49. Unpack Your Ableism, Create REAL Change in Your Child’s Curriculum, & Don’t Forget to Check Your Privilege with Heather Clarke

We need new educational curriculums, we need to unpack our ableism and check out privilege, and we need to do it now. In this episode of Parenting Decolonized, I welcome Heather Clarke, a Black Afro Caribbean educational disability advocate, professor of special education and child development, and neurodivergent mother of two. Listen in as Heather and I have a powerful discussion about how to create real change in your child’s school system and why it’s important to unpack your own ableism and privilege (even if you’re Black and neurodivergent).

In this episode, we talk about…

How to better show up for your community’s education and advocate for your child.
Should parents be in charge of their children’s educational curriculum?
Anti-Blackness and ableism in the parenting space.
How to unpack your ableism and your privilege as a parent.
….and more!
Are you ready to lead with acceptance, dismantle ableism, and see real change in your child’s education? 

Tune into this discussion to learn more! Then, join us in the Conscious Parenting for Social Justice Collective, our Black-led, multiracial collective of parents, working together to simultaneously transform ourselves, our families, and our communities by decolonizing our minds! Can’t wait to see you there!

P.S. Heather is hosting a workshop for parents on navigating the IEP process with a culturally responsive lens during the Parenting Decolonized Conference (May 20th-22nd, 2022). Don’t miss it!


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To connect further with Heather:
Visit her website: www.learning-advocate.com
Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/learning_advocate
Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/learnadvocate