Building Learning Spaces Where Students Thrive
From The Bridge: Your Health Your Voice by The PATIENTS Program
April 28, 2026 · 30 min
About this episode
This episode discusses inclusive excellence and disability justice in education, emphasizing the importance of seeing and supporting students.
In this episode of The Bridge , host Paris Barnes is joined by John Medeiros, his mother, and advocate Michelle Medeiros, and Steve Buettner of the Baltimore Lab School for a powerfulconversation about inclusive excellence, disability justice, and belonging in education. This episode is a moving reminder that inclusive excellence is not one‑size‑fits‑all, and that when students are truly seen, supported, and respected, they thrive. Visithttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-patients-program to stay updated on both past and upcoming episodes. To watch this episode and more, visit ourYouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5TFMW2PWhKdIEaP2F9xN213vrkTrv9_ Subscribe to ourYouTube Channel https://bit.ly/SubscribetoourYouTubeChannel https://linktr.ee/thepatientsprogram Spotify currently does not support transcript uploads for this podcast; to view an ADA‑compliant version of this episode and access the full transcript, please visit our YouTube channel via the link in the description. https://youtu.be/81_fZMwESnU
People in this episode
Host: Paris Barnes
Guests: John Medeiros, Michelle Medeiros, Steve Buettner
Topics covered
- inclusive excellence
- disability justice
- belonging in education
- student support
- thriving students
Keywords
- inclusive education
- disability justice
- student thriving
- education advocacy
- Baltimore Lab School
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Baltimore Lab School
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