Hillsborough County Archives

Inclusion, Communication and Civil Rights

"Learning is easy when the teacher knows you can learn. " Henry Frost

By Henry Frost|November 13th, 2013|Categories: AAC, Accommodations, Advocacy, Advocacy, Author, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Inclusion, Inclusion Videos, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Education, Neurodiversity, Videos|Tags: 8th Largest School District, activism, activist, all disabilities, Ari Ne'eman, ASAN, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, civil rights, cross disability, Disability, disability rights, Disability Rights Movement, Emily Titon, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, human rights, inclusion, inclusive education, IStandw, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Larry Bissonette, Lydia Brown, National Center on Inclusive Education's Summer Institute, NCIE, Tampa, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Tracy Thresher, Wretches & Jabberers, youth leaders|9 Comments

Amy Sequenzia: Henry’s Victory

Autistic self advocate and poet, Amy Sequenzia's thoughts on the outcome of young self- advocate, Henry Frost's battle for inclusion in Hillsborough County.

By Amy Sequenzia|November 26th, 2012|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, autistic, Henry, Hillsborough County, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, Neurodiversity, self-advocacy, Tampa|0 Comments

A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included

No one wants to be the excluded one, the one to stand alone in silence, the one left out of the conversation. No one wants to be forgotten. So why are some individuals treated this way? Luckily it just takes one person to stand up and include, and the rest will follow. Be that person, take a stand, make a difference.

By Lily Frost|September 3rd, 2012|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: activism, advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, autism, autistic, brother, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, equal rights, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, I STAND WITH HENRY, I Stand With Henry News, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oprah, sibling, sister, Special Education, special needs, student, Tampa, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Golden Hat : Talking Back to Autism|3 Comments

I am the 20 % and the RNC

Henry takes his bi-partisan message of inclusion and civil rights for all to the Republican National Convention.

By Ollibean|August 31st, 2012|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Parenting, Politics, Think Tank|Tags: 20 %, advocacy, all disabilities, autistic, autsim spectrum disorders, disabilities, Disability, discrimination, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, i am the 20%, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, Republican National Convention, RNC, segregation, self-advocate, special needs, Tampa|2 Comments

First Day of School

Today is the first time that Henry has not had a First day of School. He is not allowed to go to his neighborhood school that is about 200 yards from our home.

By Lauri Swann Hunt|August 21st, 2012|Categories: Advocacy, Autism, blog, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Parenting, Parenting|Tags: all disabilities, autism spectrum dsorders, cerebral palsy, deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilties, Disability, first day of school, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, rare or undiagnosed disorders, special needs|5 Comments