Seven Hills Foundation is a proud sponsor of the City of Worcester's 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from noon to 4:00 p.m. at Union Station.
The day the Americans With Disabilities Act passed in 1990, then-U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa delivered a speech from the Senate floor in a way most of his colleagues didn't understand.
Harkin, the bill's sponsor, used sign language for the benefit of his brother who was deaf and had taught Harkin this lesson: "People should be judged on the basis of their abilities and not on the basis of their disabilities."
With the country marking the act's 25th anniversary, Brandi Rarus, a former Miss Deaf America, remembers how important it was for people with disabilities to make it known they would no longer allow others to set limits on what they could achieve.
"Those of us with disabilities face many barriers," says Rarus. "Some of those are unavoidable. I can’t listen to the radio as I drive to work in the morning. Often, because of communication barriers, I have to work twice as hard as a hearing person. Instead of taking me five minutes to make a doctor’s appointment, it takes me 10."
But some barriers are avoidable, Rarus says. And that's why the Americans With Disabilities Act has played such an important role in people's lives for the last 25 years.
Please join us for this local celebration--enjoy an afternoon of entertainment, interactive exhibits and activities, educational resources, food and dance!
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2015
Time: Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester More Information
The Boston Conservatory Music Program for Young Children on the Autism Spectrum is a fun and engaging way for parents to introduce their young children on the autism spectrum (ages 3-8) to music. Taught by graduate students and alumni of The Boston Conservatory's renowned Music Education program, these 45-minute "mommy and me"-style classes take place every Saturday at the school's state-of-the-art training facilities, and run for a period of 10 weeks, beginning September 2015.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Curriculum that nurtures a broad musical foundation through hands-on experiences and engaging activities
The use of handheld percussion instruments to practice rhythmic patterns and explore various ways to create with musical sounds
The use of movement props to discover different ways to connect with music
Opportunities for students and parents to make music together in a group
The musical repertoire for this program consists of folk songs and original compositions created by the program's instructors. Families will receive a CD of songs from class to play at home.
Learn more about this program at the Boston Conservatory website or contact rbernard@bostonconservatory.edu.
A clownish maintenance crew finds a magical yellow bird. Seeing its value, they try to capture the bird, but it escapes and a great chase begins. Racing over land, across the sea, and through the air, battling pirates, monsters and terrible pop songs, how far will our crew chase to catch the yellow bird?
Join Liars & Believers in a new story for all ages told in mask, puppetry, and gibberish. "Yellow Bird Chase" - July 18, 2015 at 12pm, 2pm, & 4pm and July 19, 2015 at 12pm & 2pm near the carousel on Boston Common. Run-time is 30 minutes.
