Lilly Padía

Lilly Padía, PhD, is an assistant professor at Erikson Institute. Her scholarship explores liberation for children, families, and communities through the intersections of disability, language, and race. She collaborates with classroom teachers, children, and family members to create frameworks and curriculum for culturally sustaining bilingual inclusive education. Her scholarship has been published in journals such as Race Ethnicity and Education; Journal of Critical Study of Communication and Disability; and Theory Into Practice. Her new book, ‘Teaching Beyond Spoken Words: Communicating With Bilingual Nonspeaking Children in the Classroom’ was published in June 2025 with Teachers College Press.