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The Dinah F. B. Cohen Fellowship Program aims to provide college students and recent graduates with disabilities with professional skills and leadership opportunities. Let’s introduce our Fall 2025 cohort and […]
Last month, PYD youth struck a pose on the runway for our 2nd annual Fashion Show. This event provided PYD participants the opportunity to showcase their modeling skills, while also […]
We had the opportunity to interview Izzy, one of the Spring 2025 fellows from the Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellowship. Izzy, along with other fellowship members, created a blog site that […]
We had the opportunity to interview Halima, a fellow from the Spring 2025 Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellowship. Halima recently took over PYD’s Instagram for a day to answer questions about […]
Contradictions by Sarah French “If you’ve met one Autistic person, you’ve met one Autistic person.” It’s a phrase that a lot of people in the Autism community like. Autism is […]
The Power of Puzzling by Mirra Bhattacharya When people hear I love jigsaw puzzles, they usually think it’s just a casual hobby — something I do to pass the time […]
Transportation by Liz Iniro Transportation has been one of the biggest challenges in my adult years. Being someone who is in a wheelchair, it’s a lot harder to get reliable […]
Some Things About Me By Kyra Francisco Some little things about me: I am not your typical person. I think that’s pretty obvious, but just because I’m not your typical […]
The PYD Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of youth that are actively engaged with Partners for Youth with Disabilities who provide feedback and strategic direction to our youth […]
The Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) is a multi-day conference for young adults with disabilities, ages 18-30. This year’s YLF took place from June 26th through June 28th at Emerson College […]