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SPOTLIGHT ON: Especially Everyone Concert & Dance Party!

Sun., Oct. 6, 2024: The EE Experience at The Nyack Center is an inclusive, interactive musical experience that encourages participation from people of all abilities. Sensory accommodations are made through sound and light design, as well as a sensory-break area.

 

REC & ENTERTAINMENT

Tues., Oct. 1, 2024: The Ride Ahead Virtual Sneak Peek Samuel Habib and Dan Habib screen and discuss their new feature film, The Ride Ahead, which follows Samuel Habib, “a typical 21-year-old, itching to move out, start a career and find love. But no one tells you how to be an adult, let alone an adult with a disability.”

Sat., Oct. 5,2024: Harvest Mess & Music Fest in Briarcliff Manor Music and sensory play for children 6 months to 12 years.

Fall, 2024:  Jacob Burns Film Center’s Sensory Friendly Screenings: Located in Pleasantville, N.Y.

Fall, 2024: Bedford Playhouse Sensory-Friendly Screenings: Located in Bedford, N.Y.

Fall, 2024: ReelAbilities New York Fall Lineup: ReelAbilities is a film festival and streaming service focusing on people with disabilities. All events and screenings are held at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan.

Fall, 2024: Intrepid Museum Fall Access Programs: New York City’s Intrepid Museum offers monthly programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families

Year-Round: The Boost’s Guide to the Best Museums for People with Developmental Disabilities

VIRTUAL MEETINGS & WEBINARS

Mon., Sept. 30, 2024: Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for Families Training: To promote and encourage student and family involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) development process and Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings. (Lower Hudson Family and Community Engagement [FACE] Center)

Tues., Oct. 1, 2024: Navigating the Special Ed Journey in NYC (Mid-Hudson Family and Community Engagement [FACE] Center)

Tues., Oct. 8, 2024: Special Education 101: Training of the Parent Member: This is a 4-hour virtual parent member training given four times per year. (Hudson Valley School-Age FACE Center; Lower Hudson Regional Partnership Center; NYSED OSE Partnership)

Wed., Oct. 9, 2024: Parenting With Pride: New virtual support group for parents of LGBTQIA+ individuals with developmental disabilities. (Parent to Parent of NYS)

Wed., Oct. 16, 2024: Hear Our Voices! Monthly Disability Conversations Group: Hear Our Voices!, part of WIHD’s Community Support Network, is educational programming that explores relevant topics for self-advocates. It meets monthly via Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month. Oct. 16th is next up. Get all dates and register at the link.

Thurs., Oct. 17, 2024: NYS BIOPOC Virtual Parent GroupA space: A space to learn, and share experiences and resources. (Parent to Parent of NYS)

Wed., Nov. 13, 2024: Navigating OPWDD Services Webinar: With an overview of OPWDD Eligibility and Care Management. (AHRC NYC)

Fri., Sept. 27, 2024: Legislative Advocacy 101 session (Coalition for Self Direction)

Mon., Sept. 30, 2024: Census Bureau Livestreams Meeting With Stakeholders on Disability Data Needs

FAIRS, SYMPOSIUMS & CONFERENCES

Tues., Oct. 1, 2024: Disability Rights & Employment Awareness Month (DREAM) Symposium in Albany: Third annual. Assists in matching prospective qualified candidates with employers and more.

Wed., Oct. 9, 2024: Diverse Abilities Job Fair at Westchester County Center: One-on-one time slots with certain employers will be available only during the first hour and then time with these employers will open to other attendees.

Thurs., Oct. 10, 2024: Virtual Family Connect Summit: From Adapt Community Network. For children with disabilities, families, providers and other stakeholders to learn about navigating services.

Wed., Oct. 16, 2024 – Fri., Oct. 18, 2024: Skirboll Family Autism Conference: Free 3-day interactive conference offers information sessions presented by national experts on various topics related to autism spectrum disorder.

Wed., Oct, 16, 2024: Guardianship 17A Filing Webinar:  Walkthrough on filling out Guardianship 17A forms and filing. (AHRC NYC)

Fri., Oct. 18, 2024: SILO’s 7th Annual Self-Advocacy Free Conference: Self-Initiated Living Options along with guest speakers, workshop facilitators, professionals, community members and their families will share experiences on empowerment through self-advocacy for people with disabilities. In Long Island.

Sat., Oct. 19, 2024: Shames JCC on the Hudson One-of-a-Kind Pop-Up Shop: Handmade bracelets, paintings and more created by neurodivergent artisans. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. NOTE: CALL FOR VENDORS! If interested, contact Annie Bridson, director, Supportive Services, Shames JCC, at abridson@shamesjcc.org.

Thurs., Oct. 24, 2024 – Sat., Oct. 26, 2024, Oct. 6 registration deadline: Self-Advocacy Assocation of NYS 2024 Annual Statewide Conference: (Cost: $255 for full conference; can do one day.) Network, learn and raise your voices. Read the information at the link carefully. Some scholarships are available, check them out here.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Deadline Sept. 30, 2024: The Patricio “Pat” Figueroa, Jr. Scholarships: From NYS Independent Living Council. Provides funding for young adults with disabilities to attend and participate in independent living-related conferences, and/or national disability and leadership trainings.

Photo: A crowd circle at an Especially Everyone Experience (courtesy of EE).