Margaret Heath attended a screening at the 7th Annual Arizona Inclusive Schools Conference on June 6th in Phoenix. The conference was organized by Arizona Wins With Inclusive Schools, a special project sponsored by Arizona TASH.
The conference was well attended by educators, parents and self-advocates. But most significantly, had several keynotes and break-out sessions by those speaking “from the inside out” – this was a phrase Laura Nagle used in describing her journey with autism. A New Kind of Listening fit right in to the themes of self-advocacy, inclusive communities and teaching environments; and the film was warmly received and inspired several people to think of how they might pursue an inclusive arts project of their own. It was particularly encouraging to the group of people producing a documentary about Laura Nagle’s life.
Thanks to Sherry Mulholland, Andrea O’Brien and Susan Black for inviting us to the Conference.