About this episode

Kara Dymond discusses ableism and exclusionary practices in schools, focusing on her advocacy for autistic students.

Please join us for “Fighting Ableism and Exclusionary Practices in Schools: A Conversation with Kara Dymond.” Kara Dymond, Ph.D., is a late-diagnosed autistic/ADHD advocate, teacher, researcher, and award-winning teacher educator from Toronto, Canada. Her work supporting autistic students inspired her books Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom (2025) and The Autism Lens (2020). Kara researches accessibility in graduate teacher education and teaches graduate courses on Accessibl...

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