Illinois HB5398 mandates disability history and awareness education in schools, including peer inclusion training and school-wide programming.
HB5398 amends the Illinois School Code to require school districts to provide instruction on disability history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights movement. The bill mandates that this instruction include grade-appropriate content, peer inclusion training, collaborative classroom projects, hands-on workshops, and school-wide programming during March, which is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
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