Strengthening Cultural Justice: Learn, Incorporate, & Advocate
Drs. Ann Turnbull, Karrie Shogren, and Meghan Burke, co-authors of Exceptional Lives: Practice, Progress, & Dignity in Today’s Schools invite you to a conversation about cultural justice.
Dr. Ann Turnbull
Dr. Karrie Shogren
Dr. Meghan Burke
Drs. Ann Turnbull, Karrie Shogren, and Meghan Burke, co-authors of Exceptional Lives: Practice, Progress, & Dignity in Today’s Schools (10th Edition, 2024), invite you to a conversation about cultural justice. The webinar will begin with framing key concepts that can support educators in advancing cultural justice for students with disabilities and their families in a way that reflects cultural humility. They will then share with you what has supported them to grow in:
- Learning about cultural justice to hone their knowledge, skills, and depositions
- Incorporating what they have learned in their teaching, research, and service
- Advocating for policy at the local, state, and federal level to reduce systemic barriers.
They will identify resources in Exceptional Lives that you can use in your own journey to cultural justice and cultural humility, as well as provide additional resources.
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About the speakers
Dr. Ann Turnbull, University of Kansas
Ann Turnbull retired from the University of Kansas where she was the Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Co-Founder & Co-Director of the Beach Center on Disability. Turbull chose special education as a career in the 1960s to participate in the civil rights movement in focusing on students with disabilities who experienced discrimination, not knowing at the time that she would later have a son with intensive support needs. A highlight of her career is researching and teaching to foster trusting partnerships between educators and families.
Dr. Karrie Shogren, University of Kansas
Karrie Shogren is a Professor at the University of Kansas in the Department of Special Education and leads the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities, a research center that focuses on partnering with schools and people with disabilities and their families to identify evidence-based practices to support students with disabilities. Shogren's work has always shaped her drive to make sure that all people with disabilities have equitable opportunities to live self-determined lives. A highlight of her career is supporting and mentoring emerging researchers and advocating future change in schools and communities. She continues to elevate the funds of knowledge that people with disabilities bring to their education and schools to promote equity and inclusion.
Dr. Meghan Burke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Meghan Burke is a Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She became interested in special education because of her brother, Ryan. Burke' parents advocated for Ryan to be included with his peers; their advocacy inspired her trajectory in special education. A highlight of her career is developing advocacy programs for parents of individuals with disabilities. These programs have supported families in advocating for: their own children with disabilities, other families, and legislative change.