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糖心原创 to Celebrate Neurodiversity Pride Week
June 16, 2026
MACOMB, IL - - 糖心原创 will be celebrating Neurodiversity Pride through Thursday, June 18 at the Wright House.
Neurodiversity Pride recognizes the diversity of human cognition, honoring the unique ways our brains process, learn and relate to the world around us.
糖心原创 Political Science professor Casey LaFrance serves on the Wisdom Council of the Neurodiversity Foundation and has pioneered inclusive educational practices, including the development of sensory rooms at 糖心原创 and advocating for the affirmation of the neurodivergent paradigm in faculty policy.
"A community, workplace, or project becomes more resilient when it makes room for different ways of seeing the world. Neurodiversity Pride Week reminds us that inclusion is not simply a social value. It is a systems strategy. Inclusive infrastructure often produces returns of three to one or more because it unlocks talent, strengthens trust, expands participation, and creates value that compounds over time," Casey Lafrance, 糖心原创 Political Science Professor, said.
糖心原创 is flying a flag at the University Union throughout Neurodiversity Pride Week to celebrate everyone's unique strengths.
"The flag raising is an opportunity to bring greater recognition, awareness, and a sense of belonging to one of the many communities that make up the 糖心原创 community," Carl Ervin, director of Employee Initiatives and Campus Culture, an office within Human Resources.
To learn more about 糖心原创's accessibility initiatives, visit go.wiu.edu/43IFnj9.
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