Introduction
Jordan Shurr and Alexandra Minuk
Welcome to our Ed Guide! Ed Guides are designed to provide critical information in short form for easy access to research and best practice in special and inclusive education. This specific Ed Guide on Accommodations lays out each of the 60+ IEP accommodations listed in the most recent Ontario Ministry of Education Policy document. In this Ed Guide you will find a concrete definition, a description of the tool in action, specific support strategies, a practical case study example, and a list of reliable resources for further information for each of the accommodations. We see these guides as a great starting point to: learn more about the accommodations, plan for inclusive instruction, share ideas with a colleague, help a student understand and engage in their own supports, and much more.
Each accommodation guide is organized by type: instructional, environmental, and assessment. To access the guides, select the Content tab and the + icon next to the type of accommodation and the guide menu will appear.
We hope you enjoy our guides and find them useful. Please reach out to the ADD*Ed team with any comments or questions: added@queensu.ca (or https://www.addedrg.ca/contact.html) and feel free to browse our other resources at our webpage: www.addedrg.ca
Best,
Dr. Jordan Shurr and the ADD*Ed (Autism and Developmental Disabilities-Education) Team at Queen’s University
Thank you to the numerous contributors who made this Ed Guide possible:
- Kianna Mau
- Haley Clark
- Hannah Burrows
- Madison McCabe
- Jazmine Eadie
- Shelby Hyland
- Natalie Pothier
- Shelby Hyland
- Andy Stokes-Noonan
- Kyra Dizy
- Natalie Pothier
- Nyre Viscardi
- Sophia Franco
Media Attributions
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About the authors
Dr. Jordan Shurr is an associate professor of special education at Queen’s University and Director of the ADD*Ed (Autism and Developmental Disability- Education) Research Group. His previous roles have included camp inclusion coordinator, special education teacher, assistive technology consultant. Jordan currently teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in inclusive education and educational research. His research interests include curriculum and supports for students as well as teacher training and support–both related to supporting independence, opportunity, and growth of students with significant support needs.
Allie Minuk is a doctoral student at Queen’s University in the Faculty of Education. Allie has worked as a teacher for students with autism spectrum disorder and as an educational consultant for special education teacher recruitment, retention, and training. At present, Allie is an instructor in the Bachelor of Education program and is focused on research that investigates the variables associated with inclusive classroom placement decisions for students with ASD.
