Massachusetts Special-Needs Event Calendar
This page lists all Events. Visit Tabs at the top of this page for events on a Specific Disability.
Sep 25 – Nov 13 all-day 
12:00 am Springfield, MA, September 25th – November 13th, For teens and young adults with special needs, ages 14 – 16. Acquire the skills needed to participate in community basketball programs. Participants learn dribbling, passing, shooting and[...] Sep 26 – Oct 24 all-day 
12:00 am Boston, del 26 de septiembre al 24 de octubre de 2018. El Programa de Liderazgo para Padres Latinos/Latino Parent Leadership Program es un entrenamiento intensivo de 30 horas de capacitacion directa. Los presentadores incluyen abogados, expertos[...] Sep 26 – Sep 27 all-day 
12:00 am UMass Medical School, September 26th & 27th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This training also[...] Sep 27 all-day 
12:00 am KDC Support Center, Milford, MA, September 27th, 2018. Free. Open to all families with a child diagnosed with a developmental delay. When a family includes a child with special-needs, parenting becomes even more of a challenge. There[...] Sep 27 – Sep 28 all-day 
12:00 am Marlborough, September 27th, 2018. Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council MASILC Conference is an opportunity learn about the latest available Independent Living services, and to strategize better ways to achieve common goals. Conference participation is free, however space is[...] Sep 27 – Nov 15 all-day 
12:00 am Springfield, MA, September 27th – November 15th, 2018. A certified music therapist will engage special-needs children with a unique way communicating and sharing through music. The therapist will create a song from whatever your child says, utters[...] Oct 3 all-day 
12:00 am Turner Free Library in Randolph, October 3rd, 2018. Designed for teachers, parents, students, policymakers, and other education stakeholders, Education Takes a Village Summit will feature a panel with the dialogue led by state/town representatives, parents, students,[...] Oct 4 all-day 
12:00 am Weymouth, October 4th, 2018. Heather Hogan is the education Resource Coordinator for Parent Information Network (PIN). She will be discussing the basics of the IEP process and the best ways to communicate with the schools. Hosted[...] Oct 4 – Dec 6 all-day 12:00 am Worcester, October 4th – December 6th, 2018. The Federation for Children with Special Needs PCTI program is an intensive training program designed to give parents and professionals a solid foundation in special education laws, procedures, and[...] Oct 5 all-day 
12:00 am Somerville, October 5th, 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Free and open to the public. The Massachusetts’ Office on Disability’s annual Summit is an opportunity to hear opinion leaders and agenda setters from the disability community. Speakers will[...] Oct 8 – Nov 22 all-day 
12:00 am Springfield, MA, October 8th – November 22nd, 2018. A new sensory motor program in collaboration with Bay Path University. Children will be grouped in ages 4-6 and 7-10.. Work on and enhance their fine and gross[...] Oct 8 all-day 
12:00 am Wakefield, October 8th, 2018. For ages 6 – 9 and 10 – 13 that have a sibling with special needs. Sibs United is a program for typically developing brothers and sisters of children with special needs,[...] Oct 10 all-day 
12:00 am Norwood, October 10th, 2018. For Employers, Employment Services Providers, State Agencies, People with Disabilities, and Family Members. Featuring Keynote Speakers, Workshop presenters, plus find exhibitors, networking opportunities, and break-out sessions for a full day of learning, sharing and engaging[...] Oct 10 all-day 
12:00 am Galvin Middle School in Wakefield, October 10th, 2018. Free. Parents of children with special needs manage busy lives and often lots of paperwork. Many ask, how do I keep it all straight? This workshop helps parents[...] Oct 10 – Nov 14 all-day 
12:00 am Marlboro, October 10th – November 14th, 2018. For ages 2- 7 with intellectual disabilities, a free, inclusive, unique sports and play program facilitated by trained volunteers, focusing on fun activities important to mental and physical growth. This is[...] Oct 15 – Dec 10 all-day 
12:00 am Springfield, MA, October 15th – December 10th, 2018. Class will consist of 3 weeks of Gross Motor Movement, 3 weeks of Art, and 3 weeks of Cooking. Art class will include different tactile materials. Cooking class[...] Oct 15 – Dec 3 all-day 
12:00 am Springfield, MA, October 15th – December 3rd, 2018. For teens and young adults males with special needs, ages 14 – 26. This class gives male adults a 45 minute workout of stretching and strength building, utilizing steps,[...] Oct 17 – Oct 18 all-day 12:00 am Career Center of Lowell, October 17th & 18th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This training[...] 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[...] Oct 20 all-day 
12:00 am Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell, Fall 2018 (see dates below). Saturday Special Friends is a playgroup for special-needs children and their families. Join in to have your child sing songs, play games, move and groove,[...] Oct 24 all-day 
12:00 am Framingham, October 24th, 2018. Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome of Mass is celebrating 10 years with Dr. Brian Skotko for a sit down dinner. Any father of a child with Down syndrome and their significant other may attend. Adults[...] Oct 25 – Oct 26 all-day 
12:00 am Brockton Area Arc, October 25th & 26th, 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 disabilities and[...] Oct 25 all-day 12:00 am Westwood, October 25th, 2018. Family Support & Family Autism Center at The Arc of South Norfolk’s IEP Clinic is offering appointments for an Individual Consultation for Your Child’s IEP. This will be a 50-minute appointment with an Educational[...] Oct 26 all-day 
12:00 am Worcester, October 26th, 2018. 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 Pathologists and Audiologists. This[...] Oct 29 all-day 
12:00 am Natick High School Auditorium, October 29th, 2018. Dan Habib’s film, Intelligent Lives film explores the possibilities of transforming the label of intellectual disability from lives of isolation into lives of possibilities. * Some content not appropriate for[...] Nov 1 all-day 
12:00 am Lincoln-Sudbury SEPAC High School, November 1st, 2018. The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Special Education Parent Advisory Council presents Deputy Assistant Commissioner Victor Hernandez. He will review vital resources available to families of students with special needs. *[...] 
12:00 am Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, November 1st, 2018. Free and open to the public. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Victor Hernandez will review vital resources available to families of students with special needs. These publicly-funded services and supports[...] Nov 1 2018 – Jan 4 2019 all-day 
12:00 am Rockport, MA, Application deadline: November 1st, 2018. Free. The Northeast Family Leadership Series focuses on providing families with the vision, knowledge, and leadership skills they need to live in their communities as naturally and typically as[...] Nov 3 all-day 
12:00 am Burlington, November 3rd, 2018, Massachusetts’ Down Syndrome Congress office. For families of children with Down syndrome three years old and younger, as well as expectant families, are invited to join MDSC staff and other new[...] Nov 3 all-day 
12:00 am Fitchburg Family Support Center. Open to all family members and caregivers and support staff that maybe caring for an individual with Down Syndrome. All ages are welcome. Childcare available but families must RSVP to make the[...] Nov 3 all-day 12:00 am Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell, Fall 2018 (see dates below). Saturday Special Friends is a playgroup for special-needs children and their families. Join in to have your child sing songs, play games, move and groove,[...] Nov 5 all-day 
12:00 am Framingham, November 5th, 2018. Finding the Deep and Simple in Serving Children and Families will be the Key Note Address by Junlei Li, PhD, Saul Zaentz Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. *[...] Nov 5 all-day 
12:00 am Advocates in Framingham, November 5th, 2018. Free, For those 18 and older or their guardians and caregivers, not currently on the Sec. 8 waiting list, and wishing assistance to sign up, Autism Housing Pathways holds a[...] Nov 6 – Nov 7 all-day 12:00 am FutureWorks Career Center in Springfield, November 6th & 7th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This[...] Nov 10 all-day 12:00 am Bridgewater, November 10th, 2018. A Voice at the Table:Understanding & Improving Your Child’s IEP is designed by parents for parents. It will include an introduction titled We’re Special Needs Parents, Too, with Jon Cash, Assistant Professor of Special[...] Nov 13 all-day 
12:00 am Framingham, November 13th, 2018. Elaine Gabovitch, Director, Division of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, will be the Key Note speaker. The Joining Voices conference is for families[...] Nov 13 all-day 
12:00 am Worcester, November 13th, 2018. Fostering Inclusive School Communities: Strategies for Today and Tomorrow is designed to provide educators, parents, administrators, paraprofessionals, and support professionals, practical workshops that will support to meet the educational needs of students.[...] Nov 13 – Nov 14 all-day 12:00 am UMass Medical School, November 13th & 14th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This training also[...] Nov 17 all-day 
12:00 am Lexington, November 18th, 2017. For parents and caregivers of students with disabilities and interested professionals. The speaker will be Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. * Hear[...] Dec 1 all-day 
12:00 am Gardner, December 1st, 2018, 2 p.m. performance. For children and adults with sensory input disorders, autism, or other developmental, cognitive and physical disabilities and their families and caretakers. A judgment-free, fun experience for the entire family. *[...] Dec 19 all-day 
12:00 am Tyngsborough High School, December 19th, 2018. Free and open to the Public. A speaker from the Federation for Children with Special Needs, will introduce and discusses the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and how children with disabilities[...] Jan 5 all-day 12:00 am Fitchburg Family Support Center. Open to all family members and caregivers and support staff that maybe caring for an individual with Down Syndrome. All ages are welcome. Childcare available but families must RSVP to make the[...] Jan 8 – Mar 19 all-day 12:00 am Boston, January 8th – March 19th, 2018. The Federation for Children with Special Needs PCTI program is an intensive training program designed to give parents and professionals a solid foundation in special education laws, procedures, and[...] Jan 22 all-day 12:00 am Turner Free Library in Randolph, January 22nd, 2019. Free. Parents of children with special needs manage busy lives and often lots of paperwork. Many ask, how do I keep it all straight? This workshop helps[...] Mar 23 all-day 
12:00 am Worcester, March 23rd, 2019. Information about the 2019 conference to be announced in Winter 2019. For the 2018 conference “Extraordinary Stories”was the theme. People with Down syndrome, their family members, health care professionals and educators from across[...] Mar 29 – May 31 all-day 12:00 am Holyoke, March 29th – May 31st, 2019. The Federation for Children with Special Needs PCTI program is an intensive training program designed to give parents and professionals a solid foundation in special education laws, procedures, and[...]
Sep 25 – Nov 13 all-day
12:00 am
Springfield, MA, September 25th – November 13th, For teens and young adults with special needs, ages 14 – 16. Acquire the skills needed to participate in community basketball programs. Participants learn dribbling, passing, shooting and[...]
Sep 26 – Oct 24 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, del 26 de septiembre al 24 de octubre de 2018. El Programa de Liderazgo para Padres Latinos/Latino Parent Leadership Program es un entrenamiento intensivo de 30 horas de capacitacion directa. Los presentadores incluyen abogados, expertos[...]
Sep 26 – Sep 27 all-day
12:00 am
UMass Medical School, September 26th & 27th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This training also[...]
Sep 27 all-day
12:00 am
KDC Support Center, Milford, MA, September 27th, 2018. Free. Open to all families with a child diagnosed with a developmental delay. When a family includes a child with special-needs, parenting becomes even more of a challenge. There[...]
Sep 27 – Sep 28 all-day
12:00 am
Marlborough, September 27th, 2018. Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council MASILC Conference is an opportunity learn about the latest available Independent Living services, and to strategize better ways to achieve common goals. Conference participation is free, however space is[...]
Sep 27 – Nov 15 all-day
12:00 am
Springfield, MA, September 27th – November 15th, 2018. A certified music therapist will engage special-needs children with a unique way communicating and sharing through music. The therapist will create a song from whatever your child says, utters[...]
Oct 3 all-day
12:00 am
Turner Free Library in Randolph, October 3rd, 2018. Designed for teachers, parents, students, policymakers, and other education stakeholders, Education Takes a Village Summit will feature a panel with the dialogue led by state/town representatives, parents, students,[...]
Oct 4 all-day
12:00 am
Weymouth, October 4th, 2018. Heather Hogan is the education Resource Coordinator for Parent Information Network (PIN). She will be discussing the basics of the IEP process and the best ways to communicate with the schools. Hosted[...]
Oct 4 – Dec 6 all-day
12:00 am
Worcester, October 4th – December 6th, 2018. The Federation for Children with Special Needs PCTI program is an intensive training program designed to give parents and professionals a solid foundation in special education laws, procedures, and[...]
Oct 5 all-day
12:00 am
Somerville, October 5th, 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Free and open to the public. The Massachusetts’ Office on Disability’s annual Summit is an opportunity to hear opinion leaders and agenda setters from the disability community. Speakers will[...]
Oct 8 – Nov 22 all-day
12:00 am
Springfield, MA, October 8th – November 22nd, 2018. A new sensory motor program in collaboration with Bay Path University. Children will be grouped in ages 4-6 and 7-10.. Work on and enhance their fine and gross[...]
Oct 8 all-day
12:00 am
Wakefield, October 8th, 2018. For ages 6 – 9 and 10 – 13 that have a sibling with special needs. Sibs United is a program for typically developing brothers and sisters of children with special needs,[...]
Oct 10 all-day
12:00 am
Norwood, October 10th, 2018. For Employers, Employment Services Providers, State Agencies, People with Disabilities, and Family Members. Featuring Keynote Speakers, Workshop presenters, plus find exhibitors, networking opportunities, and break-out sessions for a full day of learning, sharing and engaging[...]
Oct 10 all-day
12:00 am
Galvin Middle School in Wakefield, October 10th, 2018. Free. Parents of children with special needs manage busy lives and often lots of paperwork. Many ask, how do I keep it all straight? This workshop helps parents[...]
Oct 10 – Nov 14 all-day
12:00 am
Marlboro, October 10th – November 14th, 2018. For ages 2- 7 with intellectual disabilities, a free, inclusive, unique sports and play program facilitated by trained volunteers, focusing on fun activities important to mental and physical growth. This is[...]
Oct 15 – Dec 10 all-day
12:00 am
Springfield, MA, October 15th – December 10th, 2018. Class will consist of 3 weeks of Gross Motor Movement, 3 weeks of Art, and 3 weeks of Cooking. Art class will include different tactile materials. Cooking class[...]
Oct 15 – Dec 3 all-day
12:00 am
Springfield, MA, October 15th – December 3rd, 2018. For teens and young adults males with special needs, ages 14 – 26. This class gives male adults a 45 minute workout of stretching and strength building, utilizing steps,[...]
Oct 17 – Oct 18 all-day
12:00 am
Career Center of Lowell, October 17th & 18th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This training[...]
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[...]
Oct 20 all-day
12:00 am
Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell, Fall 2018 (see dates below). Saturday Special Friends is a playgroup for special-needs children and their families. Join in to have your child sing songs, play games, move and groove,[...]
Oct 24 all-day
12:00 am
Framingham, October 24th, 2018. Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome of Mass is celebrating 10 years with Dr. Brian Skotko for a sit down dinner. Any father of a child with Down syndrome and their significant other may attend. Adults[...]
Oct 25 – Oct 26 all-day
12:00 am
Brockton Area Arc, October 25th & 26th, 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 disabilities and[...]
Oct 25 all-day
12:00 am
Westwood, October 25th, 2018. Family Support & Family Autism Center at The Arc of South Norfolk’s IEP Clinic is offering appointments for an Individual Consultation for Your Child’s IEP. This will be a 50-minute appointment with an Educational[...]
Oct 26 all-day
12:00 am
Worcester, October 26th, 2018. 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 Pathologists and Audiologists. This[...]
Oct 29 all-day
12:00 am
Natick High School Auditorium, October 29th, 2018. Dan Habib’s film, Intelligent Lives film explores the possibilities of transforming the label of intellectual disability from lives of isolation into lives of possibilities. * Some content not appropriate for[...]
Nov 1 all-day
12:00 am
Lincoln-Sudbury SEPAC High School, November 1st, 2018. The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Special Education Parent Advisory Council presents Deputy Assistant Commissioner Victor Hernandez. He will review vital resources available to families of students with special needs. *[...]
12:00 am
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, November 1st, 2018. Free and open to the public. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Victor Hernandez will review vital resources available to families of students with special needs. These publicly-funded services and supports[...]
Nov 1 2018 – Jan 4 2019 all-day
12:00 am
Rockport, MA, Application deadline: November 1st, 2018. Free. The Northeast Family Leadership Series focuses on providing families with the vision, knowledge, and leadership skills they need to live in their communities as naturally and typically as[...]
Nov 3 all-day
12:00 am
Burlington, November 3rd, 2018, Massachusetts’ Down Syndrome Congress office. For families of children with Down syndrome three years old and younger, as well as expectant families, are invited to join MDSC staff and other new[...]
Nov 3 all-day
12:00 am
Fitchburg Family Support Center. Open to all family members and caregivers and support staff that maybe caring for an individual with Down Syndrome. All ages are welcome. Childcare available but families must RSVP to make the[...]
Nov 3 all-day
12:00 am
Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell, Fall 2018 (see dates below). Saturday Special Friends is a playgroup for special-needs children and their families. Join in to have your child sing songs, play games, move and groove,[...]
Nov 5 all-day
12:00 am
Framingham, November 5th, 2018. Finding the Deep and Simple in Serving Children and Families will be the Key Note Address by Junlei Li, PhD, Saul Zaentz Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. *[...]
Nov 5 all-day
12:00 am
Advocates in Framingham, November 5th, 2018. Free, For those 18 and older or their guardians and caregivers, not currently on the Sec. 8 waiting list, and wishing assistance to sign up, Autism Housing Pathways holds a[...]
Nov 6 – Nov 7 all-day
12:00 am
FutureWorks Career Center in Springfield, November 6th & 7th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This[...]
Nov 10 all-day
12:00 am
Bridgewater, November 10th, 2018. A Voice at the Table:Understanding & Improving Your Child’s IEP is designed by parents for parents. It will include an introduction titled We’re Special Needs Parents, Too, with Jon Cash, Assistant Professor of Special[...]
Nov 13 all-day
12:00 am
Framingham, November 13th, 2018. Elaine Gabovitch, Director, Division of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, will be the Key Note speaker. The Joining Voices conference is for families[...]
Nov 13 all-day
12:00 am
Worcester, November 13th, 2018. Fostering Inclusive School Communities: Strategies for Today and Tomorrow is designed to provide educators, parents, administrators, paraprofessionals, and support professionals, practical workshops that will support to meet the educational needs of students.[...]
Nov 13 – Nov 14 all-day
12:00 am
UMass Medical School, November 13th & 14th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This training also[...]
Nov 17 all-day
12:00 am
Lexington, November 18th, 2017. For parents and caregivers of students with disabilities and interested professionals. The speaker will be Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. * Hear[...]
Dec 1 all-day
12:00 am
Gardner, December 1st, 2018, 2 p.m. performance. For children and adults with sensory input disorders, autism, or other developmental, cognitive and physical disabilities and their families and caretakers. A judgment-free, fun experience for the entire family. *[...]
Dec 19 all-day
12:00 am
Tyngsborough High School, December 19th, 2018. Free and open to the Public. A speaker from the Federation for Children with Special Needs, will introduce and discusses the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and how children with disabilities[...]
Jan 5 all-day
12:00 am
Fitchburg Family Support Center. Open to all family members and caregivers and support staff that maybe caring for an individual with Down Syndrome. All ages are welcome. Childcare available but families must RSVP to make the[...]
Jan 8 – Mar 19 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, January 8th – March 19th, 2018. The Federation for Children with Special Needs PCTI program is an intensive training program designed to give parents and professionals a solid foundation in special education laws, procedures, and[...]
Jan 22 all-day
12:00 am
Turner Free Library in Randolph, January 22nd, 2019. Free. Parents of children with special needs manage busy lives and often lots of paperwork. Many ask, how do I keep it all straight? This workshop helps[...]
Mar 23 all-day
12:00 am
Worcester, March 23rd, 2019. Information about the 2019 conference to be announced in Winter 2019. For the 2018 conference “Extraordinary Stories”was the theme. People with Down syndrome, their family members, health care professionals and educators from across[...]
Mar 29 – May 31 all-day
12:00 am
Holyoke, March 29th – May 31st, 2019. The Federation for Children with Special Needs PCTI program is an intensive training program designed to give parents and professionals a solid foundation in special education laws, procedures, and[...]
