{"id":11,"date":"2023-01-11T14:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:16:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lizabeth and Sabrina: A Story of Inclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Liz Swantack isn\u2019t your typical mom, and her daughter Sabrina isn\u2019t your typical teenager. What stands out about both of them isn\u2019t their intelligence, their passion, or the way either one can light up a room, but rather the way they each work tirelessly to improve the lives of people with special needs.<\/p>\n

Unlike some of the physicians and people around her, Liz and her husband Mike took Sabrina\u2019s Down syndrome diagnosis as a chance to show people what could be done, rather than as an excuse to accept what couldn\u2019t or shouldn\u2019t be possible. Never using the condition or the challenges they faced as an excuse, Liz has supported Sabrina every step of the way, while encouraging her to pursue things that were supposedly \u2018off limits\u2019 to children with Down syndrome.<\/p>\n

Her journey to becoming an advocate for inclusion based education began by collaborating with Anthony Wayne school district, to promote inclusion based education for all special needs students in the district. Liz, along with the teachers and administrators of Anthony Wayne, were able to see the power and influence that being included in traditional educational programs has had on her daughter and the dozens of students that have benefited from the creative inclusion ideas.<\/p>\n

Anthony Wayne has since been recognized for being an outstanding school system for children with special needs, particularly Down syndrome, and Liz continues to work hand in hand with the district to promote inclusion education for special needs students. Liz has since set out to help other young people struggling with disabilities and special needs get the education, support and nurturing that they need to be successful. By working in conjunction with school systems, teachers and parents, she has helped students across Northwest Ohio get access to inclusion based education.<\/p>\n

CEO:<\/strong>\u00a0Lizabeth J Swantack<\/p>\n

Credentials:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registered Nurse for 30 years
\nCCRN and TNCC Certified
\nSpecializes in Pediatric\/Special needs post-op care
\nBachelor of Arts degree 1992<\/p>\n

Background info:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Married for 25 years with 3 wonderful children – 2 in college and 1 teenager and a grown step-daughter. Her amazing teenage daughter was diagnosed with Down syndrome after birth, but hasn’t let it keep her from achieving anything in life thus far.<\/p>\n

Involved in:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Active member in the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo
\nActive planner and presenter in the First Steps Baby Group geared toward educating new Down syndrome families
\nVolunteer Coordinator for community members to become interactive with special needs individuals
\nConsistent collaboration with area school systems to promote and implement more inclusive educational environments
\nFormer Girl Scout Leader (2004-2016)
\nCurrent Vice- President of Business Development for Stark Industries
\nVolunteer Special Needs Coordinator with Anthony Wayne School District
\nMember of National Down Syndrome Congress
\nMember of Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo<\/p>\n

Services Provided:
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<\/i>\u00a0Personal 1:1 consultation regarding unique inclusion strategies<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u00a0Creative inclusion ideas based on individual needs<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u00a0Conflict management\/resolution solutions<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u00a0Team building<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u00a0Directional assistance in the educational process<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u00a0Review of the ETR document<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u00a0Review of the IEP document<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u00a0Attendance at IEP meetings as needed<\/p>\n

<\/i>\u00a0Referral database for other needed services i.e. doctors, lawyers and therapists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lizabeth and Sabrina: A Story of Inclusion Liz Swantack isn\u2019t your typical mom, and her daughter Sabrina isn\u2019t your typical teenager. What stands out about both of them isn\u2019t their intelligence, their passion, or the way either one can light up a room, but rather the way they each work tirelessly to improve the lives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1115,"href":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/1115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/circle47.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}