Today is #WorldDownSyndromeDay and this year’s theme is #WithUsNotForUs. While advocacy and acceptance around disability are important, honoring the rights of people with disabilities to be part of all conversations that impact their lives is even better!

Congratulations to all North Penn School District athletes who participated in Special Olympics today!

Today marks 33 years since the passage of the ADA, the U.S. law prohibiting discrimination against those with disabilities. There are great resources to mark the day and spread the word here: bit.ly/46QXu5V #ThanksToTheADA #ADA33 #ADANetwork #DisabilityPride

Thank you to my colleague AND friend Marcus Bouchillon for leading an amazing session on lessons learned in leadership and change through PBIS implementation Gwynedd Mercy Univ. You have a good one Dallastown Area School District #LeadInclusion

Loved getting to collaborate with related service providers looking to provide more inclusive therapies. Arkansas Department of Education you have some of the best people around!

Thrilled for this next step in my career as a consultant with Empower ED. Looking forward to supporting district and state level initiatives to enhance inclusive practices for ALL! Dr. Jenna Mancini Rufo #ChooseInclusion

“While 75% of teachers are women, we make up less than 30% of superintendents nationwide. The odds are even more staggering if you're a woman of color - non-white women comprise only 3% of the country's superintendencies (Superville, 2023).”

A back to school shoutout to all of the unicorns working to create a more inclusive world. There are many IFs among us - this unique set of skills can be found within teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and family members. Read more here 👉🏼 bit.ly/unicorn2022

New to inclusive education? We got you! Ask your burning questions here 👉🏼bit.ly/inclusiveEdQs and follow along through the month of September for answers from experts in the field! #InclusiveEd #UDLChat #EmpowerED Brookes Publishing Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education Rethinking Schools Dr. Jenna Mancini Rufo

Empower ED is taking #inclusion all over the map! Today I'll be supporting co-teachers in Massachusetts and Kate Small will be working with inclusion facilitators in Illinois. We'll check in later with some #inclusive tips!

The inclusion facilitators of Maine Township High School District 207 are fully committed to equitable learning experiences for students with disabilities. Check out their “elevator pitch” about the IF serving as an academic architect who establishes foundations & builds bridges! #Equity #LeadInclusion

Follow along as we unpack #InclusiveEducation using Qs that YOU asked! First up: who to follow if looking to grow your inclusive PLN? Check out some of our favorites at EmpowerED & drop yours below! Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education Brookes Publishing The Inclusive Class Bethany Hill🌟#JoyfulLeaders Think College

Love #ChoiceBoards but don't have enough time to make one? 😖 Help your students gain new confidence in their choice-making skills with a “𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿?” strategy instead! 👇🏻 #EdChat #UKEdChat #AussieEd #EdChatEU #EduTwitter

Ever have a student ask a sensitive question that you weren’t sure how to answer? Check out disabilityequalityeducation.org for resources to support you! #InclusiveEd #RepresentationMatters #empowerED

After two days and 188 classroom visits evaluating #inclusive practices, it was literally time to stop and smell the roses at San Jose Municipal Rose Garden before heading home to complete our report! #inclusion #SpecialEducation empoweredschool.org

It’s the most wonderful time of the year #NoExcusesNovember!

👇 there is NOTHING more functional than literacy! #NoExcuses

Want the secret sauce to talking #inclusion so others will listen? Check out Empower ED's latest blog by Kate Small to learn what love languages have got to do with it! ⭐️bit.ly/supportlanguage ⭐️

Miss Sobotkin’s legacy will live on for years to come at Oak Park Elementary School. The memorial gazebo is now finished! #OPsharks 💕

Check out this clip of an amazing student and family that EmpowerED had the privilege of supporting. Yet, as exciting as this is, we look forward to the day when a student with #DownSyndrome graduating with his peers isn’t newsworthy. #inclusion