You Can Be BRAVE

An @AbilityRev documentary: One mother’s fight for her son, who has an intellectual disability, to be included in society. #YouCanBeBRAVE #AbilityRevolution

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

Video of “Pathways Through College: The Journey of Three Students Pursuing Goals” at the SOTA Student Leadership Conference in November 2019. Speakers: Antonio Contreras, Jean Hauff, Andrew Benbenek. #CollegeOptionsForStudentsWithIDD https://t.co/xDRbeGH53a

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

Antonio Contreras @MrMabuhayLounge introduces Zach Gottsagen, star of @tpbfalcon at the 2019 Los Angeles Best Buddies Champion of the Year gala at Playa Studios. https://t.co/7cLFTZvNfm

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

@BestBuddiesGA @GeorgiaTech #GeorgiaTechEXCEL #BestBuddiesGeorgia

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

21 years.....BAM 💥 just like that! Happy 21st birthday Antonio! #YouCanBeBRAVE

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

Be BRAVE like Antonio! Apply to be a congressional intern! #YouCanBeBRAVE

[Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna]

Interested in joining #TeamKhanna? Applications for our $15/hour internships in both Santa Clara and Washington D.C. are open! Apply now -> https://t.co/oCSYU7wpjo

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

Antonio is turning 21 years old next month! Please buy him a “drink” by making a $10 donation to Best Buddies Georgia towards his campaign to be Champion of the Year! #BestBuddies
Read his story here:
https://t.co/aYZfz4fTTe

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

Hi Everyone! We took an 8-month pause on social media, and now we are back! What’s been happening with Antonio since our last film screening of You Can Be BRAVE? Well, here’s what happened last March! Enjoy the video! #YouCanBeBRAVE

[Emily Ladau @emily_ladau]

Did the viral story of the disabled girl carried by her teacher on a field trip melt your heart?

I get it. It was kind of the teacher. But did you consider how much kinder it would've been to plan an accessible trip in the first place?

Let's reframe. https://t.co/7NWeR7PwpV

[22 Advocacy @22Advocacy]

"Inclusion … is not a program that is added to what schools and teachers already do. It is a wholesale change in the purposes of schooling and the daily activities of teachers." -Scot Danforth

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

7/7 #StartWithInclusion #YouCanBeBRAVE @AbilityRev

[Ability Revolution, Inc. @AbilityRev]

7/7 Getting to the Inclusion stage doesn’t start with Exclusion. Inclusion starts with Inclusion. #StartWithInclusion Graphic credit (w/o red and blue markups): Erik W. Carter, Vanderbilt University

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6/7 #StartWithInclusion #YouCanBeBRAVE @AbilityRev

[Ability Revolution, Inc. @AbilityRev]

6/7 Then, we can focus on what applies to each person (irrespective of ability), and every community - the space between Inclusion and Authentic Inclusion (Belonging). #StartWithInclusion Graphic credit (w/o red and blue markups): Erik W. Carter, Vanderbilt University

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

5/7 #StartWithInclusion #YouCanBeBRAVE @AbilityRev

[Ability Revolution, Inc. @AbilityRev]

5/7 Each person regardless of ability starts IN. Where there are structural and social barriers, let’s use creativity & innovation for each individual to be included & continually improve. The best time to start is now. #StartWithInclusion Graphic cred: Erik W. Carter, Vanderbilt

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

4/7 #StartWithInclusion #YouCanBeBRAVE @AbilityRev

[Ability Revolution, Inc. @AbilityRev]

4/7 Here’s an alternative: let’s cut through all of the nonsense and agree both in theory and in practice to start with Inclusion (BLUE) box. #StartWithInclusion Graphic credit (w/o red and blue markups): Erik W. Carter, Vanderbilt University

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3/7 #StartWithInclusion #YouCanBeBRAVE @AbilityRev

[Ability Revolution, Inc. @AbilityRev]

2/7 Belonging, or what we at Ability Revolution call “Authentic Inclusion” is an added fifth structure along the continuum (model) or evolution (stages) over time. #StartWithInclusion Graphic credit (w/o red and blue markups): Erik W. Carter, Vanderbilt University.

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

2/7 #StartWithInclusion #YouCanBeBRAVE @AbilityRev

[Ability Revolution, Inc. @AbilityRev]

2/7 Belonging, or what we at Ability Revolution call “Authentic Inclusion” is an added fifth structure along the continuum (model) or evolution (stages) over time. #StartWithInclusion Graphic credit (w/o red and blue markups): Erik W. Carter, Vanderbilt University.

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

1/7 #StartWithInclusion #YouCanBeBRAVE @AbilityRev

[Ability Revolution, Inc. @AbilityRev]

1/7 The Exclusion>Segregation>Integration>Inclusion Continuum is used to describe different social structures. It has been reframed, and suggested we view these models over a period of time - as an evolution. #StartWithInclusion Graphic cred: Erik W. Carter, Vanderbilt University

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Just a Mantonio is mic’d up and ready to give his talk on postsecondary education for people with intellectual and developmental disability. #YouCanBeBRAVE #InclusiveHigherEd #StillThinkingCollege #TurningLemonsIntoLemonade

[All Belong @AllBelongOrg]

TX Antonio for sharing what you’ve loved, learned, & contributed to #inclusive friendships, work places, and schools at “Disability & Social Structures” conf @CalvinCollege & the reminder that we have a long way to go in our communities. @DocJCamota

[You Can Be BRAVE @YouCanBeBrave18]

Antonio was a guest lecturer this morning in Prof Phil Stegink’s course at Calvin College “Disability-Beyond Suffering.” He taught the (mostly typically-abled) students about life from the perspective of a person w/an intellectual disability. #AuthenticReciprocity #YouCanBeBRAVE

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@YouCanBeBrave18 will be make its MICHIGAN PREMIER screening as part of the Disability and Social Structures Conference at @CalvinCollege on Thursday Jan 17 at 7:30 PM. A filmmaker Q&A will immediately follow. #YouCanBeBRAVE #AbilityRevolution https://t.co/7SIOt3MEKW