Posts by Tammy Bailey
KIT Spotlight on T. Berry Brazelton
Dr. Brazelton was a pediatrician, professor of pediatrics emeritus at Harvard Medical School, and founder of the Brazelton Touchpoints Center. He was an influential thinker and beloved presence who profoundly shaped how we understand young children’s development and learning.
Read MoreKIT Spotlight on Justin Dart Jr
31 years ago, back in 1990, Senator Harkin from Iowa worked to draft the Americans with Disabilities Act. Truly a historic event for all Americans! But, do you know the history behind the ADA? Justin Dart, Jr. who has been called the “Father” of the ADA, along with his wife, Yoshiko, played a significant and little-known part in bringing it all together.
Read MoreKIT Spotlight On Alice Wong
Every month we celebrate a different community and the contributions of one member to the work of creating a more inclusive world. In May, as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we spotlight someone we admire for her disability justice and advocacy work. Two of our KIT Inclusionistas (Torrie Dunlap and Delfa…
Read MoreKIT Spotlight – Autism Awareness Month
Our February celebration of Black History Month with a weekly KIT Spotlight was such a powerful and positive experience for the KIT team that we’ve decided to celebrate a different community’s contributions every month this year. We are focused on our mission of disability inclusion and want to amplify disabled voices and take an intersectional…
Read MoreKIT Spotlight On Keah Brown
The next staff member to shine the KIT spotlight on an influential Black person to acknowledge and celebrate their accomplishments for Black History Month is Content & Curriculum Director, Anna Luther. Anna joined KIT full-time in December of 2012. Anna began working with individuals with developmental disabilities in 2002 as a personal assistant and teacher…
Read MoreKIT Spotlight on bell hooks
The next KIT Staff member to spotlight an influential Black person to acknowledge and celebrate their accomplishments for Black History Month is Education & Training Specialist, Janet George, MS, CTRS. Janet joined KIT full-time in October of 2011 after working as a contract trainer. She has more than 30 years of experience in disability inclusion…
Read MoreKIT Spotlight on Amanda Gorman
The next KIT Staff member to spotlight an influential Black person to acknowledge and celebrate their accomplishments for Black History Month is Inclusion Support Specialist, Delfa Garcia, MA, MEd. Delfa joined KIT in March of 2012. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience that she brings to the KIT Inclusion Support Center. …
Read More2016 – Our KIT Year in Review
Whew! 2016 was quite a year for Kids Included Together. We worked diligently (and passionately!) this past year to get our message of inclusion out in the world in every way we could. We conducted more training sessions than ever before, our call-in Support Center saw a dramatic increase in callers, and we had some…
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