Resource Sharing

Week 1

Resources:

• Session Notes Week 1

Recommended Further Reading List:

• Accessible Canada Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Research: What makes life “really good”
• Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century Paperback – Alice Wong (ed)
• Brilliant Imperfection – Eli Clare
• A Park Connects Us  – Sarah Nelson
• Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life – Alice Wong
• Capitalism and Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell – Keith Rosenthal (Ed)
• Children and Nature Network – https://www.childrenandnature.org/resources/connecting-children-of-all-abilities-to-nature-play-and-therapeutic-gardens/
• Creating Quality of Life for Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Homework/Further thinking:

Read:

• https://www.childrenandnature.org/resources/fnn-the-dignity-of-risk-creating-a-system-of-care-to-support-children-with-disabilities-in-accessing-nature/
• https://www.childrenandnature.org/resources/fnn-placemaking-how-to-build-kinship-and-inclusive-park-spaces-for-children-with-disabilities/

Reflect: Begin thinking about one thing you could to do make life better for someone with special needs and what a more inclusive society might look like. You will be asked to share some thoughts about this during the last session of this workshop.

Week 2

Resources:

• Session Notes Week 2
• Mariam’s Slideshow

Recommended reading:

• https://seattleplaygarden.org/
• https://seattleplaygarden.org/portfolio/inclusion-toolkit/
• Sensory backpack at Morton Arboretum: https://mortonarb.org/location/childrens-garden/#access-and-inclusion
• Capitalism and Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell Paperback – Aug. 16 2019
• Ableism: Deal With It: And appreciate everyone’s abilities: Maich, Kimberly, Nau, Kay: 9781459417380: Books – Amazon.ca
• Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally : Ladau, Emily: Amazon.ca: Books

Homework/Further thinking:

Read about the Seattle Playgarden  – Identify at least three things that make it a welcoming place for people with differing abilities

Read sections of the Seattle Playgarden toolkit.  Find at least three strategies that you (or someone else) could use to promote inclusion and/or combat ableism.

Week 3

Resources:

• Session Notes Week 3
• Seattle Playgarden Video

Recommended reading:

• Capitalism and Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell Paperback – Aug. 16 2019
• Ableism: Deal With It: And appreciate everyone’s abilities: Maich, Kimberly, Nau, Kay: 9781459417380: Books – Amazon.ca
• Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally : Ladau, Emily: Amazon.ca: Books

Homework/Further thinking before Session 4 (Envisioning a more inclusive society):

• Click this link to Contribute to our shared whiteboard reflecting on the Week 3 Homework. (If you have trouble working this, please email jade@outdoorlearning.com for help!)
• Participants to come with one idea or strategy for creating a more inclusive society
• Read the research article by Stavrianos 2017 Green inclusion
• Become familiar with the C&NN infographics: https://www.childrenandnature.org/search/?fwp_fwp_resource_types=infographics

Week 4

Resources:

• Avoiding-ableist-language
• Inclusion_ Principles and Practices
• Q&A (from week 3)
• UN Vision for more Inclusive World
• Identity First Language
• Week 4 Session Notes