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  • I am Norm celebrates Inclusive Schools Week!

    Monday, November 21, 2011

    Join I am Norm and The Inclusive Schools Network to celebrate Inclusive Schools Week December 5-9!  We all know that one week a year is not enough to make our schools fully inclusive, so let's be sure to take full advantage of this annual event, and host an event that will be impossible to ignore!  

    Need ideas of how to celebrate?  Be sure to download the 2011 Celebration Kit for activities for teachers, parents and students alike! 

    Or, join dozens of schools throughout the country, and host your own I am Norm Day!  Visit our Resources page for all the tools you'll need to help your school community redefine normal and promote inclusion! 

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  • Disability researcher Cheryl Jorgensen tells the New York City Schools it's time for inclusion!

    Friday, November 11, 2011

    In an open letter to the New York City Schools chief academic officer, Shael Polakow-Suransky, disability researcher and friend of I am Norm, Cheryl Jorgensen, says enough is enough: Inclusion is the right thing for all students. Read it here in today's New York Times, and share your thoughts on the Norm Blog! 

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  • White House Appointee Ari Ne'eman on the Power of Autistic Community

    Thursday, November 03, 2011

    Autistic Self-Advocacy Network President and friend of the I am Norm Campaign, Ari Ne'eman, tells PlosBlogs contributor Steve Silberman about the power of community among Autistic individuals: read it here and share your thoughts on the Norm Blog!

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  • Check out this blog post from I am Norm's Tyler Greene

    Wednesday, September 28, 2011

    A kid like me: A story of fate and Late 90s TV.

    Have you experienced something similar to Tyler?  Share your thoughts here on The Norm Blog! 



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  • Help I am Norm win $50,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project!

    Thursday, September 01, 2011

    I am Norm needs YOUR help to continue to redefine what the world thinks of as normal and promote inclusive practices in schools and communities.  We are competing for $50,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project.  Take one minute, grab your cell phone, boot up your lap top and VOTE for I am Norm!  Here's how:

    You can vote 3 ways: Facebook, our direct Pepsi page, and text.
    . Our direct Pepsi page: www.refresheverything.com/iamnorm
    . Text 109076 to Pepsi 73774.
    . You can only place one vote per method per day to I am Norm
    . POWER VOTES: Find Power Votes on specially marked Pepsi products. Go to www.refresheverything.com, click on power votes, enter the code, and they give you a number of extra votes. All of the power votes can be voted for a single idea. You can "cash in" 10 power vote codes daily. The number of power votes you win may be as few as 5 or could be 100 or more.
    . There are 10 winners in the $50K category which is now the highest award possible!

     

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  • "Norm" by Tali Rappaport is now available on iTunes!

    Monday, August 15, 2011

    I am Norm is proud to announce that Tali Rappaport's single, "Norm" is now available for purchase on iTunes!

    All proceeds will go directly back to the campaign, so please support Tali and I am Norm today!

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  • Help I am Norm go "Over the Edge" with KIT!

    Wednesday, July 20, 2011

    I am Norm youth leaders Tali and Malia Rappaport join forces with Kids Included Together (KIT) to raise awareness and raise money for inclusion! Click here to donate to their team TODAY!

    On August 20, 2011 the west coast's tallest waterfront building becomes the setting for the 3rd annual fundraising event that challenged and inspired Southern California.

    Tali and Malia will be rappelling from the 33rd story of the spectacular Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, all for the sake of Inclusion.  As you know, this is a cause that is close to our hearts.  We've been a part of, and am currently working on a national campaign called "I Am Norm" which is striving to conquer the same thing as KIT (Inclusion) and it would mean a lot to us if you would help us make a statement by donating to the I am Norm page so that we have the opportunity to rappel!

     

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  • I am Norm leader Tyler Greene is Norm...are you?

    Monday, June 06, 2011

    Tyler is Norm. Are you?  Share with I am Norm what makes YOU unique.  Create a YouTube video with your webcam or cell phone today! 

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  • IMPACT: Including Samuel - The Power of Youth chronicles the birth of I Am Norm

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011

        I Am Norm is excited to share this new video with you, IMPACT: Including Samuel - The Power of Youth. The eight-minute video is presented by the non-profit organization Working Films and The Fledgling Fund, and directed by Jeremy Levine of Transient Pictures.

        IMPACT is a series of videos created by Working Films and The Fledgling Fund focused on building film campaigns that ignite social change. Previous videos include "Deep Down: Make it Local," "No Impact Man: Activating Your Audience" and "IMPACT: A Funder's Perspective."

        For more information, go to http://workingfilms.org/impact and http://www.thefledglingfund.org/impact.

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  • Thousands rally at New Hampshire State House to protest proposed budget cuts

    Monday, April 04, 2011

    On March 31, 2011 a crowd of thousands rallied outside the New Hampshire state house to protest proposed state budget cuts that would disproportionately affect programming and services for the elderly, those requiring mental and behavioral health services, and persons with disabilities.  Watch here to see New Hampshire residents make their voices heard, then share struggles and victories in your community on the I Am Norm Blog!

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