Category: News (page 6)

Catherine Thatcher passed away in her home February 10, 2016 from complications of Idiopathic Pulmonary Lung Disease which she lived with for over 15 years. Cathy was an active jeweler designing and producing her own artistic creations.  She participated as…

Explore these free online How-to Guides for parents and caregivers of family members with developmental disabilities. The interactive step-by-step Guides provided by ExceptionalLives.org are designed with input from subject matter experts to help parents navigate the difficult and challenging processes…

Increasingly, cultural institutions are relying on their web sites, online and social media, and multimedia tour guides to welcome their visitors.  Hear how your digital assets and outreach can be fully inclusive to people of all abilities.  Top experts in…

WNET New York recently interviewed former Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith who founded Very Special Arts, now known as VSA, four decades ago to bring the visual, literary and performing arts to those with disabilities.  Kennedy Smith said she launched the…

December 1, 2015 is Giving Tuesday.  That means, it’s a great day to support VSA Massachusetts as we promote the involvement of people of all abilities in the cultural life of our communities through our COOL Schools, Open Door Gallery,…

Michael Mack returns with his moving, often humorous, multi-character, one-man show of a family navigating mother’s schizophrenia and eventual recovery.  Called by the Boston Globe “Transcendent art that reaches out with unblinking honesty.”  See the award-winning show about love and…

Description: Based on the VSA Minnesota Reaching All Learners (ReAL) workshop series, this interactive webinar will use the power of collaborative inquiry to analyze a visual arts lesson through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) both in terms…

Join us at Institute Park in Worcester October 18, 2015 starting at 10am for AbilityFest.  Join a diverse community of Seven Hills friends, families and supporters as we challenge and encourage each other to SEE, BELIEVE and ACHIEVE! Seven Hills…

Hello!  My name is Laura, and I am thrilled to be interning with VSA this year.  I grew up dancing and singing in Indiana and studied Vocal Performance at Indiana University.  After graduation, I spent a year in Boston as…

Hi, I’m Flossy!  I was born and raised in Accra Ghana, lived in Massachusetts for four years and I am presently back in Massachusetts after five and a half years in Sendai, Japan.  I’m in the International Education Policy program…