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Please note, some items contain out of date language. The phrase “special needs” is no longer in current use within the BIAAE. We know that language is no substitute for action, but we hope this change will reflect our commitment to creating an inclusive environment for the communities we serve.
ABLE Assembly Conference Session Materials
SingAbility: Inclusive & Elemental, Ardelle Ries and Roger Admiral
Homage à R. Murray Schafer: The SingAble Elements Fire Earth Water Air, Ardelle Ries, Roger Admiral, and Thomas Merklinger
Portrayal of People with Disabilities by the Media: Current Realities and New Possibilities, The, Larry Rothstein
The Power of Play: Effective Strategies for Teaching Drama to Learning Challenged Populations, Shea Schatell
Mindfulness for Children with Exceptionalities: Linking Research and Teaching, Sheila Scott
It's a Wonderful World: With Music the Arts Making Life Better for All, Stephen Shore
Song in Everything: Using Musical Improvisation to Empower Diverse Learners, Timothy Simmons
Arts-Based Education: Key to Success, Elise Sobol
Legally Yours: The Child Find Mandate, Elise Sobol
From Monograph to International Movement: Music Assisted Learning Across the Life Span for Students with Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders, Elise S. Sobol
Milestones: How We Made a Digital Orchestra and Flew It from Scotland to Singapore, Peter Sparkes
Feeling Lost in a Sea of Accommodations, Elisabeth Staal
What Does Inclusion Truly Look Like, and Who Gets to Decide?, Elizabeth Staal
Music Education and Performance for People with Learning Disabilities, David Stanley
Quick Tips for Inclusive & Equitable Visual Arts Instruction, Lauren Stichter and Amanda Newman-Godfrey
Making Arts Programming Accessible, Kaileigh Anne Tayek
Collaborative Initiatives for Mindful Education Through the Arts in Inclusive Classroom Environments, Shannon Vogel, Sheila Scott, and Bobbi Schaminee
Music for All: Developing Music Instruction for Students with Higher Support Needs, Brian Wagner-Yeung
Engaging All Learners: Tools and Techniques to Reach Different Types of Learners in the Music Classroom, Brian J. Wagner-Yeung
Making Connections: Using Repertoire to Enhance the Social-Emotional Needs of All Students, Brian J. Wagner-Yeung
Making Musical Connections: String Orchestra for Special Learners, Brian J. Wagner-Yeung
Using the Camera to Empower Students, Jessica Wallach
Disability Objectification in Media, Miles Wilcox
Representation and Diversity in the General Music Classroom, Miles Wilcox
Inclusive Bands: Creating Music Together, Shirley Winner