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Federico Waitoller

@federicowaitoller.bsky.social
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Author, Podcaster, Professor, and Researcher. Author of Excluded by Choice: Urban Students with Disabilities in the Education Marketplace and Sustaining Disabled Youth: Centering Disability in Asset Pedagogies. Host of divein.alitu.com/1?order=newe

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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
UDL is more than 3 colorful boxes on a PowerPoint. Jamie Basham joins DiveIn to talk instructional design and inclusion. #UDL #UniversalDesignForLearning #inlcusive education divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If learner variability is predictable, why design for an “average” student? Jamie Basham joins DiveIn to talk Universal Design for Learning divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest . #UDL #InclusiveEducation #StudentsWithDisabilities
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Good news: we found a listener. His name is Jamie Basham—and he knows a lot about UDL. New DiveIn on designing for learner variability divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest . #InclusiveEducation #UDL #SpecialEducation
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The new episode of DiveIn is out! divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest We unpack with Kuna Tavalin the move of OSERS to DHHS #specialeducation #IDEA #OSERS
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I jokingly asked Kuna Tavalin whether OSERS employees were literally packing boxes for the move to HHS. Turns out... they were. 📦 Reality keeps stealing my jokes. Listen to the New DiveIn episode: divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest #OSERS #SpecialEducation #EducationPolicy #CEC #IDEA
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
📦 MOVERS NEEDED! OSERS is moving—and figuring out what actually moves to HHS and what stays at Education isn't quite so simple. Kuna Tavalin returns to DiveIn to help us unpack the boxes. divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest #SpecialEducation #OSERS #IDEA #CouncilforExceptionalChildren #educationpolicy
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Teachers are like jazz musicians. They improvise.” Mel Ainscow explains why inclusive teaching requires judgment, collaboration and professional learning—not just a script. #inclusiveeducation Listen to DiveIn: divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What do inclusive education, intersectionality & almost getting killed on a Greek island have in common? My new DiveIn conversation with Valentina Migliarini. 🎙️ And yes, there's a story. I survived. divein.alitu.com @cec-dr.bsky.social @dredf.bsky.social @lizbettini.bsky.social @nepc.bsky.social
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Join Dr. Federico Waitoller for DiveIn, the podcast that explores the most complex and pressing debates in Special Education. Sponsored by the Division of Research of the Council for Exceptional Child...
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“There will never be an inclusive school.” Inclusion, Mel Ainscow argues, is a never-ending journey of finding and removing new barriers. #inclusiveeducation A provocative new DiveIn episode: divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“You do not have to label to intervene.” What would education look like if support began with barriers rather than categories? Mel Ainscow joins DiveIn for a global conversation on #inclusiveeducation. divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“Every learner matters and matters equally.” Mel Ainscow joins DiveIn to discuss inclusion as system reform—not merely placement. What barriers prevent presence, participation, and progress? Listen: divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"If we're divided, we're going to get eaten up." Doug Fuchs calls for more collaboration across those working for the improvement of the teaching and learning of students with disabilities. Listen to our inclusive education series in the fourth season of DiveIn 🎧
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Join Dr. Federico Waitoller for DiveIn, the podcast that explores the most complex and pressing debates in Special Education. Sponsored by the Division of Research of the Council for Exceptional…
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A new episode of DiveIn is out! This week I sit down with Doug Fuchs to talk about #inclusive education as part of our series listen at
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Can we disagree without talking past each other? That's exactly what Doug Fuchs and I tried to do in the latest #DiveIn episode on inclusive education. #inlcusive education 🎧 Listen here divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest 💬 Continue the conversation: discord.gg/WryDB6c37C
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
New #DiveIn episode! 🎙️ Doug Fuchs joins me to discuss one of the biggest debates in special education: Can general education meet every student's needs, or will some always need specialized instruction? 🎧 Listen here divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest 💬 Join us on Discord:
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📚 Reference List for the DiveIn Disproportionality Series Over the past several months, DiveIn has hosted a series of conversations examining racial and ethnic disproportionality in special education from multiple perspectives. 🎧 Listen here: divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest #SpecialEdresearch
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
New DiveIn episode 🇪🇸📚 School segregation, language politics, public-private schools, and a surprising ending. How a failed movement changed education policy in the Basque Country. divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🎙️ Final DiveIn episode out now! A grassroots movement fights school segregation in Spain—loses in parliament, yet reshapes policy years later. A fascinating political twist. #Education
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Do you want to learn how the UDL Guidelines 3.0 were created? journals.imist.ma/index.php/IJ... #UDL #UniversalDesignForLearning #Accessibility #InclusiveEducation #HigherEducation #EdLeadership #SpecialEducation
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest In the third episode of our DiveIn miniseries, we move beyond the surface and explore the structural forces shaping educational inequality in Spain and the US. #Education #EducationalEquity #SchoolSegregation #ComparativeEducation #SchoolChoice #BasqueCountry #Spain
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
New episode of DiveIn is out! We close our Disproportionality Series with a conversation featuring Alfredo Artiles, whose work has shaped how many of us think about race, disability, and equity in special education. divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest #SpecialEducation #Disproportionality
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New on DiveIn: a miniseries from the Basque Country 🇪🇸 We explore school segregation, history, and activism shaping education today. 🎧 Listen: divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest @cec-dr.bsky.social @nepc.bsky.social
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
New on DiveIn: we’re launching a miniseries from the Basque Country 🇪🇸 New on DiveIn: a miniseries from the Basque Country 🇪🇸 We explore school segregation, history, and activism shaping education today. 🎧 Listen: divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest #SchoolSegregation @Schoolinequities @Spain
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Our latest DiveIn episode, we explore the Basque Country’s education system, where public schools and publicly funded private schools operate side by side. On paper, it’s a system of choice. In practice, it raises urgent questions about segregation. 🎧 Listen here: divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
Join Dr. Federico Waitoller for DiveIn, the podcast that explores the most complex and pressing debates in Special Education. Sponsored by the Division of Research of the Council for Exceptional…
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
3 findings on school choice & disability: 1⃣ Special ed info is nearly impossible to find online 2⃣ Campus tours exclude students with disabilities 3⃣ Social networks fill the gap — but unequally by race & class 📄
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Navigating School Choice at the Intersection of Disability, Race, and Class: Mothers of Students With Disabilities Accessing Information in Competitive Local Education Markets - Federico R. Waitoller, Christopher Lubienski, 2025
In this study, we examine how mothers of students with disabilities (SWDs) from different racial and class backgrounds access information about schools in compe...
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
New article in Exceptional Children! We examined how mothers of students with disabilities search for school information in competitive education markets and how race, class & geography shape what they find. 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #SpecialEducation #SchoolChoice #EducationEquity
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Navigating School Choice at the Intersection of Disability, Race, and Class: Mothers of Students With Disabilities Accessing Information in Competitive Local Education Markets - Federico R. Waitoller, Christopher Lubienski, 2025
In this study, we examine how mothers of students with disabilities (SWDs) from different racial and class backgrounds access information about schools in compe...
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
“We need to move beyond overrepresentation vs. underrepresentation.” — Rachel Fish Disproportionality in special education is about historical and structural forms of inequities—not just numbers. 🎧 Listen to the Disproportionlity series at DiveIn
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
“Descriptive differences don’t tell us whether bias is occurring—we must compare similar students.” — Paul Morgan DiveIn episode 🎙️ Listen to the Disproportionality Series: divein.alitu.com #specialeducation #equityineducation #disproportionality
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
“Black children often come to school as exclamation points and question marks, but leave as periods.” — Donna Ford A powerful reflection on how schooling can shape—or diminish—students’ curiosity. Listen to the conversation:
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
“Giftedness and talent exist in every zip code.” — Donna Ford In our latest DiveIn episode, we discuss disproportionality in gifted education and why many talented students remain unseen. Listen here:
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
New episode of DiveIn 🎙️ II talk with Donna Ford about why Black and Latinx students remain underrepresented in gifted and talented programs and what this tells us about equity in education. Listen here:
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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CEC Division for Research (CEC-DR) @cec-dr.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
New episode of: DiveIn! @federicowaitoller.bsky.social the growing role of AI in education. W/ @digitalliterate.bsky.social , Joaquin Arguello & Richard Carter Jr.. discuss transparency, standardization, AI, teachers, & students. Listen to episodes at divein.alitu.com/.../0c12d8cc.... Spotify/Apple
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Maria Hugh @mariahugh.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Another great episode from @federicowaitoller.bsky.social and expert guests helping us think and work critically to addressing special education's most pressing problems! @cecmembership.bsky.social @tedearlycareersig.bsky.social @ted-kaleidoscope.bsky.social @cec-dr.bsky.social @ted-cec.bsky.social
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Mary Rice @digitalliterate.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Thank you CEC and @federicowaitoller.bsky.social for highlighting my research in AI and accessibility.
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Chris Lubienski @chrislub.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
@npr.org does more that its share of puff pieces on the #SchoolChoice industry. Citing raw data on performance tells us nothing, & is in fact misleading. And it's not just special needs student who "pay the price." But good to hear from @federicowaitoller.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/09/25/n...
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Strict rules can foster calm classrooms. But some students pay the price
An Indiana charter school network has won praise for its strong academics. But some students with disabilities struggle to follow the school system's discipline policies.
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Chris Lubienski @chrislub.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
New article in Exceptional Children w/ @federicowaitoller.bsky.social Navigating School Choice at the Intersection of Disability, Race, & Class: Mothers of Students W/ Disabilities Accessing Information in Competitive Local Education Markets journals-sagepub-com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
New NEPC Review: CRPE’s proposed systemwide reforms rest on limited evidence and offer little concrete guidance for protecting students with disabilities. @federicowaitoller.bsky.social @crpe.bsky.social bit.ly/4a5SDRP
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NEPC Review: Outmatched: Special Education Can’t Solve Problems Rooted in the Education Delivery System (Center on Reinventing Public Education, October 2025)
While U.S. special education has advanced civil rights and educational equity, critics continue to highlight inequities in labeling, segregation, and academic expectations. A recent CRPE report argues...
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Is Section 504 under threat? Listen to the last episode of DiveIn. We delve into the Texas vs. Becerra Court case with David DeMatthews. Listen at divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest @nepc.bsky.social @dredf.bsky.social @jessicatoste.bsky.social #disabilityrights #education #specialeducation
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DiveIn: Diving into Special Education's Most Complex and Pressing Debates
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National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
A DEI expert urges educators to use evidence to refute lies being spread about racial discrimination and equity-focused initiatives in US schools. nepc.colorado.edu/publication/...
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Want to know who is disproportionally affected by school closings due to under-enrollment? #studentswithdisabilities #studentswithIEPs #specialeducation journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
🎙️ New #DiveInPodcast Episode! Are school voucher programs expanding access or reinforcing inequities for students with disabilities? 🤔🎧 Listen now: divein.alitu.com/episode/9265... #EducationPolicy #SpecialEducation #SchoolVouchers
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School Vouchers and Students with Disabilities: A Conversation with Kevin Welner
In this episode, we sit down with Kevin Welner to unpack the complexities of school voucher programs and their impact on special education. We explore the different types of voucher systems, their leg...
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Federico Waitoller @federicowaitoller.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Listen to our last three episodes to understand better the implications of the Trump administration for special education. #4specialeducation divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest @jessicatoste.bsky.social
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DiveIn: A Podcast about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Special Education
Join Dr. Federico Waitoller for DiveIn, the podcast that explores Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Special Education. Sponsored by the Division of Research of the Council for Exceptional Children, ...
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