Category Archives: Accessibility
Inclusive Fitness
Inclusive Fitness, founded by Greg Austin, is a fitness program and center dedicated to helping neurodiverse people and their families and other caregivers create healthy lifestyles.
They have opened the first IF location in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Our 8,700 square foot facility is designed for in-person one-on-one and small-group training for both neurodiverse and neurotypical athletes. In addition to in-person training, they offer online and hybrid programs.
Their team of trainers, in addition to holding accredited Personal and Group training certifications, are all Autism Fitness Certified Professionals with experience working with both neurodiverse and neurotypical populations. They are athletes, parents, educators, professionals, and friends of the neurodiverse community, each with a vested interest in enhancing the fitness and wellness experience for these inspiring athletes and their families.
President & CEOGreg Austin
Phone: 617-706-7904
Mobile: 857-207-8431
Email: greg.austin@inclusivefit.net
Story Time: “Accessibility Matters” Disabilities Month
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Pickney Time | Story Time
Program Themes & Sub-Topics:
Program 1 – October 28 – “Accessibility Matters” – Disabilities Awareness Month – October 2020 Differently-Abled Inclusion – Visual or Sensory Impairment – Blindness Featured Books – Anya goes to Jamaica by Nikko M. Fung Chung | Yes I Can: A Girl and her Wheelchair by Kendra J. Barrett | All Because You Matter by Tami Charles
Program 2 – November 11 – “Growing Stronger” – Indigenous People/Food Security Differently-Abled Inclusion – Auditory Disability – Hearing Impaired Featured Books: The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pickney | Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem by Valerie Bloom | A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennet Coverley Found Her Voice by Nadia L. Hohn
Program 3 – November 25 – “Turkey Thursday” – Celebrate Thanksgiving Differently-Abled Inclusion – Intellectual Disability – IEP Special Learning and Dyslexia Featured Books: Don’t Call Me Special | Mama God Papa God A Caribbean Tales by Richardo Keens-Douglas | Did you say Pasghtti? Dusty and Danny tackle Dyslexia by Tammy Fortune | Turkey Hokey Pokey
Program 4 – December 9 – “Go For the Torch” – Special Olympics Differently-Abled Inclusion – Physical Disability Featured Books: Don’t Call Me Special by Pat Thomas | We All Sing with the Same Voice by J. Philip Miller and Shep Greene (video)
Activities: Miniature Games | Arts & Craft Activities
Special Education Rights During Covid-19
LOCATION
Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82084138611?pwd=WG81T2prTlJpenk2QlRTeGYrTFkwQT09
Meeting ID:
820 8413 8611
Passcode:
618526
Interpretations will be available in Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Somali & ASL
Spanish
Portuguese
Vietnamese
Cape Verdean Creole
Chinese
Haitian Creole
French
Arabic
Somali
SpEd Reopening Question & Answer Meeting
Please RSVP here.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
6:00-7:30p
Zoom: https://bit.ly/2PqdmWn Meeting ID: 999 2061 9783
Passcode: 013617
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
RSVP here or at https://tinyurl.com/8-6CripCamp to get the zoom link to attend.
Assistive Technology: Harnessing Technology for Literacy, Social Interaction & Communication
Cape Verdean Creole
Chinese
Arabic
Bengali
Somali
French
Vietnamese
Portuguese
Spanish
ABLE Summer Music Program for Musicians with Disabilities
ABLE (Arts Better the Lives of Everyone) Day Sessions Summer Music Program for Musicians with Disabilities
ABLE Program at Berklee
At Berklee, we believe that the arts better the lives of everyone. That’s why we offer the ABLE Day Sessions program for musicians with disabilities. Study your instrument in group lessons. Play or sing with other musicians in an ensemble. Experience music through drumming, singing, and music technology workshops. Learn from other musicians in clinics. Share your music in a performance with your ensemble at the end of the week.
You must be at least 9 years old by the start of the program, and you must have at least six months of playing or singing experience.
Ages: 9–17
When: July 22–26, 2019, 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., and July 29–August 2, 2019, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Students may attend one or two weeks.)
Tuition: $998 per week. Financial aid is available to families that qualify.
Students must be able to participate effectively in lessons or classes, and maintain an environment that is safe for themselves and others.
Schedule
Monday
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m., Check-in, orientation, activities
8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m., Greeting song and warm-up
9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m., Music-making for placement
9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m., Workshops (students rotate between drumming, chorus, and music technology)
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m., Snack break (provided by Berklee)
10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Ensembles
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Music skills
12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m., Lunch (provided by Berklee) and activities
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m., Group lessons and sectionals
1:15 p.m–2:00 p.m., Ensembles
2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m., Clinic
2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m., Goodbye song and wrap-up
3:00 p.m., Pick-up
Tuesday–Thursday
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m., Check-in, orientation, activities
8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m., Greeting song and warm-up
9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m., Workshops (students rotate between drumming, chorus, and music technology)
9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m., Workshops (students rotate between drumming, chorus, and music technology)
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m., Snack break (provided by Berklee)
10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Ensembles
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Music skills
12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m., Lunch (provided by Berklee) and activities
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m., Group lessons and sectionals
1:15 p.m–2:00 p.m., Ensembles
2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m., Clinic
2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m., Goodbye song and wrap-up
3:00 p.m., Pick-up
Friday
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m., Check-in, orientation, activities
8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m., Greeting song and warm-up
9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m., Ensembles
9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m., Workshops (students rotate between drumming, chorus, and music technology)
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m., Snack break (provided by Berklee)
10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Ensembles
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Music skills
12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m., Lunch (provided by Berklee) and activities
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m., Ensembles
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., Performance
3:00 p.m., Pick-up
Inclusive Accessible Martial Arts & Youth Leadership
The Accessible Martial Arts Program is for people with and without disabilities who want to learn and practice self-defense, stretching, exercise, and relaxation techniques.