Danvers 'Skane Train Voices' Siblings Bring Inclusion Message To Endicott College

DANVERS, MA — Danvers siblings Taylor and Jackson Skane helped celebrate Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month with a recent Skane Train Voice event at Endicott College.

The sibling venture seeks to inform school groups and other organizations about autism and increasing accessibility and inclusiveness through the story of their sibling relationship.

During the Endicott event, attendees were encouraged to think about barriers that exist for individuals with disabilities on campus and brainstorm possible solutions.

The Essex Tech alumni use engaging presentations and interactive discussions to share lived experience, education, and practical strategies that help audiences better understand disabilities and learn how to be supportive friends, siblings, peers, and allies.

Jackson was diagnosed with autism at 3 years old, with his sister, Taylor, becoming one of his greatest advocates growing up on the North Shore.

Skane Train Voices recently launched a website highlighting their history and events.

The two have been talking with classrooms for the past nine years and have previously spoken at all of the Danvers elementary schools, as well as Holton Richmond Middle School.

Both now attend Endicott College.

Through Northeast Arc, Jackson has shared his advocacy and served as a youth ambassador to the Board of Directors. In 2022, he was named to the Community Experts Team at the Peter & Elizabeth Tower Foundation — a family foundation focused on improving the lives of children, adolescents, and young adults.

Taylor has volunteered at North Shore Dance Academy in the Dancer Within program for people of all abilities, ages 12-22. She enjoys helping her brother spread the word of inclusion and acceptance.

Skane Train Voices is currently developing workshops and webinars to bring their message of inclusion and awareness to even more communities.