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Federico Waitoller
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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 https://divein.alitu.com/1?order=newe
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
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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September 21, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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
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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September 20, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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
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…
divein.alitu.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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:
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#OSERS #SpecialEducation #EducationPolicy #CEC #IDEA
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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September 6, 2026 at 7:09 AM
📦 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.
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#SpecialEducation #OSERS #IDEA #CouncilforExceptionalChildren #educationpolicy
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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September 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“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:
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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…
divein.alitu.com
August 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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.

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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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August 27, 2026 at 8:54 AM
“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:
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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…
divein.alitu.com
August 24, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“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.

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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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August 23, 2026 at 7:09 AM
“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
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…
divein.alitu.com
August 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"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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August 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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
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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July 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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:
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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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July 26, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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

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July 25, 2026 at 3:18 PM
📚 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:
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#SpecialEdresearch
June 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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
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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May 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM
🎙️ 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
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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May 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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
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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May 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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.

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#SpecialEducation #Disproportionality
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…
divein.alitu.com
May 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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
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…
divein.alitu.com
April 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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
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…
divein.alitu.com
April 26, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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
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…
divein.alitu.com
April 25, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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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April 5, 2026 at 7:09 AM