The Learning Experience

Each episode brings you inspiring conversations with educators, students, families, and inclusive education leaders who share practical tips, proven strategies, and real-world examples of how to break down barriers and create equitable learning experiences for everyone. You’ll also gain insight into the power of partnerships and collaboration in building systems with UDL that deliver accessible educational materials, innovative technologies, and inclusive teaching practices. Breezy by Qube (Royalty Free): uppbeat.io/similar/qube/breezy License: Breezy by Qube (uppbeat.io)

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Episodes

S.02, Ep.02: Inclusive Workplaces

In this episode, AEM Center Project Director Cynthia Curry chats Dr. Eric Moore, Director of Learning Technology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Moore’s passion for designing inclusive learning environments has been informed and inspired by his own lived experience as a person with a disability and the many roles he has had in education, both in the U.S. and abroad. Tune in to hear Dr. Moore’s insights on how we can all work to create more inclusive workplaces where “people in all their va...

Oct 11, 2022•27 min

S.02, Ep.01: It's Not Cheating! Myth Busting

We are excited to launch Season 2 of the podcast with a conversation between AEM Center Technical Assistance Specialist Michelle Soriano and Kelli Suding. Kelli works for the PATINS (Promoting Achievement through Technology and Instruction for all Students) Project in Indiana, which was a 2014-2019 National AEM Cohort state. She is an experienced educator and assistive technology expert, and in this episode she shares many practical tips and ideas that will help you get the new school year off t...

Sep 13, 2022•25 min

S.01, Ep.08: Making Learning Inclusive with Clusive

The Center for Inclusive Software for Learning (CISL) at CAST is an OSEP-funded project that developed Clusive as a free, flexible, adaptive, and customizable web-based digital learning environment . On this episode, Lynn McCormack and Kristin Robinson from the Clusive team join us to explain the many accessibility features and Universal Design for Learning supports that are built into Clusive to create a more personalized learning environment that adapts to individual needs and preferences of e...

May 17, 2022•30 min

S.01, Ep.07: Stepping Up for Young Children with Disabilities with Assistive Technology

Step UP AT is an OSEP-funded project that coaches teachers, teacher assistants, families and school districts to adopt evidence-based assistive technology (AT) practices shown to improve early literacy outcomes for young children with disabilities. On this episode, Step UP AT’s Michele Schaldant and Austin Garilli explain how Step UP AT is addressing the challenge of building capacity for the effective use of AT in the diverse settings where young children with disabilities and their families re...

Apr 19, 2022•36 min

S.01, Ep.06: How Assistive Technology Opens the Door to Opportunity in Oregon

Bruce Alter and Jamie Maier have developed a strong partnership aimed at improving access for all students in Oregon’s Tigard-Tualatin School District. On this episode, Bruce and Jaimie share powerful personal and professional stories highlighting the power of assistive technology and accessible educational materials. They also share a number of tips and lessons learned from their district’s experience ensuring continuity of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit aem.cast.org for show note...

Mar 15, 2022•37 min

S.01, Ep.05: Oklahoma’s Five Star Rubric Promotes Accessibility in Workforce Development

The need for accessibility doesn’t stop when learners transition into the workforce. In this episode, we continue our discussion of effective partnerships, this time with a focus on efforts to improve the timely delivery of high-quality accessible materials and technologies to job seekers with disabilities. Our guests from Oklahoma’s Able Tech and Department of Rehabilitation Services explain how they collaborated on a Five Star Rubric that will drive continuous improvement on accessibility for ...

Feb 15, 2022•29 min

S.01, Ep.04: Georgia's State-District Partnership for Accessibility

Developing a robust system that improves the timely delivery of high-quality accessible educational materials and technologies requires coordinated work at both the state and district levels. What does that kind of partnership look like? On this episode, Carson Cochran, from the Georgia Department of Education, and Somer Smith, from Marietta City Schools, share the insights and lessons they have learned through their collaboration as part of the National AEM Cohort. And stay tuned until the end ...

Jan 18, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4

S.01, Ep.03: Accessibility at CAST, The Legacy Continues

In the conclusion of our three-part series exploring the history of accessibility at CAST, co-founders Skip Stahl and David Rose reflect on how that history continues to inspire and inform the work of the technical assistance centers based at CAST. The episode concludes with a touching tribute to the life and work of Joy Zabala, with information on how you can contribute to the Joy Zabala Fellowship fund and continue her legacy as a leader in assistive technology and accessible educational mater...

Dec 21, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3

S.01, Ep.02: Accessibility at CAST, Moving into Policy

In part 2 of our three-part series focusing on the history of accessibility at CAST, CAST co-founder Skip Stahl picks up the story from David Rose in the mid-1990s, when CAST becomes more involved in the world of policy in order to have a broader impact with initiatives such as the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard or NIMAS, and creation of the National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum. Skip and David speak to the consensus building and collaboration needed to bri...

Nov 16, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2

S.01, Ep.01: Accessibility at CAST, The Early Years

In Part 1 of our three-part interview, CAST co-founders David Rose and Skip Stahl look back to the early years of accessibility at CAST and the work that laid the foundation for a number of innovations that continue to shape the field of education today. This includes the development of the earliest electronic books to include accessibility supports, which were based on the lessons learned form CAST’s early work with learners with disabilities and the appropriately named “Pioneers” program. We a...

Oct 19, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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