MERGE

05/31/2026

📚♿🚀 To the moon and beyond! Congrats to our friends at Extreme Motus Wheelchairs on the launch of Sam and Ryan Visit the Moon. 🌙

05/29/2026

🎉 Exciting News!

MERGE Inclusion Consulting is now an official American Camp Association New England Business Member.

This is more than a logo or directory listing—it's a commitment to a community that has been incredibly supportive of my work over the years. ACA New England values the camps, professionals, consultants, and businesses working together to create meaningful experiences for young people, and I'm proud for MERGE to be recognized as part of that network.

As someone who has spent much of my career helping build more inclusive communities, this feels like a natural partnership and a win-win for everyone involved.

Thank you to ACA New England for all you do to support the camp community throughout New England. Looking forward to continuing to learn, collaborate, and help camps create places where everyone belongs. 🏕️💙

05/28/2026

In a world of quick texts and emails, a handwritten note still means something special. 💚

Thank you for taking the time. Let’s bring back the art of handwritten gratitude. ✍🏻

05/27/2026

Camp staff training season is right around the corner ☀️🏕️

If you’re feeling like:
“We want to do better with inclusion this summer… but we don’t have a huge budget or a full inclusion team…”

This FREE webinar is for you.

Join me and Day Camp Community (DCC)
✨ “No Budget? No Problem! Creative, Collaborative DIY Strategies”

We’ll talk through practical, realistic, low-cost ways camps can strengthen disability inclusion and belonging — without needing a massive overhaul or expensive resources.

You’ll leave with:
✔ Practical inclusion ideas
✔ Strategies for supporting behavior and belonging
✔ Tools your staff can start using right away
✔ Ideas for building a more inclusive camp culture

📅 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
🕐 1–2 PM EST
💲 Free & open to all
📝 Registration required

🔗 bit.ly/NoBudgetDCC

Thank you to Day Camp Community for hosting this important conversation!

05/27/2026

Still smiling from the incredible response to my sessions at the CPRS Conference ☀️🎤💙

So grateful for everyone who attended, participated, shared ideas, and gave a reminder of why this work is so important.

Practical strategies. Honest conversations. Real commitment to inclusion and belonging.

A few attendee comments that truly meant a lot:
✨ “Best session I attended this week.”
✨ “Practical, valuable, and immediately usable.”
✨ “Will be bringing this back to my team.”

THANK YOU for creating such a welcoming and passionate conference community. Already looking forward to coming back! 🙌🛶

05/25/2026

Today we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. 🇺🇸

This Memorial Day, we reflect with gratitude on the courage, service, and sacrifice of those who gave their lives so others could live in freedom.

Gone, but never forgotten. ❤️🤍💙

05/22/2026

Summer Camp 2026 officially starts NOW ☀️🛶🚗✈️

MERGE Inclusion Consulting is officially hitting the road (and Zoom rooms!) to support camps, recreation programs, and community organizations across the country in creating more inclusive, accessible, and welcoming experiences for all.

From California to Connecticut… Alabama to Massachusetts… Colorado to Montana… we’re partnering with incredible organizations committed to strengthening access, inclusion, and belonging this summer. 🌎

This season, MERGE will be providing:
⭐ In-person camp staff trainings
⭐ Virtual webinars & group trainings
⭐ Recorded/on-demand staff trainings
⭐ Inclusion & accessibility reviews/audits
⭐ Inclusion binders & sensory resources
⭐ Coaching, consultation & leadership support

Most importantly, we’ll be helping summer camp staff build the confidence, strategies, and mindset needed to support ALL youth meaningfully.

Really excited to get back on the road, reconnect with camp and recreation professionals, and continue this work we care so deeply about.

Here’s to a summer focused on access, belonging, friendship, and meaningful participation for everyone. 💙

recreation.center Billings Parks and Recreation
YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield
Wang YMCA of Chinatown Camp Fire North Shore, Inc.

05/21/2026

🏕️ Camp season is almost here! ☀️

As staff teams prepare for summer camps, recreation programs and community activities, this is a great reminder that kids naturally notice differences — and those moments can become powerful opportunities to build kindness, empathy and belonging. 💙

Here’s a simple tool from MERGE Inclusion Consulting:
✨ 6 Ways to Help Kids Understand Disabilities ✨

These practical conversation starters and inclusion tips can help campers:
🤝 Build friendships
💬 Ask respectful questions
🌈 Recognize shared interests
💙 Understand different ways people communicate and participate
🏕️ Create more welcoming camp communities for everyone

The small everyday conversations matter — and camp is one of the best places for children to learn acceptance, empathy and belonging.

Wishing all of our camp and recreation professionals an amazing summer season ahead! ☀️🎨⚽

05/20/2026