Inclusive Education (1993)
Louisiana: The State We're In

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1993-05-28
Duration: 00:08:15
Subjects: Education | Special Education | Children with disabilities
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Chapa, Arcie Reporter
- Dreher, Nancy Interviewee
- Olivier, Nanette Interviewee
- Dunn, Cathy Interviewee
- Wright, Lanna Interviewee
- Nelson, Karen Interviewee
- Weathers, Susan Interviewee
- Smith, Sonia Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 28, 1993, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Arcie Chapa’s report on the movement towards inclusive education, which moves children with disabilities from a special education classroom to a classroom with non-disabled students. Her report touches on the concerns of parents with children with severe disabilities whose children currently attend special schools for the disabled. She interviews: Nancy Dreher, special education supervisor for West Feliciana Parish; Nanette Olivier, Louisiana Department of Education; Cathy Dunn, parent; Lanna Wright, PTO president at the Montgomery School for the Disabled; Karen Nelson, speech pathologist; Susan Weathers, nurse; and Sonia Smith, speech pathologist. Host: Robert Collins