#213, Overcoming Isolation in Special Ed with Jan Pride

#213, Overcoming Isolation in Special Ed with Jan Pride

From School Success Podcast by Mitchell Slater

March 23, 2026 Β· 46 min Β· Season 1 Β· Episode 213

About this episode

Jan Pride discusses the challenges of raising a child with special needs and the importance of education and support for families.

"𝑻𝒐 π’“π’‚π’Šπ’”π’† 𝒂 π’„π’‰π’Šπ’π’… π’˜π’‰π’ 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒂 π’„π’π’Žπ’‘π’π’†π’•π’†π’π’š π’…π’Šπ’‡π’‡π’†π’“π’†π’π’• π’π’‚π’π’ˆπ’–π’‚π’ˆπ’† π’Šπ’” π’—π’†π’“π’š π’Šπ’”π’π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’…π’“π’Šπ’—π’†π’ π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’† 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’‰π’Šπ’π’… π’ˆπ’†π’•π’” 𝒂𝒏 π’†π’…π’–π’„π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’π’š 𝒂𝒔 π’˜π’†π’π’." - π½π‘Žπ‘› π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘’, 𝐸π‘₯𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒 π·π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π»π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π»π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘  πΈπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› πΆπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ Less than 2% of Deaf adults worldwide have access to the Bible. Jan Pride is on a mission to change that through education. We discuss the nuances of ASL, the isolation special needs families face, and how to build a school culture that serves the 'least of these.' Listen now for an inspiring look at leadership and faith. πŸ™Œ -- π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦'𝑠 π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ co-π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘―π’†π’“π’›π’π’ˆ π‘­π’π’–π’π’…π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ and ClassReach . ClassReach is your ultimate partner in streamlining school management. Designed with schools in mind, their user-friendly software simplifies administration, enhances communication, and empowers educators to focus on what matters mostβ€”student success. Discover tools to manage grades…

People in this episode

Host: Mitchell Slater

Guest: Jan Pride

Topics covered

  • special education
  • isolation
  • ASL
  • family support
  • school culture
  • leadership
  • faith

Keywords

  • special education
  • isolation
  • ASL
  • Deaf community
  • family support
  • school culture
  • leadership
  • faith

Sponsors

ClassReach, Herzog Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Happy Hands Education Center

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