Session 3: November 6-7, 2026

Written By Melissa Roy-Hart

DRO Partners in Policymaking Leadership Series

2026-2027

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Where:

Day 1: Friday, November 21, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Day 2: Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Schedule
for this Session

    • Develop an Understanding of Inclusive Education in Early Intervention Services and Special Education through K-12

    • Understand the Concept of Transition Aged Services in Public School

    • Identify Sources of Support

    • Increase Social Capital by Connecting Advocacy Resources with Oregon Family Networks and Self-Advocacy

    • Understand How to be Effective in IEP Team Meetings

  • 1:00      Welcome and Mindfulness 

    1:15        Home Groups: Debrief Homework

    1:45       First Impressions Exercise

    2:15       We Used to Think, We Now Know, and Continuing to Learn

    3:15       Break

    3:30      Why Inclusion? Laws, Research and Human Rights, Medicid

    5:00      Partners in Policymaking Graduate Panel: “Reasons to Believe”  

    5:30      Getting to Know Your PTI

    6:00      Dinner & Film: Including Samuel

    7:00 Social Time hosted by Bridging Communities

    8:00     Adjourn

  • Breakfast on your own

    9:00 Action Group Planning

    10:00 Self-Advocate Panel

    10:45 Voices of Friendship, Circles of Support

    11:00 Break and Move Out

    11:30 Henry Film (Think/Pair/Share)

    12:00 Lunch

    1:00 Problem Solving Exercise: Solution Circles

    2:00 Charting the Life Course: Trajectory of Life Experiences Across the Lifespan

    2:45 Get to Know Your Action Group

    3:30 Thaysa Film, Homework, Evaluation

    4:00 Adjourn

Homework

  • What did you learn in Session Three: Learning is a Lifelong Process: Inclusive Education for All, that can help you grow your vision for the future?  Include this information in your person-centered plan.

  • Consider 2-3 action steps you can accomplish to promote inclusive education in your community.

    • Ideas: Hold a film screening? 

    • Share the resource materials with your school team?

    • Talk to your spouse, friend, neighbor?

    • Interview a teacher?

    • Other?

  • Connect with your action group and begin researching your issue.

    • What national/state/local policies currently impact the issue?

    • Who are the movers and the shakers addressing this issue?

    • Describe a personal story impacted by the issue.

  • Create your (or your person’s) Life Trajectory

Resources

Videos

Voices of Friendship (10 minutes)

Reading

Library

Videos

Ted Talk Stella Young “I’m not Your Inspiration Porn” (9 minutes)

Shelley Moore: Transforming Inclusive Education, bowling analogy (5 minutes)

Reading

Melissa Roy-Hart
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