Our Stories
Wish you saw more people with disabilities in the movies? Me too. That’s why, on Monday, March 2nd, I attended the closing night of the 4th Annual ReelAbilities Boston Film Festival at […]
In early February, there was a new event out in western Massachusetts for local teens with disabilities: a Valentine’s Dance! The Dance that was held on February 6th in Holyoke, and […]
Hey PYD community! Spring starts on March 21st. We’re super excited, even though there’s still snow on the ground. Here’s our list of fun things to do this month (along […]
On February 27th, four YEP classes headed to the Google offices in Cambridge, MA for an exciting Job Shadow trip. The Job Shadow trip began with a tour of the […]
This profile first appeared in the March edition of The Providers’ Council newsletter. The full text has been provided below. If you walked into any Partners for Youth with Disabilities […]
We expanded our team with the addition of COSD (thanks Alan and Tari!) and two consultants, Jeanne Argoff and Margaret Campbell. The immediate participation from all four was wonderful…and helpful! […]
Purpose For PYD mentees to develop leadership skills, engage in the PYD community, and provide a critical voice for the Mentor Match program. This is a wonderful chance to develop […]
It’s been a crazy month so far with all these snow days! And don’t forget about Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day this weekend, not to mention upcoming February vacations for […]
Whoa, 2015 is off to a busy start! You won’t have any shortage of things to do this month. Youth Mentoring Day at the Massachusetts State House. Partners for Youth with […]
It’s incredibly rare to see characters with disabilities in mainstream fiction. They are a minority group that is routinely overlooked, and even if a book does include a character that has […]