We’re halfway through September, and that means our Access to Theatre and Making Healthy Connections programs will be starting soon! Applications are now being accepted for both programs, so be […]
disability inclusion
National Disability Mentoring Coalition Meeting September 3, 2015 Meeting Minutes Attendees: Rayna Aylward, PolicyWorks Darius Murray, FAU Lindsay Baran, NCIL Erin Pluto, MCB Patricia Gill, IEL Jessica Queener, NYTC Gary […]
National Disability Mentoring Coalition Meeting September 3, 2015 Meeting Minutes Attendees: Rayna Aylward, PolicyWorks Darius Murray, FAU Lindsay Baran, NCIL Erin Pluto, MCB Patricia Gill, IEL Jessica Queener, NYTC Gary […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Saturday, September 13th, PYD hosted our first Career Mentor Brunch, in collaboration with Massachusetts Rehab Commission (MRC) with a mentor-for-a-day model. The event took place at the Institute for […]
In her groundbreaking autobiography, The Way I See It, Temple Grandin writes about the role mentors can play for people living with disabilities: “Mentors did, indeed, play a pivotal role […]
I remember the first day — August 1, 2013 — of my AmeriCorps service year at PYD as if it were yesterday. I was anxious, excited, and had way too […]
Partners for Youth with Disabilities’ (PYD) National Center is excited to announce that Boys and Girls Clubs of Assabet Valley (BGCAV) and the McKinley Schools of Boston have been chosen […]
Through the Inclusive Fitness for Youth Initiative (funded by The Boston Foundation), PYD has collaborated with the Dorchester Boys and Girls Club throughout 2013 to increase their inclusion of youth […]