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"The "Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs," released jointly by the Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 14, 2015, states that all young children with disabilities should have access to inclusive high-quality early childhood programs, where they are provided with individualized and appropriate support in meeting high expectations."

"The following questions are to be used in conjunction with the attached Early Childhood Inclusion/Universal Design for Learning Checklist . Individuals conducting ea rly childhood environment observations can use these questions and checklist to discover how to in crease UDL policies and practices and to identify those that already exis t."

"Each month of the National Year of Communication has a theme which focuses on a particuar aspect of communication. We have been working with the support service CENMAC to create inclusive Widgit Symbol resources to support each of these monthly themes. These resources are all available to download for free! For each month's Widgit Symbol resources, there is also a free supporting resource available to download featuring the Let's Sign & Write British Sign Language Graphics."

"CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge CONNECT is creating a series of web-based modules for national educational use by Early Childhood instructors and learners. "

"These are resources that can help teachers include children with disabilities more naturally in the classroom. These tools are designed to be able to print and go with quick and easy explanations. "