{"id":59953,"date":"2023-06-23T10:38:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/?page_id=59953"},"modified":"2023-09-07T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:36:12","slug":"diverse-needs-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/deia-parent-toolkit\/diverse-needs-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Diverse Needs Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When it comes to diverse needs, it\u2019s safe to say that we envision a world where everyone \u2013 regardless of their physical, cognitive, sensory, or emotional abilities \u2013 can thrive, contribute, and be celebrated for their unique gifts and talents. But we know that doesn\u2019t always happen. Sometimes it can be easy to see and understand the diverse needs someone might have, but there are other times it can be hard to either see or understand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are dedicated to breaking down barriers and fostering a community where everyone can participate fully and authentically. On this page you will find resources tools, and guides to support individuals, families, and communities in embracing and understanding diverse abilities. Here you will find Narratives from individuals with diverse abilities and their journeys of triumph, resilience, and achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we can change the narrative surrounding diverse abilities from one of limitation to one of boundless potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\nWe are all different and that is Awesome By Cole Blakeway\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQuM5e0QGLg?si=MPrdxnE5pyZrkobj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen style=\"margin-top: 5px;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Read aloud resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/we-move-together.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/we-move-together.jpg 400w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/we-move-together-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-2\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We Move Together<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-3\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-4\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1X3pNh-j3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jess Walton<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/all-my-stripes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/all-my-stripes.jpg 399w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/all-my-stripes-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-6\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-7\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All My Stripes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MRTgewk6U4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shaina Rudolph<br>Danielle Royer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/my-brother-charlie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/my-brother-charlie.jpg 400w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/my-brother-charlie-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-11\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-12\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Brother Charlie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-13\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-14\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Nxjk0u1N5M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holly Robinson Peete<br>Ryan Elizabeth Peete<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/just-ask.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/just-ask.jpg 400w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/just-ask-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-16\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-17\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Just Ask<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-18\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk&amp;t=206s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-19\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q4sGcaA6bFk&amp;t=206s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sonia Sotomayor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve also included some more novels and stories to better educate yourself and your family about the history, culture, and issues facing people with diverse needs &#8230; or options that can help introduce more diversity to your home reading. You can access these books through your local community or school library, or possibly at local bookstores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elementary and Middle resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table deia-resources-table\"><table><thead><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td> Title <\/td><td> Author <\/td><td> Age range <\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" class=\"wp-image-61061\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fast-friends_3.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td>Fast Friends<\/td><td>Heather M. O\u2019Conner<\/td><td>Elementary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"224\" class=\"wp-image-61062\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/roll-with-it_2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td>Roll With It<\/td><td>Jamie Sumner<\/td><td>Middle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"222\" class=\"wp-image-61063\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/i-funny_3.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td>I Funny<\/td><td>James Patterson<br>Chris Grabenstein<\/td><td>Middle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-61064\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/finkel-family_2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td>The Many Mysteries Of The Finkel Family<\/td><td>Sarah Kapit<\/td><td>Middle<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secondary and Mature resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table deia-resources-table\"><table><thead><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td> Title <\/td><td> Author <\/td><td> Age range <\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-61066\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/demystifying-disability_2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td>Demystifying Disability:<br>What to know, What to say, and How to be an Ally?<\/td><td>Emily Ladau<\/td><td>Mature<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-61054\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/disability-visibility.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/disability-visibility.jpg 200w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/disability-visibility-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td>Disability Visibility:<br>First Person Stories from the Twenty First Century<\/td><td>Alice Wong<\/td><td>Mature<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"232\" class=\"wp-image-61068\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/disability_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/disability_2.jpg 200w, https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/disability_2-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td>Disability: The Basics<\/td><td>Tom Shakespeare<\/td><td>Mature<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a child with a diverse need? Trying to understand what supports are available in schools and how our Inclusive Education team might be able to help? You can read our <a href=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/resources\/parent-guide-to-inclusive-education\/introduction\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/resources\/parent-guide-to-inclusive-education\/introduction\/\">Parent Guide to Inclusive Education<\/a>, on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"background-color:#999999;color:#999999\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\"><em>Interested in continuing your learning? Use the navigation at the top of the page (in the left bar for desktop platforms, or the \u201cSection menu\u201d under the banner for mobile) to explore a new topic, or use the below button to get to the next page in the DEIA Parent Toolkit<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button page-bottom-btn\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/deia-parent-toolkit\/a-z-of-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-anti-racism\/\">A-Z of DEIA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to diverse needs, it\u2019s safe to say that we envision a world where everyone \u2013 regardless of their physical, cognitive, sensory, or emotional abilities \u2013 can thrive, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22107,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-59953","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59953"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61156,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59953\/revisions\/61156"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}