From Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) | Aspire College Boot Camp helps college bound high school seniors and young adults transition into college. Learn what is like to be in a college setting and how to use strategies to succeed in college life. Read more at: http://www.massgeneral.org/children/aspire/services/summer-adult-boot-camp.aspx
Cognitive Connections LLP – Here is a short video by Sarah Ward, Executive Function expert, showing you how to make a WonderTime Clock to teach young children the passage of time and to increase their awareness of time.
From Wicked Local | Somerville Football brings Isaiah Lombardo and Wilbens Vincent together, when it’s not putting them at friendly odds. After Vincent teased Lombardo at Somerville High School’s Class Day about beating him at the Madden football video game, Lombardo struck back at the Highlander cornerback’s performance on the field. Read more at: http://somerville.wickedlocal.com/article/20150605/NEWS/150608361/?Start=1
From Education Week | Full Frame For many students with disabilities, leaving high school means an abrupt end to the supports that they and their families have come to rely on. Project SEARCH, a nationwide partnership between school districts and local employers, seeks to ease that transition by placing students in job-training opportunities, often in […]
From Huffington Post | The Blog Still looking for the perfect gift for Father’s Day on June 21? Do you have a book lover to shop for? Maybe you know a father to a new baby with an intellectual or developmental disability? Allow me to recommend Paul Daugherty’s new memoir, An Uncomplicated Life. Read more […]
From The Boston Globe There was no talk of deflated footballs at the annual Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port, which kicked off Friday evening with a flag football game at Harvard Stadium — and a tailgate party afterward hosted by the Food Network’s Guy Fieri (with bites provided by, among others, Steve DiFillippo of Davio’s). In addition to Tom Brady, who’s […]
From Disability Scoop Google is looking to address the needs of a billion people with disabilities worldwide and it’s putting big bucks behind the effort. The Internet search giant said this week that Google.org — the company’s charitable arm — is offering up $20 million to nonprofits “using emerging technologies to increase independence for people […]
From Autism Speaks Boston Performance Date: Saturday, June 20th at 11am As part of a year long partnership with Autism Speaks, Blue Man Group will donate a minimum of $25,000 toward autism awareness efforts and research to benefit families affected by autism. Read more at: https://www.autismspeaks.org/news/news-item/blue-man-group-offers-sensory-friendly-performance-boston
From Courageous Sailing Presented by the Charlestown Waterfront Coalition, Courageous Sailing, and Piers Park Sailing Center. Each year in July and September, Courageous organizes and runs Charlestown Adaptive Sailing Day in cooperation with the Charlestown Waterfront Coalition and Piers Park Sailing Center. Adaptive Sailing Days are an opportunity for adults and kids with any sort […]
From Disability Scoop Following the death of Ethan Saylor, a young man with Down syndrome, Maryland has enacted a law requiring police to be trained by self-advocates on how to interact with people with developmental disabilities. The Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators law takes effect July 1. Read more at: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/05/13/under-new-law-train-police/20295/