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North Carolina Inclusion Summit Summer 2024

The Annual Inclusion Summit brings a wide variety of disability inclusion stakeholders together to discuss current practices and future innovations. Thus, we invite participants and presenters from among educators, school administrators, related service providers, individuals with disabilities and their families, employers of individuals with disabilities, community-based service providers, vocational support service providers, researchers, policymakers, and

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North Carolina Symphony: Sensory-Friendly Concert

Join the North Carolina Symphony in a concert experience designed to be welcoming to all families–including children and adults with autism or other sensory sensitivities. At this one-hour, fun-filled performance, enjoy classical family favorites with your North Carolina Symphony. Come early to try out instruments at the Instrument Zoo and meet new friends! Families are

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ECAC | Rethinking Guardianship: Exploring Less Restrictive Alternatives

According to the National Council on Disability Report (2019), “For a variety of reasons, youth with I/DD are disempowered by schools actively encouraging guardianship to the exclusion of less restrictive alternatives and not providing families and students with sufficient information about the availability of a full continuum of decision-making supports.” Now with the passage of

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