Run by a dedicated team of founders, leaders and volunteers, Inclusive World completes 10 years this year, addressing a critical gap in providing educational and training opportunities for teens and young adults as they out of school programs. Our daughter has been participating in a wide range of Inclusive World's programs almost since its inception - arts and crafts, software programming, software testing, Microsoft Excel, etc. In addition, she has also participated in various volunteer activities, offering rich opportunities for peer-to-peer interaction. It has been a rewarding, enriching and fulfilling experience for her.
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Inclusive World addresses a critical need for developing the skill of young adults with disabilities who have aged out of the school system. They offer classes and training in a range of areas from Arts & Crafts to Microsoft Excel, Software Programming and Testing. It is run by a committed team of volunteers with a unique peer volunteer program that provides opportunities for social interaction and helps build more awareness in the community. I personally know several young adults in the community who participate in multiple programs offered by Inclusive World and find these programs enriching and engaging while developing valuable skills.
Celebrating its 10th year Anniversary this year, Inclusive World which opened its Inclusive World Center, continues to offer its services to differently abled youth and adults in the center after being remote for 2 years. Mayor of Milpitas who inaugurated the center rightly said, "Inclusive World is filling the gap for a much needed service in our community". Delivering quality skills development programs taking a person centered approach, Inclusive World has created a safe space where students and volunteers alike thrive while forming friendships that extend beyond the classroom. Inclusive World is a fully volunteer run organization and the commitment of the volunteers, many of whom have been volunteering here for many years and sometimes the whole family, speak to the values and mission of this organization!
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Inclusive World is an organization that embodies person centered approaches to people of different abilities, all abilities with a disability diagnosis or not, while nurturing their potential by providing them opportunities to grow through their skills development and volunteer programs, thereby empowering them with what is needed to pursue and achieve their dreams and life of meaning! This organization has truly changed my life. As a parent of a young adult with autism, I am extremely grateful to Inclusive World for believing in my offspring and making their contributions to make an Inclusive Community. It is a fully volunteer-run organization that rose up in the time of the pandemic to ensure its members did not have any lapse in their programs.
It has been a privilege to work with Inclusive World over the past 6 years. Personally, this journey has been a huge learning experience from the amazing members, parents, and the dedicated volunteers in the Inclusive World community. Inclusive World opened its flagship Inclusive World Center this year, that was inaugurated by the Mayor of the City of Milpitas. This is not only a big milestone but also a testament of the deep impact Inclusive World has been enabling for neurodiverse youth and their families.
Jaya Rupanagunta
A great pathway for our son to learn different skills. Great team of dedicated adult and student supporters for the differently abled. Fulfills and is continuing to help differently abled lead a meaningful life through its teaching. In the process of expanding and adopting more classes that would help differently abled. On the whole, grateful to this non-profit organization and happy that our son is part of it.
Inclusive World is a great organization that serves developmentally disabled individuals such as my daughter. The leadership and volunteers are very committed and do everything they can to ensure that such individuals maximize their potential by offering interesting and useful programs.
Through Inclusive World, I volunteer in various classes, such as Scratch and Python programming, robotics, and software-testing, meeting new students each year that soon become my friends. I assist young adults with learning new skills and help boost their confidence levels. These experiences have also assisted me in understanding people more deeply, realizing that everyone has strengths, and demonstrating to me that being different doesn't mean being unable. Inclusive World is an amazing organization!
I love being a part of Inclusive World!
All volunteers and members here are wonderful people with so much love and compassion. Every experience here makes me learn to be a better person.
Different than other organizations that work with special-needs kids /adults. The inclusive world provides an outlet for special-needs kids to interact with the mainstream world. The disabled kids make buddies with their mainstream volunteers and work on common projects like painting the clay lamps or learn software like excel etc.
Been volunteering here for about 6 months and the dedication and commitment of the team and board members is impeccable with the focus of making students feel great!
Inclusive World and its community has yet again thrived in the world's most trying circumstances in 2020-21, by being nimble to continue its programs and services online to ensure differently abled youth continued to acquire skills and stay productive. Kudos to the team of volunteers, parents and students who were relentless in their efforts despite the challenges of engaging virtually.
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Inclusive World's vision-mission and impact is very powerful. The way the organization enables skills and productive employment opportunities for people who are differently abled is unique in the social impact space. The team comprises exceptionally talented, committed and passionate persons from diverse backgrounds and varied experiences in life. Even while they run the organization keeping people-first and being person-centered, they are among the more professionally run non-profits in the Bay Area . It is my pleasure and privilege to be part of this community to contribute to Inclusive World's mission.
Inclusive World is a bay-area-based 501c(3) nonprofit organization that provides services to people of different abilities to nurture their hidden potential and empower them to lead meaningful productive lives. As a Board Member, I am proud and humbled to be part of this incredible organization that is fully volunteer-run. Through our model of providing programs to differently abled youth and young adults- a person centered approach, and the unique 1:1 peer support provided by a neurotypical youth for each member- we are a grassroots movement to building a strong Inclusive Community. Through our various skills development offerings and volunteer jobs program, we equip our differently abled members with the much needed skills for being productive, be it for a hobby, passion or skill for gainful employment. All our program offerings are provided free of cost to date!
It’s been my privilege to be part of this organization since it’s inception. I have learnt so much from our students and volunteers!
I think Inclusive World is a great place for kids faced with mental disabilities. I think one thing Inclusive World could do better is making the lessons more engaging for the students to keep their interests. Otherwise, Inclusive World is a great non-profit and I enjoy volunteering there.
Inclusive World helps youth who are developmentally disabled by offering vocational classes.
They classes offered are Arts and crafts as a small business unit, Excel, software testing, scratch programming, Robotics, volunteer placement etc. The clients look forward to classes as they are helped by peer buddies who help them do their work. They empower youth to lead a productive life.
It is an extraordinarily program for young youth and adults with developmental disabilities. It is run by an very committed and organized group of people purely on volunteer basis. My son attends their arts and crafts small scale business unit pgm for last four years , he has progressed so much in over these years and always looking forward to do more. They do have lots of programs every year and paired with volunteer peer buddies which is really an amazing thing which we normally won’t see it happening in many places.
Inclusive World focuses on the abilities on any individual and work towards empowering the clients and give them confidence that they are able to achieve something.
A very committed group of people run and volunteer in Inclusive World. My daughter who is Autistic enjoys the time spent learning various activities like stamping designs on bags, and painting lamps, and interacting with the volunteers.
My daughter has been taking classes with the organization - arts, excel, software testing. It is run by very motivated and compassionate leaders of the org as well as adult and teen volunteers. My daughter looks forward to attending and interacting.
best validation is we used to drive 45 minutes or more to attend one of the classes!
The leadership is always incorporating new ideas, adjusting during these Covid times. Quite inspirational to see them working this hard for differently abled kids and adults.
Inclusiveworld is an amazing nonprofit organization each and every volenter is really good nice understanding and very much helpful each one put lot of effort to help special need children
My son was benefited a lot through buddy program this program helped to make his phason into reality volenter thusar helped a lot to my son
Inclusive word One pager concept is really amazing this helped my son to know about him to the outside world
Without much cominicating
Thank you team for helping