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  • By Alexandra Stringer
  • November 24, 2014

The Coffee Trike & Coolidge Corner Theatre present in YEP classes

PYD’s Young Entrepreneurs Project (YEP) teaches job and career readiness skills to high school students with and without disabilities in the Boston Public Schools. One of the main components of […]

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  • By Alexandra Stringer
  • October 30, 2014

Halloween Safety & Disability Inclusion Tips

Although it is a very exciting night for children & adults alike, it is important to be responsible while celebrating this fantastic holiday. At PYD we thought it would be […]

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  • By Alexandra Stringer
  • October 30, 2014

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation visits PYD

On October 14th, Partners for Youth with Disabilities had the pleasure of presenting at the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) annual board meeting, which was held at the Mitsubishi Electric […]

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  • By Alexandra Stringer
  • October 17, 2014

SPOOKTACULAR Halloween costumes for kids with disabilities!

Halloween is exactly two weeks away and you are starting to think to yourself, I can’t believe Halloween is so close, I haven’t figured out costumes yet! You might even […]

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  • By Alexandra Stringer
  • October 14, 2014

Ways to Celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month

As you may have already seen or heard, October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. At Partners for Youth with Disabilities we recognize that the Disability Community is significantly affected […]

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  • By Alexandra Stringer
  • September 19, 2014

Making Healthy Connections & Access to Theater 2014-2015

As fall swiftly approaches, Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) is gearing up for an exciting year full of mentoring, workshops, career readiness classes, and support groups! Access to Theatre […]

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  • By Alexandra Stringer
  • September 18, 2014

“The Mentor and Me and PYD” By Dejan Pajevic

Over the summer we invited our PYD fellows to participate in sharing their stories on our blog about their participation in our mentor match program. We asked them to tell […]

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  • By Alexandra Stringer
  • September 10, 2014

“Sharing My Story” By: Jatto Obanor

Over the summer we invited our PYD fellows to participate in sharing their stories on our blog about their participation in our mentor match program. We asked them to tell […]

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