Massachusetts Special-Needs Event Calendar
This page lists all Events. Visit Tabs at the top of this page for events on a Specific Disability.
12:00 am Federation for Children with Special Needs in Boston, registration required by May 15th, 2018. Parent Leadership for Change in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Are you interested in learning how to influence change in[...] May 26 all-day 
12:00 am Providence, May 26th, 2018. Designed to meet the needs of children and adults on the autism spectrum, and/or individuals with sensory processing disorders or other cognitive disabilities. This performance features modified sound, lighting and other adjustments,[...] May 29 – Jun 26 all-day 
12:00 am South Shore Support Services, Weymouth, May 29th – June 26th, 2018. For individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their sibling(s) but participants must be 11-15 years old. Designed to help young people strengthen their self[...] May 29 all-day 
12:00 am Hampshire Regional High School, Westhampton, May 29th, 2018, 7 p.m. The Hampshire Regional High School SEPAC and Northampton SEPAC present this Executive Function workshop. Hear an overview of executive function skills, why they are critical to increasing students’[...] May 29 – Jul 3 all-day 
12:00 am Salem, May 29th – July 3rd, 2018. Parenting Teenagers Today is an Educational Workshop for Systematic Training for Effective Parenting led Led by Cindy Veatch, LICSW Child and Family Therapist. If you find your child to be[...] May 31 – Jun 1 all-day 
12:00 am Berkshire County Arc, Pittsfield, May 31st & June 1st, 2018. Transition planning information and resources for and about students in special education ages 14-22. Middle school and high school is the time when students with[...] May 31 all-day 
12:00 am Non Profit Center, Boston, May 31st, 2018. MassHealth has enrolled close to 100,000 people with disabilities in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Is this working for you? Concerns? What’s going great? Share your feedback at this ACO Forum. *[...] May 31 all-day 
12:00 am May 31st, 2018, State House, Boston. Free and open to the public and families. The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) annual Down Syndrome Advocacy Day is a call to action for all supporters of the Down syndrome[...] May 31 all-day 
12:00 am Shrewsbury Public Library, May 31st, 2018, 6 p.m. An interactive workshop about music therapy for students with special needs. Parents, family members, educators, and therapists will learn about topics related to music therapy including how[...] 
12:00 am Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital, June 1st, 2018. Christina Gunther-Murphy, an Executive Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement will deliver this year’s Gailanne Reeh Lecture“Breaking the Rules for Better Care.” Ms. Gunther-Murphy oversees IHI’s Person and[...] Jun 1 all-day 
12:00 am UMass Boston, June 1st, 2018. Free. My Identity/Our Community: Together Fostering Mental Wellness & Resilience In Today’s World is for mental health practitioners, researchers, policy makers, advocates, community members and people with lived-experience with mental health concerns.[...] Jun 1 all-day 
12:00 am Newton, June 1st, 2018. Open to the community. This sensory-friendly family circus event will feature performers from the Moody Street circus. Enjoy acts such as wire walking, specialized balancing acts, aerial silks, aerial hoop, comedy,[...] Jun 2 all-day 
12:00 am Artesani Park/Herter Park, Brighton, MA, June 2nd, 2018, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free and open to the public. Join DCR’s Universal Access Program and many other regional adaptive recreation organizations that offer hiking, cycling, power soccer, sport[...] Jun 2 all-day 
12:00 am 324 Clark Street, Worcester, June 2nd, 2018, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Please donate you or your loved one’s gently-used durable medical equipment (DME) to REequipment. REequipment accepts and refurbishes donations of gently used medical equipment[...] Jun 3 all-day 
12:00 am Charlestown, Adaptive Sailing Days, June 3rd, 2018. This event is full. Please check with the host for further information. Adaptive Sailing Days are a chance for people of all ages with any kind of disability to go[...] Jun 4 all-day 
12:00 am Brockton Area Arc, June 4th, 2018. Join us for a viewing and discussion of Kelly’s Hollywood, the story of a woman with Down syndrome and her brother’s quest to fulfill her dream of becoming a Hollywood[...] 
12:00 am West Bridgewater Junior Senior School, June 4th, 2018. Free. It’s nearly summertime, which can be challenging for our kids, and for us. They are out of their routines, acting up more than usual, and we are[...] 
12:00 am June 5th, Scituate. Hear about the latest medical research on pediatric food allergies from renowned medical experts. You will have an opportunity to take part in 3 panels as well as time to meet with other[...] 
12:00 am Cambridge Hospital, June 5th, 2018. The speaker will be Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, a research scientist with the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Hear about new advances in brain research at MIT, and ways in which human[...] Jun 6 all-day 
12:00 am Waltham, June 6th, 2015. Free. Hear Gina Gallagher and Patricia Terrasi, authors of the book, Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid, A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children, and real life sisters, share[...] Jun 6 all-day 
12:00 am Suffolk University in Boston, June 6th, 2018. Open to all, including people with autism and their families, researchers, educators, clinicians, policy makers, and members of the local community. Explore the latest advances in autism research to[...] Jun 7 all-day 
12:00 am Natick, June 7th, 2018. The 10th Annual “Same Side of the Table: Uniting Our Approach to Due Process Processes” forum and discussion is open to parents and all professionals involved in the Special Education process. Bureau of[...] Jun 7 – Jun 10 all-day 
12:00 am Cambridge, June 7th – 10th, 2018. An immersive, multi-sensory theatrical experience designed for audiences with autism and other developmental differences. SUDS takes the seemingly mundane task of going to the laundromat and transforms it into an[...] 
12:00 am MGH Navy Yard in Charlestown, June 9th, 2018. Discuss dietary expansion for children with ASD with the IFOODD team with the SYNAPSE Research Program from Mass General Hospital. The speaker will be Rebecca Toutant, a[...] Jun 10 all-day 
12:00 am Tyngsboro, June 10th, 2018. Residents of all ages and their family members from any area town or city are invited to the Rotary Club of Tyngsboro – Dunstable’s Fishing Day for Individuals with Disabilities. Fishing poles and[...] 
12:00 am College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, June 12th, 2018. Jane Ryder, the new commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Developmental services will be the the featured speaker at the 29th Annual Legislative Breakfast. The event[...] Jun 12 all-day 
12:00 am West Boylston, June 12th, 2018. Speaker Lucy Lorin is a Research Coordinator for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UMass Medical School * This workshop is part of UMass Medical School’s Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CANDO) and[...] Jun 15 all-day 
12:00 am Salem, MA, June 15th, 2018. Parents, teachers, and adults working with youth can participate in a day of training in how to shift your thinking about challenging kids and understand their challenging behavior with Think:Kids[...] Jun 17 all-day 
12:00 am Westford, June 17th, 2018. Meet other dads and celebrate Father’s Day with Dad’s Appreciating Down Syndrome (D.A.D.S.). All are welcome to enjoy refreshments, bumper boat and car rides, the arcade, the golf driving range, zip line, sand[...] Jun 20 all-day 12:00 am Marlborough, MA, June 20th, 2018th. Dr. J. Stuart Ablon, the co-author of “Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach”, will be the speaker at this Think:Kids training event, which is a program in the Department of[...] 
12:00 am UMass Boston, June 20th, 2018. ICI was established in 1967 at Children’s Hospital Boston by Dr. Allen Crocker and was originally known as the Developmental Evaluation Center. The Center was one of the first in the[...] Jun 23 all-day 
12:00 am MGH Starr Center Auditorium, Boston, June 23rd, 2018. Free. Designed exclusively for patients, families and friends. Presenters will discuss the benefits of medication and treatment of bipolar disorder as well as challenges and promises for the[...] Jun 23 – Jun 24 all-day 
12:00 am North Conway, NH, June 23th & 24th, 2018. This weekend will cater to the Autism Community where the park music will be turned down, ride music will be off/turned down, ride announcements will be turned[...] Jun 27 all-day 
12:00 am Fitchburg State University, June 27th, 2018. Free. Police and First Responders, Emergency Service providers, Department of Mental Health, NAMI, Legislators, Criminal Justice system, and other interested parties are invited to this conference hosted by the The[...] Jun 30 all-day 
12:00 am Boston, June 30th, 2018. ASL Interpreted Kidstage shows for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Familys, performed by Magic show by Deaf magician, Steve Weiner, and Deafblind dancer, Kerry Thompson. Deaf and Hard of Hearing visitors and their families[...] Jul 7 all-day 
12:00 am Boston, July 7th, 2018. Open Captioning is a form of accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing population in the United States that most often has text displayed simultaneous to live speech, dialogue or[...] Jul 8 all-day 12:00 am Boston, July 8th, 2018. Audio description is a live narration of the visual aspects of the performance broadcast to visually impaired patrons who wear a small receiver / headset. The narration includes pre-show descriptions of[...] Jul 14 all-day 12:00 am Boston, July 14th, 2018. During American Sign Language performances, skilled theatrical Interpreters use American Sign Language to interpret the performances on stage. The Interpreters work with a Deaf ASL Consultant to translate the production into American[...] Jul 15 all-day 
12:00 am MIT in Cambridge, July 15th, 2018. Get ready to swim, run, and bike with Adaptive Sports NE in partnership with the Carroll Center and Spaulding Adaptive Sports, who will host a Paratriathlon team for kids ages[...] Jul 18 – Aug 5 all-day 
12:00 am Boston Common, July 18th – August 5th, 2018. Free. Shakespeare on the Common will present American Sign Language, Open Captioned and Audio Described performances of Shakespeare’s “Richard III”. * A limited number of tall chairs,[...] Jul 21 – Jul 22 all-day 
12:00 am DCU Center in Worcester, July 21st & 22nd, 2018. For the special diet consumer, including the Celiac community, those with gluten sensitivities, auto-immune, inflammatory diseases and autism. There will be an vendor fair with over[...] Jul 24 all-day 
12:00 am City Hall Plaza, Boston, July 24th, 2018. 12 – 2 p.m. Celebrate the anniversary of the ADA. ADA Celebration Day is a yearly celebration of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event is held in[...] Aug 19 all-day 12:00 am Boston, August 19th, 2018. Audio description is a live narration of the visual aspects of the performance broadcast to visually impaired patrons who wear a small receiver / headset. The narration includes pre-show descriptions of[...] Oct 16 – Oct 17 all-day 
12:00 am Boston, October 16th, 2018. Learn the signs of bullying and how it can affect your child’s wellbeing and what to do if your child is being bullied or is bullying others. Presented by Gene Beresin, MD,[...] Oct 17 – Oct 19 all-day 
12:00 am Norwood, October 17th – 19th, 2018. This conference will offer three tracks of understand social competency in ages 5 – adult: 1. Emotions: More Than You Think and All That You Feel, 2. Implementing Social Thinking Concepts[...] Oct 18 – Oct 19 all-day 
12:00 am Marlborough, October 18th & 19th, 2018. The From Access to Achievement: Empowering Every Child to Succeed in the Mainstream conference will include a blend of workshop topics covering the many facets of hearing loss and its implications[...] Nov 29 – Nov 30 all-day 
12:00 am Warwick, RI, November 29h & 30th, 2018. State-of-the-art workshops, information and exhibits on the technologies that enhance and change the lives of persons with disabilities of all ages. The conference focuses on uses of technology in[...]
12:00 am
Federation for Children with Special Needs in Boston, registration required by May 15th, 2018. Parent Leadership for Change in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Are you interested in learning how to influence change in[...]
May 26 all-day
12:00 am
Providence, May 26th, 2018. Designed to meet the needs of children and adults on the autism spectrum, and/or individuals with sensory processing disorders or other cognitive disabilities. This performance features modified sound, lighting and other adjustments,[...]
May 29 – Jun 26 all-day
12:00 am
South Shore Support Services, Weymouth, May 29th – June 26th, 2018. For individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their sibling(s) but participants must be 11-15 years old. Designed to help young people strengthen their self[...]
May 29 all-day
12:00 am
Hampshire Regional High School, Westhampton, May 29th, 2018, 7 p.m. The Hampshire Regional High School SEPAC and Northampton SEPAC present this Executive Function workshop. Hear an overview of executive function skills, why they are critical to increasing students’[...]
May 29 – Jul 3 all-day
12:00 am
Salem, May 29th – July 3rd, 2018. Parenting Teenagers Today is an Educational Workshop for Systematic Training for Effective Parenting led Led by Cindy Veatch, LICSW Child and Family Therapist. If you find your child to be[...]
May 31 – Jun 1 all-day
12:00 am
Berkshire County Arc, Pittsfield, May 31st & June 1st, 2018. Transition planning information and resources for and about students in special education ages 14-22. Middle school and high school is the time when students with[...]
May 31 all-day
12:00 am
Non Profit Center, Boston, May 31st, 2018. MassHealth has enrolled close to 100,000 people with disabilities in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Is this working for you? Concerns? What’s going great? Share your feedback at this ACO Forum. *[...]
May 31 all-day
12:00 am
May 31st, 2018, State House, Boston. Free and open to the public and families. The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) annual Down Syndrome Advocacy Day is a call to action for all supporters of the Down syndrome[...]
May 31 all-day
12:00 am
Shrewsbury Public Library, May 31st, 2018, 6 p.m. An interactive workshop about music therapy for students with special needs. Parents, family members, educators, and therapists will learn about topics related to music therapy including how[...]
12:00 am
Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital, June 1st, 2018. Christina Gunther-Murphy, an Executive Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement will deliver this year’s Gailanne Reeh Lecture“Breaking the Rules for Better Care.” Ms. Gunther-Murphy oversees IHI’s Person and[...]
Jun 1 all-day
12:00 am
UMass Boston, June 1st, 2018. Free. My Identity/Our Community: Together Fostering Mental Wellness & Resilience In Today’s World is for mental health practitioners, researchers, policy makers, advocates, community members and people with lived-experience with mental health concerns.[...]
Jun 1 all-day
12:00 am
Newton, June 1st, 2018. Open to the community. This sensory-friendly family circus event will feature performers from the Moody Street circus. Enjoy acts such as wire walking, specialized balancing acts, aerial silks, aerial hoop, comedy,[...]
Jun 2 all-day
12:00 am
Artesani Park/Herter Park, Brighton, MA, June 2nd, 2018, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free and open to the public. Join DCR’s Universal Access Program and many other regional adaptive recreation organizations that offer hiking, cycling, power soccer, sport[...]
Jun 2 all-day
12:00 am
324 Clark Street, Worcester, June 2nd, 2018, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Please donate you or your loved one’s gently-used durable medical equipment (DME) to REequipment. REequipment accepts and refurbishes donations of gently used medical equipment[...]
Jun 3 all-day
12:00 am
Charlestown, Adaptive Sailing Days, June 3rd, 2018. This event is full. Please check with the host for further information. Adaptive Sailing Days are a chance for people of all ages with any kind of disability to go[...]
Jun 4 all-day
12:00 am
Brockton Area Arc, June 4th, 2018. Join us for a viewing and discussion of Kelly’s Hollywood, the story of a woman with Down syndrome and her brother’s quest to fulfill her dream of becoming a Hollywood[...]
12:00 am
West Bridgewater Junior Senior School, June 4th, 2018. Free. It’s nearly summertime, which can be challenging for our kids, and for us. They are out of their routines, acting up more than usual, and we are[...]
12:00 am
June 5th, Scituate. Hear about the latest medical research on pediatric food allergies from renowned medical experts. You will have an opportunity to take part in 3 panels as well as time to meet with other[...]
12:00 am
Cambridge Hospital, June 5th, 2018. The speaker will be Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, a research scientist with the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Hear about new advances in brain research at MIT, and ways in which human[...]
Jun 6 all-day
12:00 am
Waltham, June 6th, 2015. Free. Hear Gina Gallagher and Patricia Terrasi, authors of the book, Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid, A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children, and real life sisters, share[...]
Jun 6 all-day
12:00 am
Suffolk University in Boston, June 6th, 2018. Open to all, including people with autism and their families, researchers, educators, clinicians, policy makers, and members of the local community. Explore the latest advances in autism research to[...]
Jun 7 all-day
12:00 am
Natick, June 7th, 2018. The 10th Annual “Same Side of the Table: Uniting Our Approach to Due Process Processes” forum and discussion is open to parents and all professionals involved in the Special Education process. Bureau of[...]
Jun 7 – Jun 10 all-day
12:00 am
Cambridge, June 7th – 10th, 2018. An immersive, multi-sensory theatrical experience designed for audiences with autism and other developmental differences. SUDS takes the seemingly mundane task of going to the laundromat and transforms it into an[...]
12:00 am
MGH Navy Yard in Charlestown, June 9th, 2018. Discuss dietary expansion for children with ASD with the IFOODD team with the SYNAPSE Research Program from Mass General Hospital. The speaker will be Rebecca Toutant, a[...]
Jun 10 all-day
12:00 am
Tyngsboro, June 10th, 2018. Residents of all ages and their family members from any area town or city are invited to the Rotary Club of Tyngsboro – Dunstable’s Fishing Day for Individuals with Disabilities. Fishing poles and[...]
12:00 am
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, June 12th, 2018. Jane Ryder, the new commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Developmental services will be the the featured speaker at the 29th Annual Legislative Breakfast. The event[...]
Jun 12 all-day
12:00 am
West Boylston, June 12th, 2018. Speaker Lucy Lorin is a Research Coordinator for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UMass Medical School * This workshop is part of UMass Medical School’s Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CANDO) and[...]
Jun 15 all-day
12:00 am
Salem, MA, June 15th, 2018. Parents, teachers, and adults working with youth can participate in a day of training in how to shift your thinking about challenging kids and understand their challenging behavior with Think:Kids[...]
Jun 17 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, June 17th, 2018. Meet other dads and celebrate Father’s Day with Dad’s Appreciating Down Syndrome (D.A.D.S.). All are welcome to enjoy refreshments, bumper boat and car rides, the arcade, the golf driving range, zip line, sand[...]
Jun 20 all-day
12:00 am
Marlborough, MA, June 20th, 2018th. Dr. J. Stuart Ablon, the co-author of “Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach”, will be the speaker at this Think:Kids training event, which is a program in the Department of[...]
12:00 am
UMass Boston, June 20th, 2018. ICI was established in 1967 at Children’s Hospital Boston by Dr. Allen Crocker and was originally known as the Developmental Evaluation Center. The Center was one of the first in the[...]
Jun 23 all-day
12:00 am
MGH Starr Center Auditorium, Boston, June 23rd, 2018. Free. Designed exclusively for patients, families and friends. Presenters will discuss the benefits of medication and treatment of bipolar disorder as well as challenges and promises for the[...]
Jun 23 – Jun 24 all-day
12:00 am
North Conway, NH, June 23th & 24th, 2018. This weekend will cater to the Autism Community where the park music will be turned down, ride music will be off/turned down, ride announcements will be turned[...]
Jun 27 all-day
12:00 am
Fitchburg State University, June 27th, 2018. Free. Police and First Responders, Emergency Service providers, Department of Mental Health, NAMI, Legislators, Criminal Justice system, and other interested parties are invited to this conference hosted by the The[...]
Jun 30 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, June 30th, 2018. ASL Interpreted Kidstage shows for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Familys, performed by Magic show by Deaf magician, Steve Weiner, and Deafblind dancer, Kerry Thompson. Deaf and Hard of Hearing visitors and their families[...]
Jul 7 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, July 7th, 2018. Open Captioning is a form of accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing population in the United States that most often has text displayed simultaneous to live speech, dialogue or[...]
Jul 8 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, July 8th, 2018. Audio description is a live narration of the visual aspects of the performance broadcast to visually impaired patrons who wear a small receiver / headset. The narration includes pre-show descriptions of[...]
Jul 14 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, July 14th, 2018. During American Sign Language performances, skilled theatrical Interpreters use American Sign Language to interpret the performances on stage. The Interpreters work with a Deaf ASL Consultant to translate the production into American[...]
Jul 15 all-day
12:00 am
MIT in Cambridge, July 15th, 2018. Get ready to swim, run, and bike with Adaptive Sports NE in partnership with the Carroll Center and Spaulding Adaptive Sports, who will host a Paratriathlon team for kids ages[...]
Jul 18 – Aug 5 all-day
12:00 am
Boston Common, July 18th – August 5th, 2018. Free. Shakespeare on the Common will present American Sign Language, Open Captioned and Audio Described performances of Shakespeare’s “Richard III”. * A limited number of tall chairs,[...]
Jul 21 – Jul 22 all-day
12:00 am
DCU Center in Worcester, July 21st & 22nd, 2018. For the special diet consumer, including the Celiac community, those with gluten sensitivities, auto-immune, inflammatory diseases and autism. There will be an vendor fair with over[...]
Jul 24 all-day
12:00 am
City Hall Plaza, Boston, July 24th, 2018. 12 – 2 p.m. Celebrate the anniversary of the ADA. ADA Celebration Day is a yearly celebration of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event is held in[...]
Aug 19 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, August 19th, 2018. Audio description is a live narration of the visual aspects of the performance broadcast to visually impaired patrons who wear a small receiver / headset. The narration includes pre-show descriptions of[...]
Oct 16 – Oct 17 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, October 16th, 2018. Learn the signs of bullying and how it can affect your child’s wellbeing and what to do if your child is being bullied or is bullying others. Presented by Gene Beresin, MD,[...]
Oct 17 – Oct 19 all-day
12:00 am
Norwood, October 17th – 19th, 2018. This conference will offer three tracks of understand social competency in ages 5 – adult: 1. Emotions: More Than You Think and All That You Feel, 2. Implementing Social Thinking Concepts[...]
Oct 18 – Oct 19 all-day
12:00 am
Marlborough, October 18th & 19th, 2018. The From Access to Achievement: Empowering Every Child to Succeed in the Mainstream conference will include a blend of workshop topics covering the many facets of hearing loss and its implications[...]
Nov 29 – Nov 30 all-day
12:00 am
Warwick, RI, November 29h & 30th, 2018. State-of-the-art workshops, information and exhibits on the technologies that enhance and change the lives of persons with disabilities of all ages. The conference focuses on uses of technology in[...]
