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News > Employment
Artists with Disabilities Gain "Momentum"
...but to finance their pursuit the arts as a career, with over $60,000 in prize money awarded to those selected. Grand Prize winner Dimelza Broche says that...career, with over $60,000 in Prize money awarded to those selected. Grand Prize winner Dimelza Broche says that "being in a wheelchair has stopped me from...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do
...Goldman Sachs estimates that consumers will absorb roughly 70% of tariff costs in 2026 as inventories deplete, translating to $592 billion in higher prices for US households. For families navigating disability, that translates directly to wheelchairs, walkers, adaptive equipment, AAC devices, and specialty...
Assistive Tech > Apps
AAC Apps for Nonverbal Children: A Complete Comparison Guide
The moment a speech-language pathologist recommends an AAC app, many parents open their app store and encounter a wall: dozens of options, prices ranging from free to $400, and each one presenting itself as the answer. The major AAC apps share more in common than their marketing suggests, and...
Parenting > General
Inclusive Easter Celebrations: Joyful Ideas for Families with a Visually Impaired Child
...cotton balls soaked in different essential oils or extracts (like vanilla, peppermint, or lemon) placed inside the eggs. Assign each scent to a specific prize or point value. Tactile Maps: For older kids, create a tactile map of the egg hunt area with raised outlines of landmarks and egg locations. This can...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
The Meaningful Life for a Child with Autism
...in all the gaps to what really would become a meaningful life?" She sees her role as "the quarterback of the team," keeping everyone's eyes on the prize by figuring out the key elements to providing for a child to someday have a future. "The number one concern for all parents is their child's future,"...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Special Movie Showings for Special Needs Kids
...helped to launch the Autism Movie Day program a little over a year ago. Today, families who attend these special screenings enjoy discounted ticket prices, family-friendly films shown without previews, lowered sound and dimmed lights. Parents are also welcome to bring their own food, though the concession...
News > Advocacy
Autism-Friendly Shows Planned for Broadway
...specially designed autism showing of Mary Poppins will be presented on April 29. Tickets are already nearly sold out, having been offered at discount prices on the Fund's website. Tickets for the showing of The Lion King will go on sale in late spring, for the September 30 performance. Both shows will be...
Education > K-12
First Book: Books for Children in Need
...publishers, corporate funders and non-profit networks, First Book has pioneered groundbreaking channels to provide new books for free and at deeply reduced prices to more than 27,000 schools and programs serving children in high-need communities. Any school or community program that serves children from low-income...