A national initiative using the power of public media to promote inclusion.

Move to Include™ is dedicated to topics including education, healthcare, housing, recreation, employment and local efforts to support inclusion – through on-demand programming, broadcast television, radio, news, special events, and social media. The initiative works to inspire and motivate people to embrace different abilities and include all people in all aspects of community life.

Move to Include™ was launched in 2014 as a partnership between WXXI Public Media and the Golisano Foundation, the nation’s largest private foundation devoted to supporting programs for people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. We excited to be expanding to public media stations across the country.

If you represent a Public Media Station and your station is considering bringing this initiative to your community, contact Sarah Abbamonte at either 585-258-0361 or movetoinclude@wxxi.org.

Iowa PBS Life Autistic Episode One with Mike

The Life Autistic | Mike

Mike has overcome many challenges since being diagnosed with autism in 1969. Though he had to learn to talk before he could attend school, he graduated on time and now works at Talk To Me Technologies, a company that develops speech devices to assist people with...

Side Effects – WFYI | Day Programs

Like many organizations that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Stone Belt in Bloomington, Indiana, had to stop its day programs in mid-March as concerns grew about the spread of COVID-19. That’s meant major changes for Midwestern...

Best Buddies | WGCU’s Tony Rodriguez and Best Buddy Miranda Huber

WGCU Hosts Digital Storytelling Workshop

WGCU Public Media teamed up with Best Buddies of Southwest Florida for a digital storytelling workshop that launched WGCU’s Move to Include initiative. The storytelling workshop at WGCU, held Friday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 in the Myra Janco Daniels Public...

Adaptive Skiing with Jana Sherry

There is nothing quite like the sheer feeling of freedom and joy that comes from skiing. Meet up with a group of people who are helping to make sure that feeling is available to everyone who wants to hit the slopes.Want to see all the local Move to Include events,...

UNIQUE Art Exhibit

WCNY partnered with ARISE to present the UNIQUE Art Exhibit in its Broadcast and Education Center. The exhibit aimed to share the artistic visions and voices of individuals who have disabilities with the public, increasing awareness of the capabilities of persons with...

The Reason I Jump | WXXI

WXXI and the Golisano Foundation partnered with the Al Sigl Community of Agencies to present a free rental of The Reason I Jump through the Virtual Little Theatre. The following discussion was with the film’s director Jerry Rothwell, along with special guests from the...

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