‘When the kids see them, they see themselves’: Toy Like Me program modifies toys for children with disabilitiesThere was a special delivery at Virginia Heights Elementary School Tuesday morning as Roanoke College students hand-delivered gifts to kids, but they weren’t your average toys.
The gift of opportunity: Roanoke boy gets adaptive equipment from local charityRiver is just as sweet and spunky as any other kid – he just has some awesome adaptive equipment to help him live his best life.
Celebrating children of all abilities, Big Feet Meet draws hundreds to compete in RoanokeThe annual event is a day to honor children of all abilities, foster an inclusive school environment and hand the spotlight over to those who may not have yet had their chance to shine.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine celebrates Center for InclusionThe Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine and Fralin Biomedical Institute just opened an inclusive and equitable environment for students at the Roanoke Campus and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Young man with autism authors book about inclusion, aims to stock school libraries and educate allFor much of his life, Timothy Rohrer, a now-young adult who was diagnosed with autism as a second-grader, has dealt with exclusion from his peers.
