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HEDY! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, a One-Woman Show by Heather Massie, to Play The Berman

HEDY! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, a One-Woman Show by Heather Massie, to Play The Berman

HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr comes to Michigan at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 14 at 7:30pm and a special Dementia/Alzheimer-Friendly matinee on Friday, March 15 at 1pm. - March 01, 2024 - The Berman Center for Performing Arts

Free Gaming Event in Houston

Free Gaming Event in Houston

GameVana Hosts a Free Event to promote their future Gaming Lounge and asks for help. - December 05, 2023 - GameVana, LLC

Lifespire Celebrates 72 Years of Empowering Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Lifespire Celebrates 72 Years of Empowering Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Lifespire ® Inc. (www.lifespire.org), a prominent organization founded in 1951, stands proud as it celebrates its 72nd birthday on November 29. This marks another historic milestone achieved in its unwavering dedication to serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across seven New York counties. With its 121 certified sites, Lifespire has been instrumental in championing and supporting adults to achieve their goals and dreams. - November 29, 2023 - Lifespire, Inc.

PAWS NY Trains Its 5,000th Volunteer

PAWS NY Trains Its 5,000th Volunteer

These volunteers help care for dogs and cats (and birds and guinea pigs) across New York City, helping to keep families together with their pets. - November 15, 2023 - PAWS NY

The Fruitcake - A Deadly Twist on a Popular Christmas Tradition. Author Raises $1,400,000 for Cystic Fibrosis.

The Fruitcake - A Deadly Twist on a Popular Christmas Tradition. Author Raises $1,400,000 for Cystic Fibrosis.

Four friends, one fruitcake, and a ritzy town full of secrets . . . What could go wrong? - November 07, 2023 - Orrplace Press/Leah Orr

Indiana Parkinson Foundation Announces Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s Event

Indiana Parkinson Foundation Announces Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s Event

The Indiana Parkinson Foundation has officially announced its inaugural 2023 Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s Event. This single-day event will have beginner, advanced and intermediate rounds as well as courts reserved to teach players with Parkinson’s how they can adapt and play their best... - November 01, 2023 - Indiana Parkinson Foundation

Charles Rizzo Gifts The Children's Charity Over $5,000 to Assist in Their Efforts to Provide Bikes for Children

Charles Rizzo Gifts The Children's Charity Over $5,000 to Assist in Their Efforts to Provide Bikes for Children

The Michigan businessman continues in his commitment to help children with special needs. - July 25, 2023 - Chuck Rizzo, Jr.

PAWS NY Receives a $100,000 Grant from the ASPCA

PAWS NY received the grant at their annual Barks & Blooms Benefit in New York City. - June 12, 2023 - PAWS NY

New Senior Center Offers Affordable Options for Pasco County Seniors

New Senior Center Offers Affordable Options for Pasco County Seniors

Community Aging and Retirement Services has announced its cutting many much needed seniors services. A new veteran-owned senior center opens its doors with affordable options. - June 10, 2023 - The Fox Lodge: A Clubhouse for Seniors

Disabled Artist Showcase: Creating Our Spaces Wins a Telly Award at the 44th Annual Awards Presentation

Disabled Artist Showcase: Creating Our Spaces Wins a Telly Award at the 44th Annual Awards Presentation

Wabi Sabi Productions Inc. receives a “Telly Award” for its short documentary film entitled “Disabled Artist Showcase: Creating Our Spaces.” The film received the bronze award in the social impact category in the record-breaking 44th annual Telly Awards honors. The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. Established in 1979. - May 26, 2023 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc

American Association on Health and Disability Announces Leadership Transition

American Association on Health and Disability Announces Leadership Transition

The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) announced the Board’s selection of Karl Cooper to succeed Roberta Carlin as Executive Director, effective June 1, 2023. Karl’s appointment comes as Roberta Carlin is retiring after 21 years of service to AAHD. - May 23, 2023 - American Association on Health and Disability

Woodworking Classes Empower Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Collaborating nonprofits teach woodworking classes to adults with developmental disabilities teaching them skills to use to build projects for others. - May 17, 2023 - Special Kids Special Families

Joe Earley Releases Statement on Expiration of Title 42

Joe Earley Releases Statement on Expiration of Title 42

Joe Earley stated, “The failures of the Biden Administration to Protect the American People, to Protect American Society, and to Protect our National Sovereignty are on full display with the egregious neglect to secure our southern border, thus permitting a flow of illegal immigration, illegal drugs, and creating a humanitarian crisis.” - May 15, 2023 - Campaign to Elect Joe Earley

Fight ALS Film Fest Aims to Continue the Momentum to Beat ALS

Fight ALS Film Fest Aims to Continue the Momentum to Beat ALS

The second annual Festival will explore universal themes of life-changing diseases through examination of ALS. - April 26, 2023 - ALS Therapy Development Institute

Media Ad Agencies Hosting Inclusive Casting Event in Worcester for Children with Disabilities

Media Ad Agencies Hosting Inclusive Casting Event in Worcester for Children with Disabilities

HumanKind Casting and Changing the Face of Beauty have officially launched their transformative collaboration to ensure casting becomes more intentional and inclusive, with a mission to promote diverse representation across all media. HumanKind Casting, a leading casting agency renowned for its... - April 15, 2023 - HumanKind, LLC

Kristen M. Toepfer Honored as a Woman of the Month for March 2023 by P.O.W.E.R. - Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized

Kristen M. Toepfer Honored as a Woman of the Month for March 2023 by P.O.W.E.R. - Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized

Kristen M. Toepfer, of Hackettstown, New Jersey, has been honored as a Woman of the Month for March 2023 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and great success in the fields of nonprofit and volunteering. About Kristen M. - March 29, 2023 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized

PAWS NY Returns to Monarch Rooftop for 2023 Barks & Blooms Benefit to Raise Money for People and Pets in Need

This year’s fundraising event, sponsored by PetPlate, will take place on Tuesday, April 25, from 6:30-9:00pm, and tickets are now on sale. - March 21, 2023 - PAWS NY

Disability Advocates Announce Endorsement of the All of Us Research Program

Disability Advocates Announce Endorsement of the All of Us Research Program

The American Association on Health and Disability announces the release of “No Research About Us Without Us," a statement endorsing the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, an effort to engage more than one million people from across the United States in biomedical research to advance health care for all. - March 15, 2023 - American Association on Health and Disability

Texas Company Helping to Make Waterparks, Public Pools and Splash Pads More Inclusive for Non-Speaking Children

Texas Company Helping to Make Waterparks, Public Pools and Splash Pads More Inclusive for Non-Speaking Children

Communication boards are an invaluable resource for children with autism and non-speaking children, allowing them to express themselves without verbal speech. Now, a Texas-based organization is helping making all public spaces, including waterparks, public pools and splash pads more inclusive with custom communication boards. - February 21, 2023 - Smarty Symbols

Physical Therapy Insurance Billing Made Easy with PtEverywhere

Market-leading Practice Management Software for Physical Therapy Clinics now includes insurance claim processing flexible revenue cycle management (RCM). Clinic owners can submit claims, manage billing, and more to fit how they work, and successfully run their practices. Streamline your clinic management, from scheduling and appointments to patient payments and insurance claims, with total flexibility. - January 26, 2023 - PtEverywhere

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Prepares for the Much-Anticipated CEO Welcome on January 27 After Naming Sharon Giovinazzo as Its Chief Executive Officer

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Prepares for the Much-Anticipated CEO Welcome on January 27 After Naming Sharon Giovinazzo as Its Chief Executive Officer

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, California's oldest and most diverse blindness organization, in which blind and sighted employees work together at every level to serve people from age 0 to 100 who are blind or have low vision, is pleased to welcome Sharon Giovinazzo as the new Chief Executive Officer. Sharon’s recent appointment follows an extensive selection process that considered candidates from across the country. - January 20, 2023 - Lighthouse for the Blind

Kodster, LLC is Proud to Present Kodi Lee & Colin Hay’s New Single, "Hello World"

Kodster, LLC is Proud to Present Kodi Lee & Colin Hay’s New Single, "Hello World"

Kodi Lee, golden buzzer recipient and AGT season 14 winner teams up with Colin Hay from the band, Men At Work, to give you "Hello World," a great, upbeat, positive song. - January 09, 2023 - Kodster, LLC

VA Approves New Rifle Scope Clip-on as Adaptive Recreational Equipment for Visually Disabled Veterans

VA Approves New Rifle Scope Clip-on as Adaptive Recreational Equipment for Visually Disabled Veterans

Providers of innovative adaptive hunting and shooting products Digital FOV, LLC announces the approval of their Adaptive Rifle Scope Clip-on by the Veterans Administration Blind Rehabilitation Center for issuance to eligible blind and low-vision veterans as adaptive recreational equipment. Henry... - January 03, 2023 - Digital FOV, LLC

"Disabled Artist Showcase: Creating Our Spaces" Film Screening

"Disabled Artist Showcase: Creating Our Spaces" Film Screening

Award winning short film directed by disabled award winning filmmaker Emmitt H Thrower has a public virtual screening. - January 01, 2023 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc

Special Kids Special Families Sends a Special Santa Into the Community to Share Holiday Spirit with His Peers with Developmental Disabilities

It's always been a dream of Bryan's, a program participant at Special Kids Special Families, to become Santa for the day to spread joy and give presents to his peers in the special needs community. Bryan shares why he wants to help and why he's the best person to do the job. - December 13, 2022 - Special Kids Special Families

Startup Launches a New Tool to Protect Vulnerable Adults

Startup Launches a New Tool to Protect Vulnerable Adults

Startup oversubscribes $2M seed round to launch software to assist decision-makers for elderly and incapacitated adults. - November 17, 2022 - Advocord

Dementia Society of America® Expands Operation KeepSafe®

Dementia Society of America® Expands Operation KeepSafe®

National Program Seeks to Help Those Living with Dementia Avoid Harm. October 20 Returns as National KeepSafe Day™. - October 14, 2022 - Dementia Society of America

Clubhouse International Awarded 2022 Honorary Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health

Clubhouse International Awarded 2022 Honorary Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health

Clubhouse International is deeply honored to receive the Honorary 2022 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health awarded by The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. The Pardes Prize recognizes the Clubhouse Model of psychosocial rehabilitation as a rights-based approach to recovery that expands... - October 13, 2022 - Clubhouse International

Utah Families with Autism to Benefit from Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation Investment

The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation is committing $500,000 to Madison House Autism Foundation (MHAF) to help build more neuro-inclusive communities across Utah with and for autistic adults and other neuro-divergent individuals. “We look forward to seeing these programs... - September 28, 2022 - Madison House Autism Foundation

Clubhouse International World Seminar Convenes - Keynote Speaker, Dévora Kestel, World Health Organization

Clubhouse International World Seminar Convenes - Keynote Speaker, Dévora Kestel, World Health Organization

Clubhouse International, a global organization working to end social and economic isolation for people with mental illness, is hosting The Clubhouse International World Seminar 2022 from September 17 through September 22, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. The educational and networking event is being co-hosted by B’More Clubhouse. - September 17, 2022 - Clubhouse International

Building Block Resolutions Introduces Floreo’s Innovative Virtual Reality Platform to Teach Social, Behavioral, Communications and Life Skills

Building Block Resolutions Introduces Floreo’s Innovative Virtual Reality Platform to Teach Social, Behavioral, Communications and Life Skills

Becomes first Southern California-based ABA clinic to access Floreo’s pioneering behavioral therapy metaverse for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. - September 14, 2022 - Building Block Resolutions

Healing with Horses Scouting Experience

Healing with Horses Scouting Experience

Eagle Scout project brings "Healing with Horses" experience to children with special needs. - September 07, 2022 - Healing with Horses Experience

Skyrocket Pediatric Therapy Foundation Announces the Launch of Its Pediatric Development Outreach Program

Skyrocket Pediatric Therapy Foundation Announces the Launch of Its Pediatric Development Outreach Program

On Friday August 24, 2022, The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce recognized Skyrocket Pediatric Therapy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate its launch of a new Pediatric Development Outreach Program designed to provide families with... - September 02, 2022 - Skyrocket Pediatric Therapy Foundation

Sandstone Care Extends Critical Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment for Teens and Young Adults in Illinois

Sandstone Care Extends Critical Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment for Teens and Young Adults in Illinois

Sandstone Care, a national teen and young adult addiction treatment and mental health organization, addresses the growing need for local teen and young adult substance use and mental health treatment by opening two new outpatient facilities in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The first of its kind in... - August 09, 2022 - Sandstone Care

New Research: 50% of Kenosha’s People with Disabilities Are Living in Financial Hardship

The number of people with disabilities in Kenosha County who struggle to afford the basics is far higher than federal poverty indicates — 50% compared to 17% — according to a new report from United Way of Kenosha County and its research partner United For ALICE. This data coincides with... - August 01, 2022 - United Way of Kenosha County

Veteran's Son with TBI Featured in SHIFT Magazine After Writing Children's Book

Veteran's Son with TBI Featured in SHIFT Magazine After Writing Children's Book

Veteran's Son Writes Children's Book After Auto Accident. - July 04, 2022 - Shift Magazine

Chocolate Gift Box of Treats for Every Occasion

Chocolate Gift Box of Treats for Every Occasion

The Chocolate Spectrum Café and Academy, a retail and wholesale operation that trains and employs individuals with special needs, has just launched a new line of chocolate gift boxes, Gift Box of Treats for Every Occasion. These Gift Boxes include Chocolate Treats: Fudge, decorated chocolate bars, truffles, molded chocolates, chocolate covered Oreos and chocolate covered pretzel rods. These items are presented in a smart and sturdy thematically-colored gift box with a colorful label. - June 10, 2022 - The Chocolate Spectrum

Visional Supports Immersive Activation at 2022 Special Olympics Games

Visional Supports Immersive Activation at 2022 Special Olympics Games

To project manage one of the largest activations ever produced on the ESPN’s Wide World of Sports campus, the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games organizers turned to Visional, a multidisciplinary experience focused creative production agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. Visional is serving as the... - June 07, 2022 - Visional

The PAWS NY 2022 Annual Spring Benefit Raises $60,500 with Support from Community and Dedicated Volunteers

130 People Came Together at the Monarch Rooftop to Raise Funds and Awareness for People and Pets in Need. - May 26, 2022 - PAWS NY

Switzer Learning Center Students Participate in Annual Special Olympics Day Activities

Switzer Learning Center Students Participate in Annual Special Olympics Day Activities

Students of all learning abilities participate in a one-day Special Olympics event held in Torrance, CA. - May 20, 2022 - Switzer Learning Center

Tampa Crossroads Earns Esteemed CARF Accreditation

Tampa Crossroads Earns Esteemed CARF Accreditation

Tampa Crossroads has been awarded a three-year CARF Accreditation, the highest possible level of accreditation. Tampa Crossroads is accredited in six different areas related to behavioral health, employment, and homelessness and is one of only a select handful of organizations in Florida to have... - May 14, 2022 - Tampa Crossroads

North Texas Siblings Donate Communication Board to Their First School

North Texas Siblings Donate Communication Board to Their First School

Three Rowlett residents, a mom and her two kids, are breaking communication barriers for children in their hometown. Two of the youngest donors previously attended the preschool program for children with disabilities at that school: Victor and Alice. Their mother, Barbara Fernandes, a speech-language pathologist and founder of a special education technology company, designed the picture symbols and the communication board itself. - May 13, 2022 - Smarty Symbols

The Power of Partnership: TPT Hub Selected as Supporter of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 and National Games 2022

Wiz-Team and TPT Hub, together with their partner, Iventis, will provide a highly innovative and fully integrated set of software tools that will help manage and deliver the logistical journey of over 15,000 participants at the World Games from touch-down to take-off. - May 12, 2022 - TPT Hub

Residence Inn by Marriott in Cambridge, Massachusetts Reveals Sensory Suites

Residence Inn by Marriott in Cambridge, Massachusetts Reveals Sensory Suites

Renovation Includes Brand-New Suites for an Autism-Friendly Stay - May 06, 2022 - Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Cambridge

MIND 24-7 Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month

MIND 24-7 Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month

With three locations open around the clock, MIND 24-7 is moving from awareness to action for individuals and their families seeking immediate access to care. - May 03, 2022 - MIND 24-7

“Fight ALS Film Fest” Aims to Shine a Spotlight on the World of ALS

Films explore universal themes of life-changing diseases through examination of ALS. Films and dialogue aim to improve understanding, uplift those affected, and expand the community. - April 25, 2022 - ALS Therapy Development Institute

Governor Doug Ducey Signs SB1162 Into Law Helping Arizonans with Chronic Intractable Pain Get the Treatment They Need

Governor Doug Ducey Signs SB1162 Into Law Helping Arizonans with Chronic Intractable Pain Get the Treatment They Need

Senator Nancy Barto introduced Arizona SB1162 in January 2022. This new law will give protections to chronic intractable pain patients in Arizona. This amendment to ARS Section 32-3248.01, will improve access to care, give physicians the ability to treat their patients as medically appropriate, and confirm that providers and their state governing boards have oversight on the proper treatment for these patients. - April 15, 2022 - International Pain Foundation

Kathy Harmon-Luber Publishes Nonfiction Book, "Suffering to Thriving: Your Toolkit for Navigating Your Healing Journey"

Kathy Harmon-Luber Publishes Nonfiction Book, "Suffering to Thriving: Your Toolkit for Navigating Your Healing Journey"

Kathy Harmon-Luber, award-winning poet, writer, photographer, and musician, suffered a debilitating and inoperable spinal disc rupture (the fourth one) in 2016, which left her bed-ridden for five years. Her book, “Suffering to Thriving” provides an essential Toolkit of practical wisdom to help others find their compass and chart a course for navigating illness, injury, and loss – to learn how to not only cope, but to become more resilient, and thrive. - April 12, 2022 - Kathy Harmon-Luber

Wheelchair Basketball Players Take to the Court at Husson University

Husson University’s Organization of Physical Therapy Students (OPTS) are hosting the 22nd Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at Newman Gymnasium at 1 College Circle in Bangor, Maine on 3/20/2022 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Any Husson student, faculty member, staff member or graduate is welcome to put together a five-person team and participate. Wheelchair basketball provides physical therapy and occupational therapy students with a greater appreciation of the challenges confronting the disabled. - March 18, 2022 - Husson University

Free App, ADHDOutLoud, Launched by Dr. Alice Vo Edwards of The CEO Within LLC

Free App, ADHDOutLoud, Launched by Dr. Alice Vo Edwards of The CEO Within LLC

ADHD expert and tech entrepreneur, Dr. Alice Vo Edwards, launches ADHDOutLoud, a new, free mobile app to provide free online support for ADHD. Dr. Alice Vo Edwards, founder of The CEO Within LLC, has just launched a free mobile app, ADHDOutLoud, now available for pre-order in the Apple app store,... - March 12, 2022 - Alerive Inc.

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