Bright Spots Project
Bright Spots are individuals making a real difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities through their active and effective work to enhance the individual’s safety and success! Bright Spots can be educators, caregivers, and other advocates dedicated to creating a brighter, safer future - making meaningful changes that positively impact the lives of vulnerable individuals.
If you, or someone you know, is a Bright Spot, we would love to know! Please contact us!
Who We Are
Our interdivisional collaborative efforts within the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) helps to bring awareness and change in the prevention of and response to maltreatment of individuals with disabilities.
Our goal of the effort is to move the CEC Policy on the Prevention and Response to Maltreatment from a statement, to a systematic and sustained course of action that will enhance safety and success through day-to-day instruction of individuals with disabilities throughout the U.S.
Bright Spots are individuals that are working towards systemic change within our world.
Looking for Bright Spots at all levels who are working to...
LEVEL 1
~ increase the public and professional awareness understanding of incidence impact maltreatment as experienced by individuals with disabilities.
LEVEL 2
~ enhance educators’ ability to effectively recognize and report suspected instances of maltreatment as experienced by individuals with disabilities, well respond a person’s self-report of maltreatment
LEVEL 3
~ incorporate safety knowledge and skills into the day-to-day instruction of individuals with disabilities and/or use trauma informed practices to respond mental health needs that have experienced maltreatment.