BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY, TOGETHERAt Roots of Inclusion we amplify the voices of youth and families to promote equity, inclusion, and belonging in our schools and communities. We work in relationship with others to understand the systems and structures that perpetuate exclusion while ensuring that systems are moving toward inclusion.
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We envision a society where every individual experiences unconditional belonging, their human dignity and unique contributions are valued, and they learn, live, and work in equitable, inclusive and accessible communities.
Amplifying Voices
Featured This Month
ROI Movie Screening
& Panel Discussion In May 2023, ROI hosted a panel discussion with Jordyn Zimmerman, Grant Blasko, and Cynthia Blasko after a screening of the movie "This Is Not About Me", a documentary about Jordyn and what it is like to be autistic and non-speaking.
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Research Priorities
of AAC users The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) has published a Request for Information
about how NIDCD should spend millions of dollars of government funding on research related to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and people with speech-related disabilities. CommunicationFIRST has published additional information and details about how to provide comments. Comments are due by September 15, 2023. |
Our Work
Roots of Inclusion programs and projects are designed to promote change in systems. We provide learning opportunities and work in collaboration with others in our community to construct more equitable, inclusive and accessible systems.
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We all play a role in building an inclusive community
Commitment to Social Justice
We will listen, we will examine, and we will act.
We at Roots of Inclusion stand and act in solidarity to end systemic and institutionalized racism and to work for social justice. We know that centering anti-racism and anti-ablism is the only way to address the inequity and injustice that pervades our systems and ensures that every person exists and thrives within the circle of human concern. |