Parents often struggle with how to help their children with disabilities to form relationships with peers without disabilities. This presentation highlights the importance of friendship for all, and provides concrete suggestions, tools and handouts to help parents connect their children with others in deep and meaningful ways. CONNECTION INFORMATION https://arcmass.zoom.us/j/85442606074?pwd=cC9KRXJONjU1R3pubGxVL0g1YnZNUT09 Meeting ID: 854 4260 […]
Under normal circumstances, fostering friendships between students with and without disabilities comes with its own set of challenges. It requires the support and partnership of people who value the importance of friendship. Mix in a global pandemic, with the need to socially distance, and it becomes that much more challenging to accomplish. Join us for […]
Social connections can be sustained, deepened, and even built during pandemic times. This workshop will offer a brief presentation the challenges we face as related to our role and relationship building efforts amidst the current pandemic, as well as the opportunities to stay connected socially within our communities, while physically distancing. Together, we will address […]
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Building and keeping relationships is an important part of a FULL LIFE. Happiness can come from knowing we have friends and people who care for us. Building relationships between people with or without disabilities should be encouraged wherever you live, learn, work and play. Ross Hooley, Director of the Building Futures Project, and Kathleen Amaral, […]
