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Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Stand Up for Inclusion

Presented and discussed will be the importance of inclusion and friendship for youth with disabilities. The cast and of the acclaimed feature documentary, Wretches & Jabberers will be joined by The National Center on Inclusive Education’s Mary Schuh, PhD, and Tampa advocate, 13 year old, Henry Frost.

April and Autism Acceptance at Tampa Theatre

Get your advocacy on. April and Autism Acceptance is in Tampa. The rock stars of disability advocacy- Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette- are back.

By Ollibean|March 15th, 2013|Categories: Advocacy, Autism, Editor's Picks, Entertainment, Events, General, Inclusive Education, Media Representation, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Foundation|Tags: AAC, acceptance, advocacy, all disabilities, April, ASAN, autism, autism acceptance, Autism Society of Florida, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Women's Network, autistic, CARD, cerebral palsy, communication, developmental disabilities, Disability, disability in the media, down syndrome, Gerardine Wurzburg, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, Larry Bissonette, Mary Schuh, media representation, non verbal, non-speaking, Ollibean, Ollibean Art for Change, self-advocacy, self-advocates, special needs, Tampa, Tampa Theatre, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, The National Center on Inclusive Education, The New York Yankees, Tracy Thresher, typing, University of South Florida, USF, Wretches & Jabberers|0 Comments

Ollibean Art for Change at USF: April. Autism. Advocacy. Acceptance.

A day of inclusive education, community acceptance, and self-advocacy at USF with Academy Award Winning Director and Stars of the Acclaimed Documentary Wretches & Jabberers, NCIE's Mary Schuh, PhD, and Tampa advocate Henry Frost. CARD (The Center for Autism and Related Disorders) at the University of South Florida) will host at USF's Marshall Hall.

Inclusion in Tampa

' With a little help from his friends'. Henry's inclusion is truly a group effort led by this determined 13 year old self advocate .

By Lauri Swann Hunt|November 19th, 2012|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education|Tags: Ari Ne'eman, ASAN, autism, Autism Society of America, Autism Society of Florida, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, CARD, Center for Autism and Related Services, Cheryl Jorgensen, HCSD, Hillsborough County School District, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Jill Kelly, Mary Schuh, National Center on Inclusive Education, NCIE, self-advocacy, Tampa, Ven Sequenzia|1 Comment