The speaker will open the floor to a period of questions, discussion, and debate over the issues presented. Opportunity for group involvement and critical thought will be provided so as to generate ideas for future inquiry, research, and collaboration among those professionals that are interested. Often presentations of this type do not allow for valuable interaction between professionals from all over the world who meet together only once a year. This is a wonderful and rich opportunity to bring professionals together to share and discuss in real time, face to face. The discussion period will be facilitated in a manner to include opportunities for full and open communication among all participants of this symposium.
Questions to consider:
1. How can the language of rights be informed by a relational perspective in which the dilemma of the disability label be explored?
2. What are some of the ways we can shift the focus from a medical perspective to accommodate the fundamental educational principles of equality and the ideal of justice for students with disabilities?
3. What is gained by incorporating knowledge of disability throughout the PETE curriculum?