by Rachel | May 4, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized, Updates
Last week the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office released guidance on disability rights and reasonable accommodations during the pandemic. The guidance lays out accommodations that may be necessary in workplaces, apartment buildings, hospitals, and stores...
by Rachel | May 4, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized, Updates
We just received word that our partners at The Arc of Massachusetts launched a new campaign to recognize family caregivers who are working hard to support the needs of their children and they need your help! The theme of the new campaign is Honoring Families: Admiring...
by Rachel | May 4, 2020 | Updates
Recently, it was announced that Massachusetts schools would remain closed through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. DESE followed up with *updated* remote learning guidance, including a 25-page intensive guide on remote learning, along with prerequisite content...
by Rachel | May 4, 2020 | Featured, Imagining Better, Uncategorized, Updates
The services cliff and its impact Parents face considerable anxiety as adult children with disabilities encounter the services cliff – an end to support services – when transitioning from high school. A lack of access to support services for young adults...
by Rachel | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Schools must provide a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) regardless of where students are spending the day. DESE released a letter that offered guidance for families on coping with the changing landscape of education, as well as a Family Resource Toolkit last week...