Autism and Low Incidence

Disability Inclusive Curriculum

The Disability Inclusive Curriculum Toolkit, as added to the Pennsylvania Public School Code in the Summer of 2022, is intended to instruct all K-12 students on the political, economic, and social contributions of individuals with disabilities. It also aims to increase the accurate and regular representation of disability throughout all aspects of school to help learners understand that disability is a natural part of the human condition.

What is Disability Inclusive Curriculum and why is it essential?

Disability Equality in Education (DEE) first developed the concept of Disability Inclusive Curriculum to support the meaningful integration of disability across subjects, grade levels, and school communities. Disability Inclusive Curriculum is for ALL students. Those with or without disabilities.

Setting Up a Disability-Inclusive Curriculum

UDL resources

Trainings through PaTTAN & PDE/BSE

Title: Introduction to Universal Design for Learning: The Why, the What, and the How

Dates:

September 15, 2026 - December 10, 2026
January 26, 2027 – April 22, 2027

Location: Online Schoology Course

Registration Information: https://www.pattan.net/events/

Why Can't Johnny Calm Himself? Rethinking Regulation for Student Success

November 17, 2026 ~ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Students may struggle to regulate their behavior for many reasons, including challenging or uninteresting tasks, sensory experiences, frustration, or difficulty accessing preferred activities. This session will explore why common approaches to teaching students to just “calm down” is not always effective and introduce calm counts as a flexible approach for developing regulation repertoires. Participants will examine the role of motivation, practice, shaping, and context in supporting regulation and discuss common strategies when introducing calm counts.

Presenter: Steve Ward

Registration Link: PaTTAN-Session-43492

You do not need to be actively receiving PAI Systemic Support to attend a training 🙂. We look forward to seeing you there!

“Establishing Component Skills in Evidence-Based Practices.”

Topics include:

Instruction targeting language acquisition and component skills
Systems of reinforcement
Building cooperation and reducing problem behavior
Teaching procedures
Using assessment to guide instruction
Organizing classroom systems and materials

Training Details:

📅 January 13-15, 2027; CODE to Register: Snowy

🕘 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 PaTTAN Central

“Establishing Foundational Skillsets through Evidence Based Practices”

This session an extension of Establishing Component Skills and is designed to help teams strengthen instructional practices for students with autism and related developmental needs who require instruction in the area of foundational, learner-ready skills through evidence-based practices.

Training Details:

📅January 28-29, 2027; CODE to Register: Winter

🕘 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 PaTTAN Central

You can register for trainings here! Please make sure any team members who are attending Establishing Foundational Skills have already attended Establishing Component Skills first.