Engage Educate Empower
Celebrating “ABILITY” In Disability!
Engage Educate Empower
Celebrating “ABILITY” In Disability!
Hello
Welcome
There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about us. We hope you enjoy our site and take a moment to drop us a line.
Our Mission
Our aim is to educate on the importance of inclusion in our community and create recreational, leisure, and sports activities that are adaptive and inclusive to all abilities.
“I AM ALL IN” No matter the differences between people, it is always better to treat others the way you want to be treated, and this is especially true when interacting with friends, co-workers, and people who come from different backgrounds or live with disabilities. Our campaign is all about the importance of being comfortable in your own skin and making a decision to be yourself because acting different around someone from a different background or with a disability isn’t cool. It’s a promise to be inclusive!
We aim to promote understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of individual from all backgrounds learning and physical ability directly from the perspective of individuals living with these experiences. Contact us directly to book a Keynote Speaker, schedule an Ability Awareness Day at your school or Sensitivity Training for your next staff development. We work with primary, secondary, and higher education institutions, as well as public and private community-based organizations, and in the workplace.
Helping to empower others promotes optimism and a “can-do” spirit. Volunteering or partnering with Rolling With Me, is an opportunity to contribute to your community year-round. It’s an opportunity to gain leadership skills and advocate for a valuable cause like our Amigos Mexico, medical supply drive; Toys for Joy. toy drive; or I Am All In, Diversity & Inclusion Parade & Festival. No matter how you get involved you are sure to feel empowered!
Birthday Party With A Purpose
Margarita is turning 46!!!
I am turning 46 years old on February 6th, and I want to celebrate by giving back! I’m in a really blessed place and time in my life right now. As many of you may know, since my Spinal Cord Injury in 2006, my passion for advocacy and educating on the importance of social justice and equal equity has become my life legacy. My children and I are dedicated to promoting understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of individual learning and physical ability. Through our nonprofit Rolling With Me, we speak in schools, businesses, and churches; host annual conferences; and my personal favorite, we offer children’s books, which I wrote ;). They teach children disability etiquette and touch on essential disability topics like reserving accessible bathroom stalls for those that genuinely need them, the importance of not staring, and respecting wheelchair user's personal space.
We are hosting an online fundraiser to benefit Rolling With Me starting tomorrow, January 26th, and running through my birthday, February 6th. We hope you’ll join us for this fundraiser and share it with all your friends. We are setting a goal of $1,000, but I hope we can exceed that with your help!
Get your books today!
How we hope to do this:
1.) Purchase any book at $10 ($3 off reg price)
2.) Purchase a set of 3 at $40, and we will donate 1 book to a teacher.
3.) Make direct donations of any amount, and funding will go towards free classroom presentations and book donations in 2021.
New Book Available Now!
Mask Up!
The world is experiencing one of the scariest health epidemics in history. Trying to explain to children what COVID-19, also known as the Corona Virus, is and how to keep yourself safe from catching or spreading it can be difficult and challenging to explain.
We are excited to announce that we have created a new children’s book that helps parents and educators teach a healthy & safe routine for COVID-19. Mask Up! is now available on Anazon, Kindle, and you can obtain an autograph copies by visiting our online store. You will find that this book explains COVID-19 in terms kids can relate to and what to do to minimize the risk of catching COVID-19 or any other virus by wearing a mask and washing your hands.
Tips From The CDC
Tips for talking to children
- Remain calm. Remember that children will react to both what you say and how you say it. They will pick up cues from the conversations you have with them and with others.
- Reassure children that they are safe. Let them know it is okay if they feel upset. Share with them how you deal with your own stress so that they can learn how to cope from you.
- Make yourself available to listen and to talk. Let children know they can come to you when they have questions.
- Avoid language that might blame others and lead to stigma.
- Pay attention to what children see or hear on television, radio, or online. Consider reducing the amount of screen time focused on COVID-19. Too much information on one topic can lead to anxiety.
- Provide information that is truthful and appropriate for the age and developmental level of the child. Talk to children about how some stories on COVID-19 on the Internet and social media may be based on rumors and inaccurate information. Children may misinterpret what they hear and can be frightened about something they do not understand.
- Teach children everyday actions to reduce the spread of germs. Remind children to wash their hands frequently and stay away from people who are coughing or sneezing or sick. Also, remind them to cough or sneeze into a tissue or their elbow, then throw the tissue into the trash.
- If school is open, discuss any new actions that may be taken at school to help protect children and school staff.
How you can help!
$0.00
All donations go towards programs that educate our community on the value in diversity and importance of inclusion.
Order now on Amazon, Kindle, or on our website!
1 in 20 children has some form of disability. That gives 19 children the opportunity to learn about diversity, collaboration, and inclusion each day. These stories get the conversation started! Order your copy today. All three books are now available on our website, Amazo, and Kindle. Contact us for an in-person or online reading with the author, Margarita Elizondo.
Volunteer
To Apply
Volunteers are essential to the Rolling With Me cause and to our future as a vital not-for-profit committed to creating ability awareness and advocating inclusion in our cummunity.
Volunteers support programs, assist with special events, serve on committees or boards, raise funds or serve to make their communities a better place to live.
Becoming a volunteer is easy! To get started, simply send us your app with your name, contact information and the area you would like to voluinteer in. A volunteer coordinator will personally contact you to discuss opportunies.
Learn More
This is a content preview space you can use to get your audience interested in what you have to say so they can’t wait to learn and read more. Pull out the most interesting detail that appears on the page and write it here.
Inclusion & Diversity
Inclusion in San Diego
Dedicated to the promotion of understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of individual learning and physical ability directly from the perspective of individuals living with these challenges. Rolling With Me, programs empower participants to appreciate diversity and inclusion in our community.
We work with primary, secondary, and higher education institutions, as well as public and private community-based organizations, and in the workplace. Rolling With Me, leadership and diversity programs engage, educate, and empower participants of diverse ages and backgrounds.
Rolling With Me, is committed to helping groups create the kind of climate that fosters a sense of community and belonging. We help to empower the individuals we work with to create an environment based on mutual respect, trust, and collaboration.
Get Involved
Are you passionate about what we're doing? Come join ROLLING WITH ME! We are always recruiting volunteers to make our vision a reality and look forward to helping you find ways to volunteer that best suits you. We're excited to have you join the team!
We love to partner with school clubs and organizations. Together we can make a greater impact in the lives of others!
Donate Now
Your generous gift will help us fund our mission to help those in need. Together, we can make a difference.
Our Partners
