Rachel Barstow works every day to provide quality and caring education to students with disabilities and while promoting disability visibility. When the pandemic hit, Rachel’s center had to figure out how to adapt a tactile learning environment to a virtual setting. Rachel and the center were able to work in person even before vaccines thanks to the extraordinary efforts they took to keep their students and staff safe. Round table guests: Model, producer and Deaf advocate Nyle DiMarco and Shawn Ullman, Senior Director of National Initiatives at the Arc.

Learn more about Children’s Center for Communication: https://cccbsd.org

Learn more about The Nyle DiMarco Foundation: https://nyledimarcofoundation.com

Learn more about The Arc: https://thearc.org

Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pc7-VVf6-SWw90z8l4ESYq2h1YfqxUmSXNhZcMopUD4/edit?usp=sharing

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