About Us

The mission of Inclusion Works Foundation (Inclusion Works)  is to promote Equity and Access to a Quality Inclusive Education for children of ALL ABILITIES.

Welcoming Environments for Youth

Full Inclusion: “All People Educated The Same!” Inclusion is a philosophy of education based on the belief in every person’s inherent right to fully participate in society. It implies acceptance of differences and access to the educational experiences that are fundamental to every student’s development.

WHO WE ARE 

The Inclusion Works Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Educational Public Charity. We endeavor to provide services nationally and take pride in offering the best resources, parent support, advocacy, scholarships and training services on Inclusion. We also partner with groups that support direct support and therapeutic services to children and families in need. We are dedicated to serving the needs of the children, our community and national partners each and every day.

WHY INCLUSION: OUR STORY

Inclusion Works Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Educational Pubic Charity was initially inspired by Tanya Williams, a retired NYC police officer, youth advocate and parent of a child with a learning disability and sister of Kim A. Williams Clark. Clark a New York licensed  attorney and higher education administrator, became the parent of “Wesley” - a loving, caring and intelligent  boy with Down Syndrome.  Clark faced many obstacles in identifying caring and welcoming schools for her son Wesley.  As a result, she decided to create an environment where no parent would suffer discrimination based on disability.  She believes that all children should have access to the same quality education as children without disabilities.

 Early on, in an effort to identify a school for Wesley – one well known national educational institution was discovered to have placed her child alone in a basement classroom with the front desk clerk.  Clark only became aware of this when a teacher called to secretly alert her.  Thereafter, Clark decided to place Wesley in a nearby religious based school.  The headmaster admitted denying Wesley’s admission because of his disability. ​Wesley was soon enrolled in “a Whole New World Academy.” an inclusive private school setting where the children, faculty and parents  treated him fairly. Further, providing a nurturing and “welcoming”  environment where Wesley could thrive and grow. Today, Wesley is advancing in a general education kindergarten classroom in a New Jersey Public School.  This placement has been beneficial to Wesley and the Williams Clark family.  Most importantly, it has benefitted the children in his classroom that often look forward to his arrival each day, working together to meet their educational benchmarks and playing together as friends do!

 WHAT WE DO

• Serves as a educational and business resource to all parents seeking to identify inclusive friendly schools for youth and identify support services by quality and welcoming providers of occupational, speech and/or physical therapy services;
• Enables service providers, educational and business communities to register as “inclusive friendly” which means that they welcome and encourage persons with disabilities to attend their school, and participate in all events;
• Provides educators, providers and concerned partners with the training tools and resources needed to become inclusive friendly environments;
• Serves as a public charity for individuals in need of financial assistance and scholarship to primarily support educational goals; and
• Supports Disability and Inclusion related events locally and nationally.