Parent lectures,workshops and events
After School and Weekend Programs
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
The Sensory Room is an inclusive space where children with special needs can engage and explore their senses. The interactive equipment provides a multisensory experience with visual, auditory, tactile, vestibular, and gross motor activities. This room provides a welcoming environment for children with ASD. It is available for group rentals and parties also!
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On the second Sunday of each month, join us for Brooklyn Children’s Museum‘s Family Access Program. This program welcomes children with special needs and offers a fun and engaging activity for the entire family. Families can explore their senses, create works of art and visit the Sensory Room early, as part of a special program! (Please RSVP) Brooklyn Children’s Museum embraces children of all abilities. The Sensory Room is an inclusive space where children with special needs can engage and explore their senses.
Where: BCM, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn
When: Every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 2:00-4:45pm.
Cost: Museum admission
Contact: 718-735-4400 specialneedsinfo@brooklynkids.org
Expressions
These programs welcome children with special needs by providing picture schedules, hands-on learning and communication supports for the activities. These adaptations enable children with different learning styles and cognitive abilities to express themselves and thrive in an accepting, comfortable environment that is fun for the entire family.
Garden Gnomes
This special six-part series in our Greenhouse and Garden provide a welcoming environment for children with cognitive and developmental challenges. Enabling children with different learning styles and abilities to express themselves and thrive in an accepting, comfortable, creative community.
To attend the programs please RSVP with the child’s name, caregiver’s name and contact information to specialneedsinfo@brooklynkids.
Shorefront YM-YWHA
Where:Shorefront YM-YWHA, 3300 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn
When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 3:00- 6:00pm, ages 5-11
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-646-1444 ext 402 or 304
92Y – Nesher Program – Ages 7-20
Where: 92 St Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, Manhattan
When: After school
Contact: Melanie Mandel, 212-415-5626, 92Y.org/Nesher
JCC Manhattan: BOOST!
Where: JCC, 334 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
When: 34 and 36 sessions, Ages 5-10; 9-12; 11-19
Cost: $1700-$1980
Contact: New registrants: nmartinez@jccmanhattan.org; Return registrants: 646-505-5708
Tech Works: TechworksToGo! Mobile Van
This van can go to your program to demonstrate and lend adaptive and assistive technology, including toys, aids for daily living, adaptive computer items – all for free!
Contact: Carrie Banks, The Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs/Kidsmobile. (Brooklyn) 718-253-4948; 718-253-5034 (tty).
In All 5 boroughs: 1-877-UCP-CONNECT, projectconnect@ucpnyc.org
Imagine It! Build It! – Inclusive Services (formerly The Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs)
Flatlands Library, 2065 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, First Saturday of every month, 1:00-3:00pm; Second Thursday of every month, 6:30pm-7:45 pm 718-253-4948
Red Hook Library, 7 Wolcott Street, Fourth Friday of every month, 4:30-5:30pm 718-935-0203
Saratoga Library, 8 Thomas S. Boyland, Third Saturday of every month, 11:30am-1:00pm 718-573-5293
For ASL interpretation, please call in advance: 718-253-4948
Swim ‘n’ Skills Swimming Program for children ages 4-15 with ASD
Where: The HES, 9502 Seaview Avenue, Brooklyn
Contact: Danielle or Lauren at 718-241-3000
Bridge to Youth
Where: Redeemer St. John School, 939 83rd St. (between 7th and 10th Aves), Brooklyn
When: Sundays 2:00-5:00pm, parental supervision required
Cost: $25 suggested annual donation
Contact: 347-836-9191, www.bridgetoyouthinc.org
Bridge to Youth Bowling
Contact 347-836-9171 (must RSVP); bridgetoyouthinc@gmail.com
Bridge to Youth Gymnastics
Where: Floyd Bennet Field, Brooklyn
Contact 347-836-9171 (must RSVP); bridgetoyouthinc@gmail.com
HeartShare School Holiday Program
For teens with autism or a mild/moderate intellectual disability who reside in Brooklyn with their family.
Door-to-door transportation and qualified supervision.
Call Suress Spencer 718-422-3291
Museum Access Programs: www.museumaccessconsortium.org
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
http://www.brooklynkids.org/index.php/discover/sensory-room
Wema Harris WHarris@brooklynkids.org
MoMA
Create Ability
Lara Schweller: lara_schweller@moma.org
http://www.moma.org/learn/disabilities/l
A once monthly free program for kids 5-17 and 18+. Create art in hands-on
workshops for individuals with learning and developmental disabilities and their
families. Each month participants focus on a different theme, exploring various
artworks in the galleries and creating artworks in the classroom.
Pre-registration is required.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rebecca McGinnis; access@metmuseum.org
http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities
6 and older. These workshops welcome children and adults with a range of
abilities and learning styles together with family and friends. All can enjoy
these multisensory workshops that include tactile opportunities and art-making
activities. Explore a different theme in each session. All programs are free.
The Jewish Museum
schoolaccess@thejm.org
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/AccessPrograms
Free. Examine art, then create a work of your own in these programs for families
with children who have developmental and learning disabilities. Workshops
include gallery activities, an art project and snacks.
Children’s Museums of the Arts (2 programs)
rrapoport@cmany.org (Rachel Rapoport)
http://cmany.org/schoolsandcommunity/inclusive
Stripes Program
http://www.cmany.org/artforall/stripes/
Stripes provides a free opportunity for children with autism, their siblings &
parents to engage in visual art making, creative performing experiences, and
imaginative play that will help to develop social interaction, communication
skills, dexterity, and self expression in a non-threatening community
environment.
Inclusive Programs
http://www.cmany.org/artforall/inclusiveweekend/
CMA’s Inclusive Weekend Classes provide a free opportunity for physically
challenged children ages 7-15 and their able-bodied siblings to participate in a
drop-off art class together. This program is intended to make the museum’s
art-making accessible to all needs and provide an opportunity for siblings to
spend time with each other and with peers who have similar experiences.
Queens Museum
http://www.queensmuseum.org/events/families/art-workshops-for-families
Sundays 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Children 5 and up with their adult companions.
Children with special needs welcomed, adaptations available.
The museum offers free Family Drop-in Art Workshops as a means to develop art
skills through a variety of materials and themes. Targeting children ages five
through 12 and their adult companions. Our programs are accessible to all
families, including those whose children have special needs and those for whom
English is a new language. All of these elements create a palpably pro-family,
personable, and friendly atmosphere.
American Museum of Natural History
http://amnh.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility/autism-spectrum
The Discovery Squad – 40 minute tour for ages 5-14, accompanied by an adult. Children 5-9 will discover the dioramas. Ages 10-14 will go on a paleontological adventure through the Koch Dinosaur Wing.
When: Saturdays, 9:00-10:00am
Where: AMNH, Central Park West @ 81st St.
Cost: non-members: $15 adults/ $10 children; members: $13/$8
Contact: To register – 212-769-5200 M-F, 9-5., accessibility@amnh.org
Brooklyn Public Library – Inclusive Services
Where: BPL, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
When: Read and play, after school stories, garden club, one-to-one support, and more
Contact: 718-253-4948
Guggenheim Museum – Summer Camps and Workshops
Where: Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
When: Summer, 2017, Various programs and times
Brooklyn Public Library – Gaming for All!
Where: BPL, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
When: Every 4th Saturday of the Month, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Contact: 718-253-4948
Brooklyn Public Library – Our Garden Club
Where: 10 Grand Army Plaza – Wednesdays at 4:30-5:30
Flatlands Library: 2065 Flatbush Avenue – Tuesdays at 4:30-5:30
Red Hook Library: 7 Wolcott Street – Mondays at 4:30-5:30
Contact: 718-253-4948
Brooklyn Public Library – Saratoga Library – Read and Play// After School Stories
Where: 8 Thomas S. Boyland Street, Brooklyn
When: Mondays Read and Play 1:00 – 2:00 pm; After School Stories 4:30-5:30 pm
Contact: 718-253-4948
2023 Lincoln Center’s Passports to the Arts for Children with Disabilities and Their Families
Thank you for being a part of our Passport to the Arts program at Lincoln Center, designed to introduce children, teens and adults with disabilities to the performing arts through free performances and workshops designed for families.
To access your registration form and sign up for fall programs, please visit this link:
https://lincolncenter.org/series/accessibility-at-lincoln-center/s/Passport%20to%20the%20Arts
SNACK – Teen Program
Where: SNACK New York
Fitness Mondays: 4:30pm – 7:30pm; Teen Nights (everyother Friday) – 5:30pm – 8:30pm; Musical Theater Saturdays- 1:05pm – 1:50 pm; SNACK Swim (see schedule for times)
Cost: Fitness and Teen Nights – $100 per session; Musical Theater – $55 per session; Swim $70 per 30 minute private 1:1 lesson; $75 for 45 min 1:1; $45 family swim
Contact: Diandra@SNACKnyc.com, 212-439-9996, www.snacknyc.com
Extreme Kids and Crew
Where: AMP Space, 71 Sullivan Street, Brooklyn
When: After school program, ages 5-10, 3:00-5:00 starting January 28, $350 for 10 weeks; financial aid available
Gymstars, K-3 grades, $250 for 10 weeks
MusicWorks, ages 5-12, $250 for 10 weeks
KIDS Art Education, $250 for 10 weeks
15% discount to members
Contact: www.extremekidsandcrew.org, 347-410-6050
Mark Morris Dance Group in Association with Extreme Kids and Crew – Dance Lessons
Where: Mark Morris Dance Group, 3 Lafayette St., Brooklyn
When: 8 and 16 week sessions, various ages
Cost: 8 week session = $150; 16 week session = $245. Members of Extreme Kids and Crew receive 15% discount
Contact: www.mmdg.org/special-kids
AMC Autism Friendly Movies
Where: AMC 84th Street 6, 2310 Broadway, Manhattan
When: Second and Fourth Tuesdays at 7:00pm and Saturdays at 10:00am
Cost: Admission
Contact: For full schedule: https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – Sensory Friendly Movies: Alamo-For-All
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 445 Albee Sq. W., (Downtown) Brooklyn
When: Tuesdays before 2 pm; weekends
Cost: Admission
Contact: www.drafthouse.com/nyc/program/alamo-for-all, 718-513-2547
UCP Recreation Program – Saturday Spirit Program (Ages 13-29)
Where: Locations in Staten Island, Manhattan, and Brooklyn
When: Saturdays, 10:00 am – 3:00pm (44 weekends per year)
Contact: Barbara Falcone, 718-436-7600 ext 345, bfalcone@ucpnyc.org
UCP Family Reimbusement – 718-859-5420 ext 244
Family and Friends – at Daniels’s Music Foundation
Where: Daniel’s Music, 1595 Lexington Ave, Manhattan
When: Saturdays
Cost: $9 per person
Contact: 212-289-8912, nadine@danielsmusic.org
Subway Sleuths – Applications for Fall 2019
Where: Transit Museum, Schermerhorn St. Brooklyn
When: Spring, 2020
Contact: https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/learn/subwaysleuths/
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music – Music Therapy
Where: BCM, 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn
When: 15 week sessions
Cost: 30 min. private sessions = $1,173; 45 min. private = $1,779; 45 min group= $610
Contact: 718-622-3300 x. 212; bkcm.org/musictherapy
Frontier Travel Camp – Luxury Tours for Those With Special Needs
Contact: www.frontiertravelcamp.com
Tech Kids Unlimited
Brooklyn and Queens location
Contact: cristina@techkidsunlimited.org
ChuckECheese’s Sensory Sensitive Sundays
Where: Check your nearest location
When: First Sundays of every month 9:00am-11:00am
Blue Laces Theater Company – Immersive and Multi-Sensory theater for people with ASD of all ages
Contact: info@bluelacestc.com
New Victory Theater – Autism-friendly and Sign Language Performances
Contact: NewVictory.org/Autism; Sign Language, call 212-740-3087
2019-2020 Season: Sensory Friendly Performances:
“The Pout Pout Fish” – 10/13/19 3:00 pm
“42 ft – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels” – 12/14/19 7:00 pm
“Riddle of the Tribolites” – 2/9/20 12:00 pm
“Snow White” – 4/26/20 5:00 pm
Roundabout Theatre Relaxed Performances
212-719-9393 ext 362, madelineh@roundabouttheatre.org
Ballet For All Kids
Ballet For All Kids is a unique non-profit program sharing the joys and benefits of classical ballet with ALL abilities, bodies, and learners. Our certified curriculum utilizes the Schlachte Method to make dance accessible to children with special needs and disabilities. After ten successful years in Los Angeles, BFAK has recently expanded to New York. BFAK currently holds classes in various locations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Jersey City and offers a free trial class to all new students. The annual registration fee is $40, and tuition is $80-$96 a month. For more information, please visit our website (https://www.BalletForAllKids.
BROOKLYN BOULDERS ADAPTIVE CLIMBING
Where: Brooklyn Boulders, 575 Degraw St (3/4 Aves), Gowanus, Brooklyn
When: Every Sunday evening and once a month Saturday afternoons
Contact: 347-834-9066
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE, CHECK WITH EACH VENDOR BEFORE ATTENDING THE EVENT
Lincoln Center Passport 2021. All programs will be on ZOOM.
JULY
7/26/21 Garden Club
Where: Red Hook Library, 7 Wolcott Street, Brooklyn
When: Mondays, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Contact: 718-253-4890
Note: Masks and social distancing required
AUGUST
8/4/21 and 9/8/21 Navigating Your Child’s Disability
Where: Phone
When: 8/4 and 9/8 10:00am – 1:00pm
Contact: 917-751-4890
8/5/21 Getting Ready to go Back to School
Where: Zoom
When: 8/5/21 4:00pm
Contact: 718-757-4211 kwalker@bklynlibrary.org
8/19/21 Getting Back to School: Making Special Education Busing Work For You
Where: Central Library, Trustees Room
When: 8/19/21 11:00am – 12:00pm
Contact: 718-757-4211 kwalker@bklynlibrary.org
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