2021 Virtual Walkathon Imagine

 

When: Sunday, April 25th     10:00 am

Where: Virtually 

Login information will be provided to all participants! 

Be sure to register today! 

 

What:

Even though we cannot get together at the park, we will be together! 

After our virtual gathering we encourage you to get out and walk! 

See the walk area below for information and guidelines.

 

Why:

At The Autism Project we strive to provide a safe and welcoming environment where individuals and their families feel safe, respected, and supported.

Like you, The Autism Project has made many changes to adapt to challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

We have remained committed to our mission and the community!

Funds raised through the 2021Imagine Walk will go directly towards programs, services and trainings for children, teens and adults living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families, caretakers and the professionals who support them. 

To register please visit link below: 

https://www.classy.org/event/2021-virtual-imagine-walk/e304577

 

RIPIN informing families about their services and connecting families to resources for special needs children and teens in Spanish.

To learn more visit link below:

Quieres aprender mas? Vea el seminario web completo: https://www.facebook.com/109790519076245/videos/922858681866133

 

Sensory Fidget Take and Make Kits (for tweens and teens) at the Greenville Public Library (RI)

Sensory Fidget Take and Make Kits (for tweens and teens)

Kits Available: Saturday, March 6

 

Stop by the young adult department on Saturday, March 6 and pick up a craft kit to make your own sensory fidget. Kits are available on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last.

 

https://greenvillelibraryri.org/

Introducing Sensory Packs at the Kent District Library in Michigan

 

To learn more please visit link below:

https://kdl.org/blogs/post/introducing-sensory-packs/?fbclid=IwAR19bOGR0YslxnUud1Agz6u4-DojdRf88Kse59IHHVLCyypiUPBsmihUM_w

Sensory Takeaway Bags at the South Providence Library (PCL~RI)

 

Sensory Bags at the Daniel Boone Regional Library (MO)

 

HERE'S THIS WEEK'S TAKE-AND-MAKE, AGES 3-6! In this kit, we’ll include items like pompoms, glitter and delightful knickknacks to make your own sensory bag. Feel free to use objects from around your home to make this sensory bag even more special for your little one. For instructions, see the included Recipes for Fun booklet (p. 10) and follow along with our Recipes for Fun YouTube videos (http://dbrl.me/pf)

 

Pick up this kit at any library branch or ask staff for one when you call the curbside pickup number after you arrive (though curbside is unavailable today due to cold).

Ages 3-6.

Kindness Songs (North Providence Union Free Library, RI)

 

Sing-Along to Kindness Songs with the children's librarian at the North Providence Union Free Library (RI)

Here's the link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ir6LnUA1_s&t=20s

Virtual Sensory Story Class with Miss Maria at the Pawtucket Public Library (RI)

 

Join Miss Maria for a Sensory Story Class. While Sensory story classes are developed for children on the Autistic spectrum, children of all abilities are welcome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvnq9-cpRZ0

Creating Accessible Virtual Programs for Children with Disabilities and their Families

 

 

 

Please join the Children’s Sensory Support Group for

 Creating Accessible Virtual Programs for Children with Disabilities and their Families with Renee Grassi

According to the CDC, 1 in 6 children experience disability. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, children with disabilities and their families are disconnected from their communities now more than ever before. How then can libraries connect with these families and deliver more accessible virtual library experiences that support and welcome all abilities? In this presentation, Renee Grassi will share tips and strategies for planning, implementing and evaluating virtual storytimes and other virtual programming to make them more inclusive for all.

Author, blogger, speaker, and trainer Renee Grassi is a recognized library leader and advocate for youth and families. In 2012, she was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker for her work creating programs and services for youth with disabilities and their families.
Renee has been a member of the ALSC Committee for Special Populations and their Caregivers and was a regular ALSC blogger for more than eight years. In addition, she was one of the founding Board Members of Illinois’s Targeting Autism Forum and also a co-founding member of SNAILS—an Illinois librarian networking group dedicated to developing more accessible libraries to children and teens with disabilities.  Most recently, she contributed as a co-author of ALSC’s Virtual Storytime Services Guide. Renee graduated from Dominican University’s GSLIS Program and has worked in public libraries for over thirteen years.

Renee is currently Youth Services Manager at Dakota County Library in Minnesota. Learn more at https://www.reneegrassi.com/. [reneegrassi.com]

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Registration is required: https://olis-ri.libcal.com/event/7367409 [olis-ri.libcal.com]

Next Chapter Book Club

 

 

Check out this cool inclusive program idea below:

 

Next Chapter Book Club 

 

We offer a unique community-based book club program for adolescents and adults with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our members (including some who cannot read) love books for the same reasons most people do. 

 

To learn more, please visit: https://www.nextchapterbookclub.org/

13 DIY Sensory Bags Ideas

Check out these great DIY Sensory Bags Ideas:

https://family.disney.com/crafts/diy-sensory-bags/?fbclid=IwAR3lewHHY_DWuo3bmfDQ4hz4ansa1ePfnazPmURyZ-OFAfnATMhKbzgw0mk