Why Bother Giving Access To Curriculum For Students With Significant Disabilities?

Juanita Prichard, a contributor for Think Inclusive explains, "I’ve spent 30+ years in the educational field working with students who have a label of significant intellectual disabilities. I have seen a number of practices and philosophies come and go in that time. What I have seen as a constant is that students rise to the level of expectation if given the opportunity.

There is a new emphasis on providing instruction for students that allows them to access curriculum and the same standards as their grade level peers. Some argue that “these students” don’t NEED academic skills.Thirty years ago they told us ‘these students’ did not need to be in school. Yet our students rose to the level of expectation."

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