Full Schedule
1:00-2:00pm — Peer Leader arrival and check-in (Piano Row)
2:30-3:45pm — Peer Leader Orientation (Piano Row)
4:00-5:45pm — Delegate arrival and check-in (Piano Row)
🚦 Transition to Walker
6:00-7:00pm — Dinner (Walker)
🚦 Transition to Bordy Theatre
7:15-8:00pm — Orientation meeting (Bordy Theatre)
8:00-9:45pm — Community Building Activities (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Transition to Piano Row
10:00pm — Nurse Check-ins (Piano Row)
11:00pm — Quiet Hours in Residence Hall (Piano Row)
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
9:00-10:00am — Breakfast (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to Bordy Theatre
10:15-11:30am — Opening Keynote from Tatayana McFadden (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Transition to Little Building
11:45am-12:45pm — Workshop Series, Disability Pride (Little)
- 🍉 Room 224: #TeachDisabilityHistory with Easterseals
- 🍄 Room 228: Disability 101 with Dan Bradley, PYD
- 🥕 Room 229: Disability in the Arts: Love and Advocacy in Many Spheres with Mariah Mayhugh
- 🍍 Room 231: Sensory Room
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
1:00-1:45pm — Lunch (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to Little Building
2:00-3:00pm — Workshop Series, Employment Preparation (Little)
- 🍉 Room 224: How to Find a Job Workshop with McCoy Sikes and Sadye Bobbette, PYD
- 🍄 Room 228: Providing Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace with Christian Dorantes, Aspiritech
- 🍍 Room 231: Sensory Room
🚦 Transition to Bordy Theater
3:30-4:30pm — MBTA Travel Training with the MBTA Mobility Center (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Transition to Little Building
4:45-5:45pm — Wellness Workshops (Little)
- 🍉 Room 224: Still Life Drawing with McCoy Sikes
- 🍄 Room 228: Music Workshop with Sadye Bobbette
- 🥕 Room 229: Music/Theatre with Moe Finnerty
- 🍍 Room 231: Sensory Room
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
6:00-6:45pm — Dinner (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to Piano Row
7:00-7:45pm — Dorm chill (Piano Row)
🚦 Transition to Bordy Theater
8:00-9:45pm — Social event (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Transition to Piano Row
10:00pm — Nurse Check-ins (Piano Row)
11:00pm — Quiet Hours in Residence Hall (Piano Row)
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
9:00-10:00am — Breakfast (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to Bordy Theatre
10:15-11:15am — Keynote from Ellice Patterson (Bordy Theatre)
11:30am-12:45pm — Career Mentor Mixer (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
1:00-1:45pm — Lunch (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to Little Building
2:00-3:00pm — Workshop Series, Supporting Education Goals, & Independent Living (Little)
- 🍉 Room 224: Resume Workshop with Rachel Rubin and Ryan Kell, PYD
- 🍄 Room 228: Self-Advocacy Workshop with Krystal Linn & Dorothy Whitfield, EPIC
- 🥕 Room 229: What is College? Understanding your higher education options with Leslie Thatcher, Perkins
- 🍍 Room 231: Sensory Room
3:15-4:15pm — Workshop Series, Supporting Education Goals & Independent Living (Little)
- 🍉 Room 224: Interview Workshop with Jules Lilienfeld and Sayvion Jones, PYD
- 🍄 Room 228: Learning Options Beyond High School and Successfully Transitioning to College with Lucy Bayard
- 🍍 Room 231: Sensory Room
🚦 Transition to Piano Row
4:30-5:00pm — Transportation prep & dorm chill (Piano Row)
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
5:15-5:45pm — Dinner (Walker cafe)
🚌 Bus to Fenway Park
7:00-9:30pm — Boston Red Sox vs. Florida Marlins (Fenway Park)
🚌 Bus to Emerson College
10:00pm — Nurse Check-in (Piano Row)
11:00pm — Quiet Hours in Residence Hall (Piano Row)
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
9:00-10:00am — Breakfast (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to Bordy Theatre
10:15-11:15am — Keynote from Kelsey Tainsh (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Transition to Little Building
11:30am-12:30pm — Workshop Series, Self-Advocacy & Independent Living (Little)
- 🍄 Room 228: Assistive Technology Workshop with Victoria Campbell and Jennifer O’Connor, Easterseals
- 🥕 Room 229: Friendship Matters: Tools and Tips for Building Friendships with Rachel Hayward and Warren Magee, The Arc
- 🍍 Room 231: Sensory Room
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
12:45-1:45pm — Lunch (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to MA State House
2:00-4:00pm — Massachusetts State House tour
🚦 Transition to Little Building
4:45-5:45pm — Workshop Series, Expression through arts (Little)
- 🍉 Room 224: Improv Workshop with Ryan Kell, PYD
- 🍄 Room 228: Games Room with PYD
- 🥕 Room 229: Mindful Meditation in Nature with Micah Luen, PYD
- 🍍 Room 231: Sensory Room
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
6:00-6:45pm — Dinner (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to Piano Row
7:00-7:45pm — Dorm chill (Piano Row)
🚦 Transition to Bordy Theatre
8:00-9:45pm — YLF Dance (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Transition to Piano Row
10:00pm — Nurse Check-ins (Piano Row)
11:00pm — Quiet Hours in Residence Hall (Piano Row)
🚦 Transition to Walker Cafe
9:00-10:00am — Breakfast (Walker cafe)
🚦 Transition to Bordy Theatre
10:15-11:00am — Keynote from Amir Harper (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Break
11:15am-1:00pm — Resource Fair (Bordy Theatre)
🚦 Pick up bag lunches in Walker Cafe
🚦 Transition to Piano Row
1:00-2:00pm — Pack-up and check-out (Piano Row)
Youth Resources
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