Our Mission
Our vision
Dylan’s Roar creates accessible, practical resources that help communities become more inclusive for everyone.
We work with schools, parks, hospitals, and community spaces to provide resources that support communication, sensory needs, participation, and accessibility.
From community communication boards and sensory resources to inclusive spaces and educational initiatives, we help remove barriers so that more people can communicate, participate, connect, and belong.
Inspired by Dylan’s story, we believe that small changes can create big opportunities for inclusion—and that communities are stronger when everyone has a way to be part of them.
A world where every person can communicate, participate, and belong.
We envision communities where schools, parks, hospitals, and public spaces are designed with inclusion in mind—where differences are understood, barriers are reduced, and everyone has the opportunity to feel supported, heard, and included.
Meet our founder
Dylan’s Roar began with a mother who saw a need—and decided to do something about it.
I’m Veronica, founder of Dylan’s Roar and a passionate advocate for more inclusive communities. My journey began with my son, Dylan, and the lessons he has taught me about communication, accessibility, sensory needs, and the importance of creating spaces where everyone can participate and belong.
As a parent, I’ve experienced firsthand how difficult everyday environments can be when they aren't designed with different ways of communicating, learning, processing, and experiencing the world in mind. I’ve also seen how something as simple as the right tool, a little understanding, or an accessible space can make an enormous difference.
That experience inspired me to turn a personal journey into a community mission.
With a background in people, community engagement, volunteer leadership, communications, and program development, I bring together my professional experience and my lived experience as a parent to build practical solutions that communities can actually use.
Through Dylan’s Roar, I’m working to create resources and opportunities that help people communicate, participate, connect, and belong—whether that means a communication board in a park, a sensory resource in a school, or simply helping a community better understand and welcome differences.
Dylan’s story started the roar. Now we’re creating space for everyone to find theirs.
And who is dylan?
Meet Dylan!
The little boy behind the roar!
Dylan is curious, funny, determined, energetic—and the reason Dylan’s Roar exists.
Dylan is autistic and has his own unique way of experiencing and communicating with the world. He has taught our family that communication doesn't always look like conversation, that sensory experiences can shape how someone experiences an entire environment, and that having the right support can make the difference between simply being present and truly being included.
When Dylan was three years old, he made his very first sound.
It was a gentle little “roar.”
We didn't know then that one little sound would inspire a movement toward more inclusive communities.
It wasn't a word. It wasn't a sentence. But it was communication.
And that little sound became the inspiration for something much bigger.
Today, Dylan continues to inspire our work to make schools, parks, hospitals, and community spaces more welcoming and accessible. His experiences have helped us understand the barriers that can exist when spaces are designed with only one way of communicating, participating, or experiencing the world in mind.
But Dylan’s Roar isn't only about Dylan.
It’s about every person who communicates differently.
Every person who needs a sensory-friendly option.
Every person who encounters a barrier to participation.
Every person who deserves to feel seen, heard, and included.
Because everyone has a voice. Everyone has a way to communicate. And everyone has a roar.
And Dylan’s?
It just happens to be the one that started it all.
Dylan NoW
Dylan is so much more than the inspiration behind Dylan’s Roar. He’s a funny, curious, determined 11-year-old with a big personality—and a few very specific things he absolutely loves!
Going to the movies: Dylan loves the magic of the big screen—and a good movie adventure. Mom and him go almost every week!
Playing Street Fighter: Give Dylan a controller and get ready. He knows his way around Street Fighter!
Board games: Dylan loves games, strategy, and spending time playing with the people around him.
Fishing & making friends: Whether he's casting a line or meeting someone new, Dylan loves being part of the action. And there's one thing you should know about him...
And a Fun fact about Dylan:
He will remember your birthday—even if he's only met you once! Seriously. Ask him!