Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) is a large-scale national effort coordinated by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) to promote career development for students and job-seekers with disabilities through hands-on career exploration and ongoing mentoring relationships. DMD officially launches on the third Wednesday of each October during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Founded […]
PYD’s 2015 Fellows are current Mentor Match participants that applied and were accepted to take on an additional leadership role without the program. Over the course of this summer, they developed their leadership and public speaking skills, and were an important voice for our Mentor Match program. Fellows received leadership training and cultivated their public […]
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 sure to apply today. Making Healthy Connections (MHC) is a group mentoring program that empowers youth with disabilities ages 14 to 22 to understand their […]
PYD would like to highlight one of our excellent partners, Work Without Limits (WWL), and an exciting new project it has launched. WWL, a program of The University of Massachusetts Medical School, is a state-wide network of employers and partners with the goal of increasing employment among individuals with disabilities. WWL has created a website, […]
This summer, PYD collaborated with Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) to launch the YEP Pre-Employment Program. The four week long program focused on job readiness skills, soft skill development, and independent living skills through classroom learning and real-world learning experiences. Program participants at 9 Massachusetts MRC offices completed a four-week long course that covered such topic as […]