Empowering Connections Through Education, Advocacy, and Strength-Based Support
"Neurodiversity is not about changing people. It’s about changing society’s perception of people.”
Nick Walker, (author and activist)
Our Philosophy
Inclusively Empowered Communication, LLC strives to provide training and consultation services to educational and employment settings to facilitate effective communication skills in neurodivergent youth and adults while empowering advocacy for inclusive interactions.
Using a neurodiversity framework, IEC's goal is to collaborate with and support neurodivergent individuals with a primary focus on marginalized communities who do not feel that they have a voice. We believe in the value of using one's strengths and interests to build interdependent connections between self and community through empowerment, advocacy, and acceptance.
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We strive to facilitate a supportive ecosystem of inclusion and advocacy for neurodivergent individuals in their life experiences and responsibilities. We understand that a person's success is highly influenced by their environment. Therefore, IEC provides educational workshops and consultation services for educational systems (K-12, community colleges, and vocational schools) and vocational and corporate environments (small and large businesses). Oftentimes, educational training dedicated to supporting individuals with divergent needs is offered to faculty and staff whose roles focus on disability services. However, IEC believes that everyone involved in the educational and vocational experiences of neurodivergent people should understand and work collaboratively to support their success. IEC is available to companies and educational institutions seeking to apply compassionate, evidence-based, and practical solutions to promote a culture of acceptance and inclusion to neurodivergent individuals.
“When [an] inclusive [environment] is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that [people] have to become ‘normal’ in order to contribute to the world. We begin to look beyond typical ways of becoming valued members of the community, and in doing so, begin to realize the achievable goal of providing [everyone] with an authentic sense of belonging.”
Norman Kunc
