Virtual Training starts February 22nd – Spring 2021. Mass Families invites you to apply to participate in the Advanced Family Leadership Series, a four month-long intensive study of leadership, innovative and emerging best practices, strategies[...]

Webinar, April 5th – 28th, 2021. These meeting are if you live in Western Mass, Central Mass, Metro Boston, or Northeastern Mass. The Human Service Transportation (HST) Office, MassHealth, and Brokers invite MassHealth members, consumers[...]

Online, Session 2 is April 14th – May 12th 2021, with Mass Families and Multicultural Community Services. Creating Your Family Portfolio is a free interactive multi-session training designed to help families develop a vision for a[...]

Online, April 20th – June 22nd, 2021, with DEAF, Inc., of Massachusetts. The curriculum has been adapted to be taught in a Zoom presented format. * A strict cap of 15 students per class ensures[...]

Online, April 21st, 2021, with the Boston Center for Independent Living. BCIL’s individual services and systemic advocacy address areas critical to people with disabilities, including housing, healthcare, employment, long-term care, transportation, adaptive technology, communications, civil[...]

Webinar, April 22nd, 2021, with Mass Match of Easter Seals Massachusetts. Free. Working in this rapidly changing and challenging environment requires us to adapt quickly. * This will be a two part training to discuss[...]

Somerville, April 25th, 2021.  Adaptive Climbing Group-Massachusetts All Ages Adaptive Climbing Sessions includes youth participants. Everyone is encouraged to come climb – accommodations and equipment will help climbers with any disability get on the climbing[...]

Virtual Support Group, April 27th, 2021. The Down Syndrome-Autism Connection™ is dedicated solely to co-occurring Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. *  The DSAC invites all families affected by Down syndrome and autism, including families[...]

Webinar, April 28th, 12 pm, with the Connecticut Tech Act Project. A free, live event. Spend your lunch break learning about devices for safety and independence. * Do you or someone you know have difficulty[...]

Webinar, April 28, 2021, with UMass Lowell.  Free and open to the public. The UMass Lowell Center for Autism Research and Education (CARE) Online Expert Speaker Event will feature Evidence-based Communication Strategies in Autism Spectrum[...]

Webinar, April 28th – June 17th, 2021, with Pathways for Change, Inc. of Worcester, MA. Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals have diverse cultural, linguistic, technological, and accessibility needs. * Learn about the statistics, systemic barriers[...]

Webinar, April 28th, 2021, with the Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island. Free and open to the public. Join in to learn more about therapeutic interventions and skill development to enhance activities of daily living.[...]

Webinar, April 28th, 2021, with The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts. The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts offers an introductory educational series regarding Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) via a Zoom platform. * These presentations have[...]

Online, May 1st, 2021, with Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. Free. The Early Connections Virtual Conference is designed for families of children with visual impairment, birth to 7 years old, and the[...]

Virtual Conference, May 3rd & 4th, 2021. Open to caregivers and professionals such as Early Interventionists, Early Childhood Educators, Nurses, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Special Education Teachers, Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Speech-Language[...]

Online, May 5th, 2021, with the Boston Center for Independent Living. BCIL’s individual services and systemic advocacy address areas critical to people with disabilities, including housing, healthcare, employment, long-term care, transportation, adaptive technology, communications, civil[...]

Worcester, May 6th, 2021, 11 a.m.  The Center for Living & Working Weight and Seating Independence Project is a MassMATCH project making digital pressure mapping systems and specialized scales available to wheelchair users in their[...]

Nashua, NH, May 6th, 2021. One-day special education law and advocacy program that focuses on special education law, rights and responsibilities, tests and measurements to measure progress & regression, SMART IEPs, introduction to tactics &[...]

Webinar, May 11, 2021, with Therapro of Framingham. Free. Sensory sensitivities can interfere with education in many ways from having difficulty getting dressed, to standing in lines, to tolerating noisy lunchrooms, to trying to concentrate[...]

Webinar, May 12th, 2021, with the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Department of Public Health and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Free. This webinar will be presented by Dr. Barbara[...]

On-line training, May 15th, 2021, with Mass Families Organizing for Change. Free. The Central Region invites families who speak Spanish and are caring for children who are eligible and likely eligible for services from the[...]

Acton, May 16, 2021 3:00 – 4:30 pm.  Free but a reservation-only event. Join the museum for a special, afternoon event for all their previous Especially for Me families, as well as any family with[...]

Virtual Conference, May 17-20, 2021, with Nonotuck of Massachusetts. The summit provides an educational and supportive forum for adult family care provider organizations to discuss, develop, and share knowledge. Its central mission is to impart best[...]

Webinar, May 20, 2021, with The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts. The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts offers an introductory educational series regarding Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) via a Zoom platform. * These presentations have[...]

Webinar, May 25th, 2021, with SPARK Kindness of Natick, MA. For elementary and middle school students and their caregivers. Celebrated disability rights activist and author Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins will share her book, “All the Way to the[...]

Online, Session 3 is May 26th – June 23rd, 2021, with Mass Families and Multicultural Community Services. Creating Your Family Portfolio is a free interactive multi-session training designed to help families develop a vision for a[...]

On-line training, June 5th, 2021, with Mass Families Organizing for Change. Free. The Central Region invites families who speak Spanish and are caring for children who are eligible and likely eligible for services from the[...]

On-line training, June 12, 2021, with Mass Families Organizing for Change. Free. The Central Region invites families who speak Spanish and are caring for children who are eligible and likely eligible for services from the[...]

Webinar, June 23rd – 30th, 2021, with The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts. The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts offers an introductory educational series regarding Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) via a Zoom platform. * These[...]

On-line training, July 3, 021, with Mass Families Organizing for Change. Free. The Central Region invites families who speak Spanish and are caring for children who are eligible and likely eligible for services from the[...]

On-line training, July 17, 021, with Mass Families Organizing for Change. Free. The Central Region invites families who speak Spanish and are caring for children who are eligible and likely eligible for services from the[...]

Webinar, July 28, 2021, with the Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island. Free and open to the public. Join in to learn more about how to keeping your loved ones safe and healthy. *  About[...]

On-line training, July 31, 021, with Mass Families Organizing for Change. Free. The Central Region invites families who speak Spanish and are caring for children who are eligible and likely eligible for services from the[...]

Acton, August 15, 2021, 3:00 – 4:30 pm.  Free but a reservation-only event. Join the museum for a special, afternoon event for all their previous Especially for Me families, as well as any family with[...]

Acton, September 26th, 2021, 3:00 – 4:30 pm.  Free but a reservation-only event. KODA refers to a child who is being raised by deaf parents or guardians. ASL Interpreters will be available. Kids can explore, play,[...]

Acton, October 24, 2021, 3:00 – 4:30 pm.  Free but a reservation-only event. Join the museum for a special, afternoon event for all their previous Especially for Me families, as well as any family with[...]

Acton, November 21st, 2021, 3:00 – 4:30 pm.  Free but a reservation-only event. KODA refers to a child who is being raised by deaf parents or guardians. ASL Interpreters will be available. Kids can explore, play,[...]