by Toni-Pergolin | Nov 27, 2023 | Toni Pergolin
Diversity, equity and inclusion is not a campaign that is launched to your team in an email; it can’t be micromanaged and can’t be an edict filtered down from the upper echelons of your organization. You can’t order up inclusion. The only way it works is if you...
by Toni-Pergolin | Mar 31, 2023 | Toni Pergolin
Every April, there is an enhanced focus on awareness and acceptance of people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Last week, the CDC announced that autism rates continue to rise, with one in 36 eight-year-olds in the U.S. diagnosed with autism – a 26% increase...
by Toni-Pergolin | Mar 28, 2023 | Toni Pergolin
When you lead an organization that cares for thousands of people each year with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and brain injuries, your strategic plan is more than an operational map – it’s a powerful vision of how you will change people’s...
by Toni-Pergolin | Feb 6, 2023 | Toni Pergolin
Bancroft has joined forces with the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute to form a research powerhouse aimed at improving the lives of those living with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. It’s an important collaboration that brings together two...
by Toni-Pergolin | Jan 4, 2023 | Toni Pergolin
140 years ago, Chester Arthur was President, the Brooklyn Bridge was opened, Thomas Edison started a lighting company and there were 38 states. And it was then that Philadelphia teacher and special education pioneer, Margaret Bancroft, opened one of the first private...
by Toni-Pergolin | May 2, 2022 | Toni Pergolin
One in Five In any given year, one in five people will experience a mental health challenge. This year – two years after the start of a pandemic that brought fear, uncertainty, and isolation for many – the consensus is that the numbers will surely go up. As...