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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Family Event at Boston Children’s Museum
ASL Interpreted Programs 11:00 am: Magic show by Deaf magician, Steve Weiner. There’s nothing scary in Steve’s show, but everything is geared towards comedy and fun tricks he has collected for the past 30 plus years of his career! 12:30…
City of Boston Community Forum on Disability Issues
City of Boston Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities WELCOME ALL TO ATTEND A Community Forum on Disability Issues Boston City Hall – 5th Floor, Piemonte Room Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Do you have concerns, questions,…
Meet the Teaching Artist: Kristine Biegel
For the past seven Mondays, with only 5 more to go, I have traveled from Maine to Mattapan’s Ellison Parks Elementary School to work with K0-K1 students as a Teaching Artist for VSA MA. Leaving the house at 5:00 am,…
Call for Submissions – Artists and Poets with Disabilities
The New England ADA Center, a project of the Institute for Human Centered Design, seeks artists with disabilities for a June 26, 2014 through July 28, 2014 art exhibition and poets with disabilities to participate in a poetry slam taking…
Dance for PD Movement Class, Panel Discussion at Beth Israel Deaconess
The Mark Morris Dance Group/Brooklyn Parkinson Group and the Celebrity Series of Boston in association with the Parkinson Disease Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center present Dance for PD, a free movement class for persons with Parkinson’s Disease and…
Boston Conservatory Hosts Conference – Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum
The Boston Conservatory will host its second annual Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum conference May 9 – 10, 2014. The conference is designed for both public and private educators interested in learning how to work effectively with…
Wheelock Family Theatre Presents ASL-Interpreted & Relaxed "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon"
presents ASL-Interpreted and Relaxed for Patrons with Sensory Sensitivities performances of “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon”. Inspired by her father’s stories of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon, young Minli sets off on an extraordinary…
Assistive Technology Regional Center Free Presentation
Learn about Windows 8.1 Ease of Access! (built-in accessibility settings) Herman Learmond-Criqui and Lisa Casillo from Microsoft will discuss the “Ease of Access” settings offered on Microsoft Windows 8.1. Microsoft has teamed up with Dan Bacher, the Founder & Executive…
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Annual Benefit Gala
In 2014, Henderson Inclusion School commemorates their 25th year as an inclusion school and celebrates their expansion to the first ever fully inclusive K12 public school in Boston. To reflect on these achievments and to look toward to the next…
ASL-Interpreted Kamishibai Story Time at Boston Children’s Museum
Kamishibai is a traditional style of storytelling in Japan. Sit in a circle and enjoy a story in a format that’s a little different from typical picture books. Also, join the ASL interpreted guided tour of the Japanese House in…
FensFund Awards Lisa Fay 2nd Place in Literary Contest, Poetry Category
Fenway Education & Neighborhood Support Fund recently awarded longtime VSA friend and artist Lisa Fay 2nd place in the Poetry Category of it’s Literary Contest. The judges were: Charles Coe, published poet; Bennie DiNardo, Boston Globe Deputy Manager; and Cathy…
R.U.L.E. Wins 2nd Place at 2014 Anime Convention
This is a guest blog post by Minh Nguyen who is one of the founding members of R.U.L.E. which is supported by VSA Massachusetts’ fiscal agency Until Tomorrow Productions. UTP’s mission is to support emerging young artists/groups that include people…