Our Stories
Q&A w/ Izzy, Spring 2025 Fellow
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 features several resource guides for the disability community. We asked Izzy some...
Interview with Halima, Spring 2025 Fellow
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 her fellowship, which involved researching adaptive fashion. We asked her some more...
Youth Advisory Council – “Contradictions”
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 such a diverse diagnosis with such a vast list of symptoms, no one person has the same...
Youth Advisory Council – “The Power of Puzzling”
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 on a rainy afternoon. But for me, puzzling is so much more than that. It's a daily practice that grounds...
Youth Advisory Council – “Transportation”
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 transportation. Last March I went to the state house to talk to my representatives about my...
Youth Advisory Council – “Some Things About Me”
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 person does not mean I haven’t had some interesting experiences or fun stories to tell, I’m Kyra...
Youth Advisory Council – “Introduction”
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 programming. For the next five days, we are sharing each of our members' experiences...
2025 Hall of Fame Inductees
The Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame was established to honor those who are making a significant difference in the lives of youth and adults with disabilities through mentoring and to raise awareness about the importance of mentoring for individuals...