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A new year of inclusive disability events, recreation and Community Camp Fairs in Massachusetts. This newsletter shares the first Camp Fairs of 2025. Some are not disablity specific, however always ask attending camps if they allow school district and other disability supports.
More January Events:
• NAMI Basics for Emotional or Behavioral Challenges
• Dept of Developmental Services 101: English & Spanish
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• Understanding Student Records: Legal Rights & More
• Two Inclusive Martin Luther King Day Events
• Special Olympics & Inclusive Sports 2025
• Family Leadership Training in Western Mass
• Disability Transition Planning/Post Secondary Options
• Fueling a New Marketplace for Supportive Housing
Let's face it - January is just cold. Stay warm! Sharon Marie
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Family Leadership Training in Western Mass: Chicopee, January 11th - April 12th, 2025, with the Mass Department of Developmental Services. This series is a combination of virtual and in-person trainings for family caregivers of people who are eligible for Massachusetts DDS Services. Learn about: Advocacy, Creating a Family Vision, Policy...Read more
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Lunchtime Advocacy Roundtable for Massachusetts' Families: Webinar, January 14th. Presented by the Mass Family Leadership Series. Each month participants network with community members to share advocacy successes /struggles, resources, and discuss hot topics, such as Independent Living & Housing Vouchers, Graduation, Vocational...Read more
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Inclusive “Let My People Go” MLK. Day Choral Event: Concord, MA, January 20th, with the Music Makes Me Happy Chorus. Music Makes Me Happy brings adults with special needs together to sing to the community with sing-along-style concerts. Join in on exploring Concord's role in the Abolition era and the Underground Railroad. Sing spirituals that guided enslaved people to freedom...Read more
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Inclusive Recreation for All Ages
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Camp Fairs & Expos - Currently most expos are not disability specific, however inquire about inclusive supports available.
1/11: Inclusive Summer Camp Fair w/ the Brookline SEPAC
1/12 - 6/12: Boston Parents Paper’s 2025 Virtual Camp & Summer Expos
1/18: Open House for Miracle League Baseball - Chicopee
1/26: Sudbury Summer Camp & Opportunities Fair
2/2: Summer Camp & Kids Activities Fair - Bedford
2/8: Boston Camp Fair 2025 in Cambridge
3/1: Central Mass Summer Camp Expo/ Worcester...Read more
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CP Soccer for Kids with Any Disability: Boston, January 2025. Free. CP Soccer New England partners with New England Youth Amputee Soccer to offer soccer training for kids with cerebral palsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, intellecutual or developmental disabilities, open to ages 7-18, all genders. * CP Soccer is building a national league for kids who are ambulatory and active.* All skill levels...Read more
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Adult/Junior Wheelchair & Para Standing Tennis: Hanover, through May 4th, with Southcoast Wheelchair Tennis Foundation. Free. Do you know a child with a lower body mobility impairment? Wwinter wheelchair/para tennis clinics will have programs geared towards Adults, Teens and Juniors under the age of 18. Rackets and sports wheelchairs are available but must be reserved in advance...Read more
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Special Olympics (SOMA) Winter 2025
* Amherst: Basketball Clinics
* Boston: Soccer Clinics
* Marion: Young Athletes Level 1 & 2:
* Plymouth: Cornhole
* Waltham: Young Athletes Level 1
* Williamstown: Basketball Clinics
* Worcester: Floorball...Read more
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Adaptive Ice Skating in Massachusetts: Brockton, East Boston, Fall River, Gardner, Holyoke, North Adams and Worcester, through March 2025. With the State of Mass DCR Univeral Access Program. Use conventional skates or slide around the ice on your manual or power wheelchair. Ice sleds are also available to glide around. Depending on location, activities may also include obstacle courses, tower of blocks for building up and crashing down, races, colorful balls and pucks, power chair games...Read more
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Adaptive Swimming in Dorchester: January & February with the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester. Exclusively for youth with disabilities. Please inquire about the appropriate ages for this program. Using a one on one student to teacher ratio or small group instruction, swimmers can develop and improve their skills in an environment structured to their individual...Read more
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Adaptive Sit-Skiing: Wachusett Mountain, Westmister, January 16th - March 13th, with Spaulding Adaptive Sports. Designed to introduce beginners to adaptive sit ski equipment with Spaulding staff and volunteers. For those with disabilities, and whether or not you have never skied or have not skied since your disability, this...Read more
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Transition & Adult Events
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Disability Employment Webinar: January 16th, with the Disability Law Center in Boston. First of a two-part webinar conference with the DLC's Employment and Benefits Conference. ILearn from DLC attorneys about reasonable accommodations in employment for Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities...Read more
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Guardianship, Conservatorship & Supported Decision Making: Webinar, January 16th, with the Western MA Family Leadership Program and the Multicultural Community Services of the Pioneer Valley, Inc. Free. Planning for a family member who is about to be (or already is) a legal adult? Making an informed decision is important. Attorney Gina Berry will present an overview of options for families caring for loved ones who are or will soon be age 18...Read more
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Parental Mindset: Stepping Back & Letting Go: Webinar January 21st, with Perkins School for the Blind of Watertown. Join a conversation with two parents who have successfully shifted from being hands-on to stepping back, fostering self-determination and supporting greater autonomy for their adult children with disabilitie ...Read more
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Innovation Forum: “After I’m Gone” Webinar, January 22nd, with the Arc of Massachusetts' Innovation Development Director Leo Sarkissian. This forum is intended for families to share their concerns, ideas, and experiences. Family support team members are also encouraged to attend. Additional outreach to families will take place...Read more
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There's just not enough room! The buttons below will take you directly to pages dedicated to lot more disability events for specific diagnoses.
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