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Title: Amplifying Voices: Preparing Teachers with Self-Advocates' Stories and Strategies for Inclusion
Language: English
Authors: Danene Fast, Katie M. McCabe, Kaylie Clinton, John Mitchell Ulibarri
Source: Journal of Special Education Preparation. 2025 5(2):50-61.
Availability: Ball State University Libraries. 2000 West University Avenue. Muncie, IN 47306. Tel: 765-285-8032; e-mail: odslibs@bsu.edu; Web site: bsu.edu/library
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Educators, Intervention, Student Needs, Self Advocacy, Story Telling, Inclusion, Special Education, Cooperative Planning, Student Diversity, Interpersonal Relationship, Familiarity, Personal Narratives, Teacher Role, Regular and Special Education Relationship
ISSN: 2768-1432
Abstract: One critical responsibility of special education faculty lies in effectively preparing preservice teachers to meet the needs of students with disabilities. This article provides teacher educators with practical strategies for using contact-based interventions as a tool for informing preservice teachers about the unique challenges and strengths of students with disabilities. Faculty members from two different universities employed similar teaching strategies that integrated personal stories from self-advocates with autism into their introductory course curriculum. By collaborating with self-advocates and incorporating their personal perspectives within the courses, the professors created a bridge between theory and practice, ensuring that future educators are equipped to support diverse learners. These narratives can enhance preservice teachers' understanding while amplifying the voices of individuals with disabilities, thereby promoting empathy and informed practice. This article highlights the professors' shared commitment to working with self-advocates and illustrates how others can leverage self-advocacy as a pedagogical tool to enrich their teacher candidates' experience. Self-advocates themselves contributed to the article, demonstrating how authentic voices and lived experience can positively impact course design as well as preservice teachers' perspectives about disability.
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