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Quarantined and using the time well. Riyadh has its first Ability Guidebook!

Hello everybody! We will be in quarantine as of this afternoon. School in Oregon is cancelled until the end of April. Most likely we will be under a “shelter in place” order in the next few days.

Since I am home, I am going to try to get as many Ability Guidebooks finished as I can. In some ways, a surprise 6-week vacation will allow me to finish quite a few Ability Guidebooks. I’m hoping for ten new ones by the end of this!

So, without further ado, I announce the first Guidebook for Saudi Arabia! I Am Going to the Yasmak Fortress!

This makes the 41st country to have an Ability Guidebook. Crazy!

masmak Fortress Ability Guidebook

The Stellenbosch Village Museum, South Africa now has an Ability Guidebook to support autistic visitors!

Stellenbosch, South Africa has their very first Ability Guidebook! This will support autistic visitors to the Village Museum.

I want to humbly thank the National Education Association Foundation for honoring me for choosing me for their Global Fellowship not once, but twice. This fellowship has allowed me to create over a dozen Ability Guidebooks for Peru and South Africa. The NEAF in an incredible supporter of people with special needs and I am forever grateful!

Ability Guidebook_ I Am Going To The Stellenbosch Village Museum!

Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa gets an Ability Guidebook!

I would very much like to thank the National Education Association Foundation’s Global Fellow Program for making me a Global Fellow for the second time. As a Fellow I travelled to Peru and now South Africa and because of that these two countries will have close to a dozen Ability Guidebooks! Thank you NEAF!!!

https://www.canva.com/design/DAC_Co9c7Fk/j8UoR2u8tXa4KEfBsFYSdA/view?utm_content=DAC_Co9c7Fk&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

A Brand New Ability Guidebook For India!! Let’s go visit Ajanta Ellora Caves!

It is always fun when I get a book done for another country! I’m really pleased to announce India has another book! Anyone want to translate??!

You can find the book here: https://www.canva.com/design/DADIgYyY7pg/5tkksawSZx5rQyR0OGoWCA/view?utm_content=DADIgYyY7pg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

Soon Washington, D.C. Will Have More Ability Guidebooks Than Portland!

Every time I go on a trip I try to get at least one Ability Guidebook out of it. In September I had the honor to speak on a panel for ECRA-The Education Civil Rights Alliance. I’m proud to be one of their Fellowship of Leading Educators who are fighting for social justice. My hotel was just off of Dupont Circle so I will have several books coming out for that neighborhood in the coming weeks!

Follow this link to the PDF! https://www.canva.com/design/DADGiOHrCck/46DER-d_xRzuqoMmV5blxQ/view?utm_content=DADGiOHrCck&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

I Am Going To The Galileo Galilei Planetarium! The First Ability Guidebook for Argentina!

It’s a very busy time but somehow I’ve managed to get the first Guidebook for Argentina done!! Mike has promised to translate it into Spanish but if you can translate, Please volunteer!

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Algeria has its first Ability Guidebook! I Am Going To The Monument Aux Morts!

I am thrilled to share that Constantine, Algeria has its first Ability Guidebook for the Monument Aux Morts! This beautiful memorial sits high on a cliff above the city and is known for its amazing view.

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The NEA and Learning Forward have published a piece I wrote. Enjoy!

https://www.neafoundation.org/2017/11/15/making-world-accessible-students/

My essay for Jrney.org has been published!

This is an awesome new project called Jrney.org. They are sharing regular teacher’s stories about how they have globalized their practice. I’m proud to be one of the first to share!

http://www.jrney.org/blog/2017/11/2/opening-up-the-world-for-students-with-special-needs

The Best Urban Park In The World Gets An Ability Guidebook! Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC!

Stanley Park, over 1000 acres of forested parklands was recently named the best urban park in the world by Trip Advisor. This amazing piece of nature has an amazing amount of things to see and experience. Over 200 birds species live in the park, there are swimming pools, statues, the Vancouver Aquarium, the miles-long seawall (which has its own Ability Guidebook) and more! If you ever visit Vancouver, you MUST visit this park!!!!

Ability Guidebook_ I Am Going To Stanley Park!