Disability Practices For The Betterment of Students With Disabilities in International Schools w/ Jourdie

How can educators engage with people with disabilities in the community, understand the challenges they face & increase the accessibility of disabled students in international schools?  In this episode, Jourdie Godley joins us as we delve into disability practices for the betterment of disabled students in international schools. Jourdie is a Fashion Consultant & Digital Content Creator specializing in disability inclusion. We start off the episode by discussing how International schools can get better and increase growth in accessibility for disabled students in international schools, as well as how educators can engage with disabled students in a way that fosters understanding, collaboration & empathy. Moreover, Jourdie shares his impact in the fashion industry, more so in the inclusion of adaptive wear for people with disabilities, creating a positive, loving environment for disabled students and showing them they can also do amazing things! Timestamps [03:50] Introducing the topic [04:30] About Jourdie Godley [06:30] How international schools can get better [09:35] Accessibility and exposure to accommodating students with disabilities in international schools [15:10] How educators can learn and engage with members of the disability community [19:25] Jourdie’s impact in the fashion industry and ensuring there is more cognizance for disabled people and every body type [24:52] Being more cognizant of disabled people and acknowledging that anyone can be a candidate for disability [27:00] Building a positive, loving environment for kids with disabilities   Quote ●      “Look at a person first before looking at their disability.” ●      “Exposure is the biggest key to making great change.” ●      “Anyone of us could wake up one day and become a person of disability.” Let’s Connect Connect with Jourdie Godley; ●      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jourdie-g-84108a99/ Connect with Dr. Dana Specker Watts on; ●      Twitter:  https://twitter.com/teachwatts Connect with Mike Pierre on; ●      Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Ayitis_SigmaMan   More resources ●      Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PD's that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23. ●      Join the Diversity Collaborative platform-https://info.iss.edu/sign-up-diversity-collaborative   ●      Head over to https://seniaacademy.org/link/0S40Ne to check out inclusion education practices for individuals with disabilities and ensure their potential is fully maximized. ●      Are you looking forward to a successful career to teach anywhere in the world? Head over to https://moreland.edu/ for online innovative education programs.