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08/06/2025

MA Dept of Developmental Services has posted a set of resources to help us keep folks with autism safer around water. At the link below there is info for families, caregivers, educators, emergency responders and friends and neighbors. Also, there are links to a bit of financial help for making things safer.,
https://www.mass.gov/autism-wandering-and-water-safety

07/06/2025

To be WOWed, register for the Ask Me Fair here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTKVVlTYEQfZC6G-2kWDEvu23aVSadFZizx7VROYTOqAwzwQ/viewform

07/06/2025

It started right here in Boston.

Save the Date! Join us for a rally and march on July 23, 2025 to mark the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We will meet at 12 […]

06/22/2025

June is a time to shine a light on the impact of Alzheimer's and other brain diseases that affect so many individuals and families. A place to find resources and even learn skills for interacting with people with any kind of dementia is

Dementia Friends MassachusettsChanging the way we think, act, and talk about dementia. Learn how dementia affects people and simple ways to make a difference.In a free, 1-hour Information Session led by a Champion, you will: Learn the 5 key messages about dementia Understand how dementia affects com...

06/22/2025

Mandy McClaren, the Globe reporter who penned the "I want to scream..." article last fall, is back with blunt coverage of what happens to students with particular learning needs when the shortfall in education resources excludes them. You'll meet Dante, and you must read to the surprise ending.

The federal government has never fully funded special education, leaving schools across the country ill-equipped to teach children with severe disabilities. Today the US government contributes a mere 10 percent of the cost.

05/20/2025

On Saturday, June 7 - don't miss the FREE 2025 DCR Adaptive Recreation Fair. Register at https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Fh2GPrdIDkqYBowE2Bt7Kj2IaGQac9VEhsIeMFoEwNxUMk9PNlJDOFBNWkgxSzlISUUxN09GSEcySC4u&route=shorturl

Learn more at https://www.mass.gov/event/dcr-uap-2025-adaptive-recreation-fair-06-07-2025

05/14/2025

ALL PERSONS TRAIL: Sudbury Valley Trustees invites all to a Trail Laying Ceremony for the new All Person's Trail at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury on Weds. May 21 at 10:00am. Email Cecil Hynds-Riddle to RSVP about attending at chyndsriddle@svtweb.org

Sudbury Valley Trustees has broken ground on an innovative All Persons' Trail. The first phase of the trail will be complete this summer and will feature an ADA compliant section that will take visitors to an accessible picnic grove, pollinator meadow, and terraced picnic area/stage. The second phase of the project will take guests into the woods and will include many varied resting points to enjoy nature and fellowship, scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2026

05/14/2025

Substance Use & Mental Health
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A presentation and Q&A with Dr.Samuel Meisel, who’s research focuses on social relationships and how they interact with other influences to impact youth substance use, and Olivia Dufour, MPH, the Regional Substance Use Prevention Coordinator.

PreventionCoordinatorTopics covered will include: Statistics on mental health andsubstance use Strategies for reducingsubstance useWhen to seek help for substanceuse or mental health challenges.

05/09/2025

June is coming and so is the annual DCR Recreation Fair. Come see the latest in adaptive outdoor fun. All the details are at https://www.mass.gov/event/dcr-uap-2025-adaptive-recreation-fair-06-07-2025

05/09/2025

Busy times for Sudbury SEPAC: business meeting, 2024-2025 survey coming soon, five connections meet-ups for families managing ADHD & executive function, literacy challenges, autism, social-emotional challenges, and complex learning profiles. The newsletter has info on more than a dozen community events such as Unified Lacrosse in Sudbury, Developmental Music for Youth in Concord, and so much more.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mTI96hlN512iMR6-K5DlCivN-lFNvLNY/edit?mc_cid=8abf3f5a85&mc_eid=9ba110c666&tab=t.0

05/03/2025

Do you find captioning helpful? Sudbury TOWN MEETING offers live professionally transcribed captions for your mobile device. Thanks to the IT staff for that and to the Commission on Disability for boosting the service here:

https://sudbury.ma.us/townmeeting/2025/05/01/closed-captioning-available-at-town-meeting/

05/02/2025

Something for employers to think about