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Nov 27
-Jun 13

Adaptive Dance & Movement in Western Mass

Chicopee, MA, Sept-June 2025-2026 Season, Dance & Movement program with CHD’s All In: Barrier Free Recreation. Adaptive dance and movement program for ages 4-22 (with some wiggle room). All In partners with Ohana School of...

Nov 29
-May 17

Adaptive Dance Program in Hamilton

Hamilton, MA, October 2025 – May 2026. Adaptive dance classes can provide a more flexible, individually supportive environment for young dancers with specialized needs. This Developmental Dance class for ages 4-8 will emphasize:* Building social/emotional skills including...

Jan 5
-Mar 17

Inclusive Circuit Training for Teens & Young Adults: Concord

Concord, MA, January – March 2026, with the Minute Man Arc. For ages 16+ with disabilities.  Build strength, balance, and cardio in this dynamic class. Move through stations that challenge your muscles, boost endurance, and...

Jan 6
-Mar 1

Yoga Dance Class for Special Needs: Northhampton

Northampton, MA, Winter, 2026, with Whole Children / Milestones. For ages 16+ with special needs.* Move to the sounds of fabulous music at your own pace to improve flexibility, strength, and balance. Experience a reduction...

Jan 7
-Mar 19

Inclusive Music for Teens & Young Adults: Concord

Concord, MA, January – March, 2026, with the Minute Man Arc. For ages 16+ with disabilities.  Warm up your vocals with some classic songs and grab the beat with some percussion instruments.* Minute Man Arc serves...

Jan 8
-Mar 20

Inclusive Cooking for Teens & Young Adults: Concord

Concord, MA, January – March, 2026, with the Minute Man Arc. For ages 16+ with disabilities. Warm up your skills this winter. Join this Cooking Club to explore kitchen basics, try cozy winter recipes, and...

Jan 11
-May 10

Boston Ballet Adaptive Dance

Boston and Newton, MA, through June 2026, with the Boston Ballet, intake interviews throughout summer.  Boston Ballet School Adaptive Dance Program is a full school-year, age-based program that provides dance instruction to students of all...

Jan 27
-Mar 25

Adaptive Dance in Brighton

Brighton, MA, January 27th – March 24th, 2026, with Franciscan Children’s Adaptive Sports. Participants will learn a variety of dance steps and movements, as well as a fun dance combination to perform at the end...

Feb 2
-Jun 4

Inclusive Sing Along Chorus in Lexington for Adults

Lexington, MA, February 2nd – June 3rd, 2026, with the Special Needs Arts Program (SNAP). Participants should be 23-80 years of age. There are two sets of rehearsals. One group meets on Mondays from 6:30-8:00...

Mar 7
-Apr 17

Yoga for Middle & High School Students with Special Needs

Hingham, MA, March 6th – April 17th, 2026,  with The South Shore Special Needs Athletic (SNAP).  For students with special needs in middle and high school who receive special education services. Class is designed specifically...

Mar 10

Therapeutic Music: Springfield

Springfield, MA, Winter & Spring 2026, with Kehillah of the JCC Springfield, MA. For ages 5+. Rusty, Board Certified Music Therapist, has a unique way of engaging all children through music. In his groups, he uses...

Mar 14

Sensory-Friendly Concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston, MA, March 14th, 2026. Sensory Friendly-Something Borrowed, Something True: What is American Music. What is American music? Our national soundscape is rich in diversity: diversity of style, of language, and of cultural contexts. It is...

Mar 21

Accessbile Performances of “Suff”

March 21st, 2026, Open Caption Performance. Tony Award®-winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. This musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of...

Mar 22

Accessbile Performances of “Suff”

March 21st, 2026, Audio Described. Tony Award®-winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. This musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a...

Mar 24

Therapeutic Music: Springfield

Springfield, MA, Winter & Spring 2026, with Kehillah of the JCC Springfield, MA. For ages 5+. Rusty, Board Certified Music Therapist, has a unique way of engaging all children through music. In his groups, he uses...

Mar 27

Adaptive Open Mic Night: Decades Night Theme

Hopkinton, MA, March 27th, 2026, with the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. Adaptive Open Mic is a supportive, inclusive space where individuals of all abilities are invited to explore and share their creativity through music....

Mar 28

Accessbile Performances of “Suff”

March 21st, 2026, American Sign Language. Tony Award®-winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. This musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of...

Apr 10
-Apr 12

ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone Conference

Boston, with Virtual Conference options available, April 10th – 12th, 2026, with the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs in Boston. The ABLE Assembly is a professional development opportunity in the field of...

Apr 14

Therapeutic Music: Springfield

Springfield, MA, Winter & Spring 2026, with Kehillah of the JCC Springfield, MA. For ages 5+. Rusty, Board Certified Music Therapist, has a unique way of engaging all children through music. In his groups, he uses...

Apr 15

Inclusive Dance: Chicopee

Chicopee, MA, April 15th, 2026, with The Bureau for Exceptional Children and Adults, (Jericho).  Get your exercise with Jericho dances. The night flies by- and you won’t stop dancing. Entry is $4 for participants, and...

Apr 15

Inclusive Dance: Chicopee

Chicopee, MA, June 24th, 2026, with The Bureau for Exceptional Children and Adults, (Jericho).  Get your exercise with Jericho dances. The night flies by- and you won’t stop dancing. Entry is $4 for participants, and...

Apr 16
-May 21

Inclusive Drum Circle: Northampton

Northampton, MA, April & May  2026, with CHD’s All In Barrier Free Recreation. Join All In & local musician and educator I-SHEA Shaikly for six sessions / 60 minutes of hand drumming for healing, stress...

Apr 17

Adaptive Open Mic Night: Decades Night Theme

Hopkinton, MA, April 17th, 2026, with the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. Adaptive Open Mic is a supportive, inclusive space where individuals of all abilities are invited to explore and share their creativity through music....

Apr 19

Stars of the Spectrum Concert in Boston with Kodi Lee

Boston, April 19th, 2026, hosted by the Doug Flutie Foundation in Natick. You’re invited to the nation’s largest concert series BY autistic artists FOR the autism community at Big Night Live in Boston to celebrate...

Apr 28

Therapeutic Music: Springfield

Springfield, MA, Winter & Spring 2026, with Kehillah of the JCC Springfield, MA. For ages 5+. Rusty, Board Certified Music Therapist, has a unique way of engaging all children through music. In his groups, he uses...

May 12

Therapeutic Music: Springfield

Springfield, MA, Winter & Spring 2026, with Kehillah of the JCC Springfield, MA. For ages 5+. Rusty, Board Certified Music Therapist, has a unique way of engaging all children through music. In his groups, he uses...

May 22

Adaptive Open Mic Night: Decades Night Theme

Hopkinton, MA, May 22nd, 2026, with the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. Adaptive Open Mic is a supportive, inclusive space where individuals of all abilities are invited to explore and share their creativity through music....