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Woman in a wheelchair working on a solar panel with two colleagues
  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • December 18, 2018

Guest blog: Working while disabled? Social Security can help!

This is a guest blog post contributed by Kristen Alberino (Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Boston, MA).

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  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • December 18, 2018

Guest blog: Achieving self-support with Social Security

This is a guest blog post contributed by Kristen Alberino (Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Boston, MA).

  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • December 7, 2018

PYD presents at the Social Innovation Forum Showcase

Watch this video to see PYD Executive Director Regina Snowden give PYD’s presentation at the 2018 Social Innovator Showcase.

Screenshot of the new PYD.org homepage
  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • October 3, 2018

5 lessons learned in designing the new PYD website

As you may have noticed, things look a little different around here than they used to. We launched our new website late last week (late-September 2018), and let me tell […]

PYD staff and board member smiling alongside other SIF-selected members
  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • December 20, 2017

PYD Selected for Social Innovation Forum 2018 Nonprofit Accelerator

Boston, MA (December 8, 2017) – The Social Innovation Forum (SIF) has selected Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) to participate in SIF’s 2018 “Social Innovator Accelerator,” a 24-month capacity-building […]

"Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does." -Stella Young
  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • December 19, 2017

What is Inspiration Porn: Exploring Tiny Tim & Weaponized Pity

For those not familiar with it, inspiration porn is a phrase that refers to the way disabled people are frequently used as objects of inspiration for abled people. It was coined by the disabled writer and comedian Stella Young, and once you understand the concept, you can’t help but see it everywhere. Especially on social media.

Young adult in a suit files papers in an office
  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • December 14, 2017

Guest Blog: Mentoring and Diversity

The following blog post was written by Bjarne P. Tellmann from the Association of Corporate Counsel, provided through the National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC). Our legal department recently launched an […]

  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • October 24, 2017

Anna-Mariya Kirova

Anna-Mariya Kirova joined PYD in October 2017 as the Pre-Employment Coordinator to provide job coaching and support to transition age youth. Anna-Mariya has previously worked at the Walker School and […]

  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • October 23, 2017

Introducing the Greg Dees & Anita McGahan YEP Award

Greg Dees and Anita McGahan are two luminaries in social entrepreneurship and business for whom the award is named. They both took an interest in PYD in various ways. Greg […]

  • By Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  • October 18, 2017

Mehdi Raoufi

Mehdi Raoufi joined PYD in the Fall of 2017 as a Pre-Employment Specialist. Mehdi is new to Boston after relocating from the Washington, D.C. area. Mehdi has worked for six […]

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