TO BE LIKE ME

THROUGH MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS WITH OUR LEADERS (LEADERS IN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR DISABILITIES), WE CREATE A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY THAT FOSTERS EMPATHY AND COMPASSION AND EQUIPS OUR COMMUNITIES TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE. A. FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS - A TWO-HOUR INTERACTIVE PROGRAM COVERING AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT AREAS OF DISABILITY, ACCOMMODATING UP TO 150 PARTICIPANTS, HELD AT THE TOLLESON FAMILY ACTIVITY CENTER IN DALLAS AND GREENWOOD HILLS LEARNING CENTER IN RICHARDSON. STUDENTS MEET, CONNECT WITH, AND ASK QUESTIONS OF OUR LEADERS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2024-2025: 6,401 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS (IN-PERSON) FROM SCHOOLS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.B. COMMUNITY DAYS/ON-SITE LEARNING FOR SERVICE-BASED BUSINESSES/TEACHERS - TWO-HOUR INTERACTIVE PROGRAM COVERING AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT AREAS OF DISABILITY, ACCOMMODATING UP TO 150 PARTICIPANTS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SERVICE-BASED BUSINESS. ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2024-2025: 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM SERVICE-BASED BUSINESSES EXPERIENCED THE TWO-HOUR INTERACTIVE PROGRAM ON-SITE.C. OFF-SITE OR ONLINE PRESENTATIONS BY LEADERS - LEADERS PARTICIPATE IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2024-2025: LEADERS TAUGHT AND/OR ATTENDED OUTREACH EVENTS AT APPROXIMATELY 24 OFF-SITE PROGRAMS OR VIRTUAL CLASSES, EDUCATING APPROXIMATELY 920 PARTICIPANTS AND EMPLOYEES FROM VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, GRADUATE SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SERVICE-BASED BUSINESSES.