton began her career as an educator and went on to spend 14 years as a tenured professor at Syracuse University. In 2012, she founded Inclusive Schooling, a premier company devoted exclusively to delivering professional development that transforms schools and lives. For more than 25 years, Julie has been joyfully obsessed with discovering innovative practices and teaching others how to create truly inclusive schools through her wildly engaging presentations.
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Inclusion & The Law-Myths & Realities (click to access resources)
Presenter: Pat Radel, Esq.
- Website: https://www.getnicklivingston.com/attorneys
- Pat's Blog: Appropriately Ambitious
- Pat's Email: pgradelesq@gmail.com
Key PPT slides with 10 myths [pdf]
Capturing Your Learning handout [pdf]
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The research is clear: students with disabilities do better academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally, and experience better post-secondary outcomes when educated in inclusive settings.




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