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🎙️ New #InnovatingInclusion episode is live!

Host Dennis Tran sits down with Saran Tugsjargal — policy maker, advocate, Mongolian-American mentor, & college freshman. 🌟

🎧 Listen: innovatinginclusion.buzzsprout.com/2410465/epis...

#Podcast #AANHPI #DisabilityInclusion
A podcast promotional graphic with the title Innovating Inclusion Podcast. Text reads: “With Special Guest Saran Tugsjargal. Hosted by Dennis Tran. How to navigate being a policy maker, advocate, a mentor for the Mongolian-American community, and a Freshman in college. Available on all your favorite streaming platforms and at www.innovatinginclusion.org.” Circular photos feature Saran Tugsjargal smiling with arms crossed in front of a building, and Dennis Tran smiling in a professional headshot.
August 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Proud to celebrate our Fox Fellow Steven McCoy, featured in Times Square for the Every Second Counts campaign on Usher Syndrome Awareness Day and Steven’s appointment as Business Engagement Rep. Representation matters. ✨

#EverySecondCounts #UsherSyndromeAwareness #InnovatingInclusion
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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📣 Disabled storytellers, we want to hear from YOU!

🔗 Visit www.innovatinginclusion.org or scan the QR code to get started.

Let’s innovate inclusion together. ♿️💜

#DisabledAndProud #StorytellingForChange #InnovatingInclusion #DisabilityJustice #ShareYourStory
Image Description Innovating Inclusion Logo —"Innovating" in light teal with a Braille I replacing the letter I and a heart in place of the letter V. "Inclusion" in pink with an ASL letter U. Text in purple reads Share your story. Teal text box below with white letters reads "Starring You." Text below in white letters with purple text box reads: "Did you... Miss the bus and meet your soulmate? Find entrepreneurial success while championing your disability? Protest and change laws? Purple text reads: join storytellers of all abilities in sharing your stories of love, hope, stumbling, overcoming, triumph, encouragement, strength, and bravery. Website www.innovatinginclusion.org There is a square QR code which can be scanned which links to the google form to sign up. The background is white with a translucent grey microphone on the left and a decorative pink and purple image along the right. There is a light team silhouette of a man shoulders up with a white question mark on his face. A teal text box below reads "You". GOOGLE FORM There is an image in the google form which is the same as above.
July 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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40% of disabled adults experienced unfair healthcare treatment last year.
💜 How will YOU advocate for healthcare equity?

#InnovatingInclusion #HealthcareEquity
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September 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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We are pleased to announce the #InnovatingInclusion Podcast. We will offer in-depth discussions around universal design, entrepreneurship, and pertinent issues and innovative solutions impacting the disability community and our future as an inclusive society. Premiering April 1st!
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March 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! 🌟

This year’s theme: “Celebrating Value and Talent.” Let’s uplift Disabled workers and push for equity, representation, and inclusion in every workplace.

#NDEAM #DisabilityInclusion #InnovatingInclusion
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October 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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As Disability Pride Month comes to a close, we honor the joy, power, and resilience of the disabled community. 💜

We belong here, and we’re here to stay.

#DisabilityPride #InnovatingInclusion #DisabledAndProud #AccessIsLove #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
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July 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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🎧 New Innovating Inclusion Podcast episode out now!

Host Akira Nakano chats with Nicholas Wyman about creating inclusive apprenticeships and building a skilled, diverse workforce.
Listen here 👉 innovatinginclusion.buzzsprout.com

#InnovatingInclusion #DisabilityInclusion #FutureOfWork
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November 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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🎙️ New episode of Innovating Inclusion out now!

Hosts Steven McCoy & Katie Corbett talk with Lauren Branch, CEO of NewView Oklahoma, on how tech & advocacy helped them become the largest employer of blind professionals in Oklahoma.

👉 innovatinginclusion.org

#NDEAM #InnovatingInclusion
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October 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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It’s #NationalInclusionWeek! Inclusion isn’t just a value, it’s action. What does inclusion mean to you? 🌍✨ #InnovatingInclusion
September 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Proud to partner with Youth Business Alliance through the Fox Family Foundation Fellowship! 🙌 Our team + fellows mentored students on accessibility, universal design, and inclusion, helping them see how inclusive design can shape their futures. 💡💙
#InnovatingInclusion #Accessibility #FutureLeaders
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September 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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🌍 Public spaces should work for everyone. Yet 50% of disabled adults report barriers to sidewalks.

💡 How would YOU redesign public spaces to make them more accessible? Share your story and join the #InnovatingInclusion conversation.

#AccessibilityMatters #UniversalDesign
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September 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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🌟 Today we celebrate #SeniorCitizensDay a reminder to honor, uplift, and support older adults in our communities.

Nearly 44% of people 65+ live with a disability. Let’s ensure they have access, dignity, and the resources they deserve. 💜

#InnovatingInclusion #DisabilityInclusion
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August 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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🎙✨ Join host Dennis Tran for an inspiring conversation with Saran Tugsjargal next week!

Saran shares the pivotal moments and personal experiences that led her into her advocacy and leadership journey

#InnovatingInclusion #PodcastPreview #DisabilityInclusion #Neurodiversity #RepresentationMatters
August 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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We just wrapped our Innovating Inclusion Microinternship Program powered by the Fox Family Foundation and are grateful for our partnership with Spoken Heroes and founder Steven McCoy.

#InnovatingInclusion #SpokenHeroes #FoxFamilyFoundation #UniversalDesign #YouthEmpowerment #DisabilityInclusion
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August 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),

✨ Jessie Weber & Paul Grossman both disability right activist join us for a conversation.

🎧www.innovatinginclusion.org

#ADA35 #DisabilityRights #InnovatingInclusion #504SitIn #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #InclusionMatters
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July 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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🎧 New Episode Out Now!

In this powerful episode of the Innovating Inclusion Podcast, we sit down with two incredible changemakers: Kelly Berger and Avery Roberts as they share their lived experiences navigating rare diseases, disability, and advocacy.

#raredisease #innovatinginclusion #disability
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July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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This week on Innovating Inclusion Podcast, blind content creator, entrepreneur, and cosmetic extraordinaire Lucy Edwards joins us for a fulfilling chat about inclusion in the beauty space. #accessibility #dei #podcast #inclusion #inclusivebeauty #wearebillionstrong #innovatinginclusion
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April 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM