Reach Every Voice

11/27/2025

Ten years in, and our gratitude runs deep — for our students, our families, and everyone fighting for true communication access. Wishing you a warm and joyful Thanksgiving. 💙🧡

11/26/2025

Giving Tuesday is one week away, and this year our focus is clear: Transforming Access, our project to build a replicable model of adapted grade-level materials for nonspeaking and neurodivergent students.

Thanks to The Arc Maryland, we’ve already received $8,500 to launch this work — a powerful start that lets us begin piloting adapted first-grade science lessons through Adaptiverse App.

But the full project cost is closer to $18,000, and we need our community’s help to bridge the gap.

💙 If you believe all students deserve true access to rigorous, grade-level learning…
💙 If you know nonspeaking and neurodivergent students are capable and deserve the right supports…
💙 If you want to help teachers actually make inclusion meaningful…

We invite you to partner with us this Giving Tuesday.

Every gift — big or small — directly supports creating high-quality adapted lessons that will be shared widely with teachers and school systems, helping students like Ethan access the instruction they deserve.

➡️ Donation link is in the comments.

Thank you for helping us build a future where access isn’t an afterthought — it’s the starting point. 💙

11/25/2025

Too often, nonspeaking students are expected to prove they can communicate before they’re given full access to learning. This new conversation with MCIE Think Inclusive explores what changes when we stop waiting for readiness and start providing access from the start.

Lisa Mihalich Quinn discusses why presuming competence matters, how understanding apraxia and co-regulation reshapes support for autistic learners, and the role of grade-level content and robust communication tools in unlocking participation. You’ll also hear real stories of students who were underestimated for years until expectations and access finally aligned.

We also named a truth families know well. Many are still paying privately for supports that should exist in schools. Training educators and communication partners should not be an optional extra. It is the path to systemic change.

If you care about inclusion, we hope this conversation pushes you to think outside the box. Instead of sitting in the mindset of "this is just how we do things," watch the real magic happen when we start exploring ideas of "what could happen if we take risks and try something new?"

https://youtu.be/KC2Xo0SCbkg?si=gUYxSvkxxr690dCM

Lisa Mihalich Quinn is the founder of Reach Every Voice and co-founder of Adaptiverse. She is a former public school teacher who builds solutions for non-spe...

11/25/2025

It's been a minute since Nick has asked to write new tips to share, but he's back with a fresh set - 4 Ways to Stop People Pleasing.

The working title for this post, which Nick asked to include in the caption, was "Tips for like stopping doing things that you feel go against yourself but make others happy."

When we asked Nick what other context he wanted to have shared in the caption, he wanted us to tell you all that "so many nice people try to make others happy. This is considerably more complicated as someone who relies on support."

Here they are, Nick's 4 tips for ways to stop people pleasing.

1. Trust your true worth.
Really try to believe you are tremendously important and your opinions deserve great air time.

2. Try to free yourself from it.
The thing stopping me from sharing my true opinions is often fear. Getting courage takes real effort but it frees you.

3. Take a chance.
Remember you don’t grow from being silent. You grow from great risks.

4. Free yourself from weight of others' feelings.
You have to find the release of trying to manage other people' s reactions to what you say. You for once should let go of the urge to make sure no one is upset.

You matter.
Your opinions matter.

11/22/2025

Look for Lisa on the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education Think Inclusive podcast soon!

11/21/2025

What a night. ✨

First, a huge and heartfelt thank you to The Arc Maryland for hosting SpArc Tank Ig-Nite and for believing in bold, community-driven innovation.

Last evening, our team shared a vision that feels deeply personal to our community: grade-level learning that is truly accessible to nonspeaking and partially speaking learners and students with communication access needs.

And the room said YES.
Yes to high expectations.
Yes to innovation.
Yes to believing in students who have too often been underestimated.

We are honored to share that Reach Every Voice received our full grant request and was selected by attendees for the People’s Choice Award, adding an additional $1,000 toward bringing this project to life.

This $8,500 in support is extraordinary — and it gets us almost halfway there.
The full cost of this project is closer to $18,000.

If you’d like to help us bring the rest of this vision to completion, we would be deeply grateful.
➡️ Donation link is in the comments.

To everyone who voted, cheered us on, partnered with us, or has been part of this mission from day one — thank you.

This win belongs to our students, our families, our educators, and every person who knows that inclusion isn’t a slogan — it’s a commitment.

Onward. 💙

11/17/2025

Today we pause to honor the life and legacy of Alice Wong, a powerful voice in disability justice and the founder of the Disability Visibility Project.

We wrote this lesson —exploring her work, her storytelling, and her commitment to amplifying disabled voices—this summer and had not yet published it. Today we're sharing completely free to our community. It’s our way of continuing her mission: ensuring every voice is heard.

https://www.reacheveryvoice.org/product-page/alice-wong-disability-rights-activist-storyteller

Use code: DisabilityVisibility at checkout

11/16/2025

🎉 We turned 10 today! 🎉

Ten years ago, Reach Every Voice began with a belief — that communication is a human right, and that every learner deserves access to a voice and a meaningful education.

What started as a small idea has grown into a community of students, families, and educators who are transforming what’s possible for nonspeaking and partially speaking learners every single day.

To everyone who has been part of this journey — thank you. 💙
Here’s to a decade of communication, education, and empowerment… and to everything still to come.

11/16/2025

💙 Reach Every Voice turns 10 today — and we’re celebrating with a birthday fundraiser to support nonspeaking and partially speaking learners! 💙

What began with six local students in 2015 has grown into a community serving hundreds of learners and families, training thousands of educators, and helping make communication and grade-level learning accessible around the world.

If our work has impacted your family, your classroom, or your understanding of inclusion, we invite you to celebrate with us by supporting REV AccessAbility, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Your donation helps provide affordable training, coaching, and practice opportunities for the people who support nonspeaking learners every day.

Every gift makes a difference — thank you for helping us continue this work into our next decade. 💙

REV AccessAbility, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, strives to provide access to more training, coaching, and practice opportunities for those who support nonspeaking and minimally speaking students. We are committed to making these opportunities more accessible and affordable for all stakeholders.

11/16/2025

Today we pause to honor the life and legacy of Alice Wong, a powerful voice in disability justice and the founder of the Disability Visibility Project.

We wrote this lesson —exploring her work, her storytelling, and her commitment to amplifying disabled voices—this summer and had not yet published it. Today we're sharing completely free to our community. It’s our way of continuing her mission: ensuring every voice is heard.

Use code: DisabilityVisibility at checkout

This lesson invites students into the world of Alice Wong, a storyteller and activist who has spent her life amplifying the voices of disabled people. Through her projects, writing, and digital advocacy, students learn how Wong uses narrative, community, and creativity to challenge stereotypes and r...

11/16/2025

🎉 Tomorrow marks 10 years of Reach Every Voice! 🎉
For a decade, we’ve been building bridges—helping nonspeaking and partially speaking learners access communication, education, and empowerment.

From our first few students in 2015 to hundreds of families, educators, and advocates around the world today, your belief in inclusion and communication access has fueled every bit of this impact. 💙

Swipe through to see what we’ve built together over 10 years — and how your support continues to shape what’s next.

✨ Communication. Education. Empowerment.
💙 Help us continue the work: https://www.reacheveryvoice.org/donate

11/13/2025

Love seeing our Spellers Companion Guide books supporting teachers and learners!