Just like love, inclusion takes many forms.
Maybe it's someone providing a glass of water without you asking, because they know your throat frequently gets dry.
Or it's saving you your favorite chair, the one that lets you stretch your bad leg comfortably.
Or making sure every meeting has live captions and an ASL interpreter as standard options, before anyone asks. And breaks in the agenda for you to rest your eyes, eat a snack, or just go outside and fill your lungs with as much air as they will hold.
The possibilities for inclusion are endless, and can show up in small ways, as well as grand gestures. They're the tiny kindnesses that we can all do to keep knitting our communities together. They're ways to begin redesigning systems so that people with disabilities don't face barriers to participation, but know that they are valued and welcome.
What do you need to feel more welcome in your community?
And what can you do to welcome in others?
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New podcast episode: Winnie Looby & Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie
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From Ghana to Burlington by way of faith (and a very strong mom)
On the latest episode of our podcast, Dr. Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie joins CDCI Academic Coordinator Dr. Winnie Looby to share her experience of growing up in Ghana as a person with a disability.
From contracting polio, to a life-changing accident, Dr. Komabu-Pomeyie shares how her mother and her faith supported her journey to respected professor and entrepreneur.
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"With Schools in Crisis Mode, Students with Disabilities Are Being Left Behind"
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Why are Vermont's schools failing children with disabilities and their families? And how can we advocate for a system that does better? Seven Days VT takes a look at some of the stories of families impacted by support gaps in education: With Schools In Crisis Mode, Students With Disabilities Are Being Left Behind.
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Research for Applied Practice:
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Developing Concepts with Children & Adults Who Have Limited Access to Vision & Hearing
Educators, families, and friends can support children and adults who have limited access to vision and hearing, or who are DeafBlind in developing concepts that contribute to happy and inclusive lives. Here are 15 ways careful partners can lean in with support. Available as an illustrated study guide (.pdf), plain text .pdf, or narrated video.
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UPCOMING EVENTS 
SUNDAY FEB 13 @ 4 PM EST (virtual)
All Brains Belong VT.
With Melinda Hauser M.D., family physician & All Brains Belong Executive Director.
WEDNESDAY FEB 16 @ 5:30 PM EST (virtual)
Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights
Highlights of VCDR's legislative priorities for 2022.
SUNDAY FEB 20 @ 4 PM EST (virtual)
All Brains Belong VT.
With Amy LePage, Somatic Movement Therapist & Therapeutic Yoga Expert.
TUESDAY MAR 1 @ 9:30 AM EST (virtual)
Inclusive Arts Vermont
WEDNESDAY MAR 2, 1 PM EST (virtual)
Vermont Family Network
Online training to help you become a powerful advocate to influence decision-makers on important policy issues that impact you, your family, and your community.
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Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
COVID Sensory-Friendly Vaccination Clinic, Saturday 2/12 12:30-3:30PM, Montpelier VT.
Open to everyone looking for a customized experience to help support folks with anxiety, needle phobia, sensory processing differences, visible & invisible disabilities of all types, and anyone else who would benefit from an intentionally designed experience. Register online.
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Think College Turns 10! with Taylor Terry
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