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Inclusion and Consultation: Activities for Teaching about Disability in Education

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This project is funded by eCampusOntario, a portal for learners to find online and mostly online courses available at Ontario colleges and universities supported by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development.

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Additional Resources

Acknowledgements

Content and Expertise

Kathryn Underwood

Dr. Kathryn Underwood, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Early Childhood Studies, Faculty of Community Services, Toronto Metropolitan University

Laura Feltham

Laura Feltham, MA
Curriculum Design Assistant, School of Early Childhood Studies, Faculty of Community Services, Toronto Metropolitan University

Content Review Experts

Evelina Siwik-Lukaszyk, MA, Part-time Instructor, School of Early Childhood Studies, Faculty of Community Services, Toronto Metropolitan University

Dr. Gillian Parekh, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, York University

Dr. Isabel Killoran, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, York University

Reviewers from the College of Early Childhood Educators.

Special Thanks

All of the people that were interviewed and contributed to the content of the project.

eLearning Support

Dr. Wendy Freeman, PhD, Director, Office of eLearning, Toronto Metropolitan University

Nada Savicevic, MArch, MA Interactive Design, Instructional Designer, Office of eLearning, Toronto Metropolitan University

Project Manager & Developer

Adam Chaboryk, IT Accessibility Specialist, Digital Media Projects, Toronto Metropolitan University

Multimedia Production Support

Aaron Hamilton, eLearning Production Assistant (Student), Office of eLearning, Toronto Metropolitan University

Ahmad Abu-Kwiek, eLearning Production Assistant (Student), Office of eLearning, Toronto Metropolitan University

Steven (Shiqi) Dong, eLearning Developer (Student), Office of eLearning, Toronto Metropolitan University

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