Promoting Inclusion, Promoting Friendship
Tue, Nov 09
|https://bit.ly/MERGEfriendships
Youth with disabilities experience isolation and loneliness at a greater rate than their non-disabled peers. Having a reciprocal and authentic friend, can make a world of difference for a person who may be surrounded by people, but still alone.
Time & Location
Nov 09, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
https://bit.ly/MERGEfriendships
Guests
About the event
We welcome parents of children without disabilities to take part in this webinar presentation, led by Lisa Drennan, Founder of MERGE Inclusion Consulting, to learn top strategies on supporting your child to consider reaching out to, and extending a welcome to get to know a peer with diverse abilities. Together we can start to break down barriers, imagine what’s possible and begin to focus on similarities, not differences.
Lisa has a 36-year career supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be active and engaged with in their community.
Starting as a direct support professional at New England Village, a residential community for adults with developmental disabilities, she climbed the ranks and expanded her experience to be named the Director of the Sollar Wellness Center, a first-of-it-kind building offering aquatics, fitness, music, art and education specifically designed to meet the needs of persons with developmental disabilities.
In 2014, she joined…