Tennessee Disability Pathfinder offers an extensive library of disability and aging adult care resources available at TNPathfinder.org.
Autism Tennessee has created a list of Summer Programs of of inclusive camps, programs, and summer activities for people of all ages!
Head on over to the Summer Expo webpage to view info on the participants and download the Summer Program list with over 11 pages.
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TRIAD at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has numerous Autism-related materials for individuals and families to download. Here we’ve added their “Tips and Resources for Families” information sheet! Click on either of the above images to download and share with your family, neighbors, and friends. What a great way to share information on Autism this month!
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Interested in attending a sensory-friendly performance at Nashville Children’s Theatre for a discounted price? Sensory-friendly performances are designed to be a safe and accepting environment where children with disabilities or sensory sensitivities and their typically developing peers are free to speak and move in reaction to the story being told onstage.
Enter your email and be the first to know about special discount codes and inclusive supports for upcoming performances!
For more information about NCT and their commitment to inclusivity, visit their website.
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Our colleagues at Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center have launched the Tennessee Employment Pathways Project. They will help parents learn how to connect their family members with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to paid employment.
There are two ways families can participate: (1) They are looking for parents or siblings willing to serve as informal mentors to other families just starting on the road to employment. (2) They are seeking parents with family members who are interested in finding work.
Eligible participants would attend an exciting “short course” focused on practical steps to connect a family member to paid employment. Some – but not all – will also be matched with an informal mentor who helped their own family member find paid work.
Learn more and sign up at the project website employmentpathways.org. Let others know about this exciting opportunity!