Posted Monday June 27 2016 at 10:51 pm
in Education
Kathleen has been a teaching artist with the COOL Schools Program for the past three years. She has provided quality, inclusive visual-arts programs to elementary school students with autism, in general education classrooms, and to high school students with intellectual disabilities. Students have learned so much more than visual arts from Kathleen! She has taught them how to collaborate, find and celebrate talents in each other, and trust in their own abilities. Kathleen has also given her partner teachers a wealth of resources and ideas on how to integrate the arts to make their academic curriculum more accessible and engaging to their diverse students. This past month, she worked hard to curate and contribute student artwork to the "COOL Ways to Play" artshow at the Boston Children's Museum. Kathleen is an outstanding teaching artist who enriches the lives of the students she inspires.
Posted Friday June 17 2016 at 09:15 am
in Cultural Inclusion
- Date: Saturday, Saturday, June 25, 2016
- Admission: You must pre-register to receive discount admission. All guests must pay admission at the Admissions Desk upon arrival.
- Non members: $8 per person (half off regular admission price)
- Members: Free
- Registration required
ASL Interpreted Programs:
11 am: Magic show by Deaf magician, Steve Weiner
There's nothing scary in Steve's show, but everything is geared towards comedy and fun tricks he has collected for the past 30+ years of his career!
12 pm: Family Circle
Bring your lunch and meet other families! There will be resources, and the conversation is facilitated by Michelle Eisan-Smith, Ph.D from Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
1:30 pm: KidStage show:
2:30 pm: Dance workshops by Deafblind dancer, Kerry Thompson
How do you dance if you cannot hear the music? How do you dance if you cannot see? Is salsa and merengue a food or a dance? What is bachata? Come find out as Kerry Thompson, a Deafblind dancer and Director for Silent Rhythms Dance, teaches us to think about music and dance in a different way through performances and workshops.
Contact
Saki Iwamoto, Health and Wellness Educator
Iwamoto@BostonChildrensMuseum.org
617-986-3697
Posted Tuesday June 14 2016 at 10:43 am
in Education
Thanks to a generous contribution from NBCUniversal, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is proud to offer the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship.
In 2016 the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship will offer eight (8) scholarships to 2nd year associate students; undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and graduate students with disabilities who are interested in pursuing a career in the communications, media, or entertainment industry. Each recipient will receive $5,625 to help cover the cost of education at their current college or university. The scholarship will be available for the 2016 fall semester. The 2016 application is due July 1, 2016 by 5pm ET.
This scholarship has been named in honor of Tony Coelho, a former United States Representative from California and the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Coelho was elected to Congress in 1978 and served for six terms until 1989. During his terms, Coelho authored the original ADA, signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. By 1994, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 800,000 more people with severe disabilities were employed than when the ADA was first enacted, in large part thanks to the work of Coelho, his successors, and predecessors.
Learn more and apply at the AAPD website.
