Students in Special Education deserve to be considered and planned for in school safety operations. In this conversation, THINK+change learns about how schools can and do adapt their planning to make sure that all their students will be accounted for in an emergency.
Join us in learning from Brad Stiles, M.A., Emergency Response Outreach Consultant at Colorado Office of School Safety (OSS). He offers his take on where we are at now and what families and school staff should consider when advocating for their Special Education students.
Discussed in this episode
- How to approach Special Education considerations in emergency planning
- Steps schools can take to adapt and accommodate
- Emergency-specific accommodations
- Testing and drills of emergency plans
- Resources from OSS
Learn more by watching a vodcast (video) or listening to podcast (audio) episode 95.
Brad Stiles, M.A.: Emergency Response Outreach Consultant at Colorado Office of School Safety (OSS)
Timestamps:
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- 1:00 – About Brad’s work at OSS
- 04:30 – Special Education considerations in emergency plans
- 06:40 – Updates in emergency-specific accommodations
- 08:00 – Challenges facing Special Education emergency planning
- 09:15 – Examples of emergency accommodations
- 10:45 – Advice for schools and teachers
- 12:45 – Advice for parents
- 14:50 – Testing and emergency plan drills
- 18:45 – Resources from OSS
Resources mentioned in this episode: 19:10 – Guidebooks and more at oss.colorado.gov
This work is made possible through support from Developmental Pathways, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, The Limbaugh Law Firm, Aftersight, and The Arc of Aurora.
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