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RBAF Hosts a Holiday Puppet Party – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
RBAF Hosts a Holiday Puppet Party – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
By Katie McFadden With a special puppet show performance at center stage, this year’s 7th Annual Rockaway Beach Autism Families Holiday Party was a big success. On Monday, December 15, RBAF members, families and guests enjoyed a festive night at the Knights of Columbus. Everyone enjoyed food, arts and crafts, music, a visit from Santa […]
PREVIEW: The Gingerbread Man - Puppet Show by WonderSpark Puppets
PREVIEW: The Gingerbread Man - Puppet Show by WonderSpark Puppets
RBAF Reggae Party to Provide Relief for Autism Community Devastated by Hurricane Melissa – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
RBAF Reggae Party to Provide Relief for Autism Community Devastated by Hurricane Melissa – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
RT COLUMN: Special Feature — Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation “STARS of the Spectrum: NYC” – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
RT COLUMN: Special Feature — Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation “STARS of the Spectrum: NYC” – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
Locals Show Rockaway Love at Autism Fundraiser – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
Locals Show Rockaway Love at Autism Fundraiser – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
By Kami-Leigh Agard Rockaway locals, Rich Pontieri and Jerry O’Sullivan, certainly know how to pack a house as evident with the multitudes who flocked to Jameson’s this past Saturday, October 25, to support their fundraiser for Rockaway Beach Autism Families. According to Jamesons’ co-owner, Brian Dickesheid, between the $5K that was amassed from the football […]
Special Feature — Reflections on NYC Comic Con 2025 – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
Special Feature — Reflections on NYC Comic Con 2025 – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
RT COLUMN: The NYS Medicaid Waiver—Don’t Waive It Away
RT COLUMN: The NYS Medicaid Waiver—Don’t Waive It Away
By Kami-Leigh Agard On Rockaway Beach Autism Families (RBAF) Facebook page, a parent inquired about the NYS Medicaid Waiver, managed by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) for individuals with developmental disabilities, including autism. This waiver, also known as the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver, provides services not typically covered by standard […]
RT Column: NY ABLE Account: A Savings Plan for People With Disabilities
RT Column: NY ABLE Account: A Savings Plan for People With Disabilities
By Kami-Leigh Agard Named for the 2014 federal law, the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE), and modeled after the 529 College Savings Program, the NY Able Program allows New Yorkers with disabilities to save money in their own name without risking their federal and state benefits. New York is one of 28 states […]
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Defying Cerebral Palsy, Local Celebrity Hosts Art Exhibit at Rockaway Roasters – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
Defying Cerebral Palsy, Local Celebrity Hosts Art Exhibit at Rockaway Roasters – THE ROCKAWAY TIMES
By Kami-Leigh Agard “I can see myself, and it has helped me to say what I want to say in paint,” is a saying attributed to renowned 20th century American artist, Georgia O’Keefe. And like O’Keefe, Anthony “Tony” DiSalvo, a local young man with cerebral palsy, is expressing his own individuality and zest for life—one […]
RT Column: Wandering and Water Safety
RT Column: Wandering and Water Safety
RT Column: Special Feature — Hear From Local Autism Warriors--Christine Dydzuhn
RT Column: Special Feature — Hear From Local Autism Warriors--Christine Dydzuhn
RT Column: Special Feature — Hear From Local Autism Warriors: Meet Joseph “Joe” Munisteri
RT Column: Special Feature — Hear From Local Autism Warriors: Meet Joseph “Joe” Munisteri
RT COLUMN: Special Feature — Hear From Local Autism Warriors: Melissa “Missy” Torres-Echevarría
RT COLUMN: Special Feature — Hear From Local Autism Warriors: Melissa “Missy” Torres-Echevarría
RT 2024 Person of the Year: Kami-Leigh Agard
RT 2024 Person of the Year: Kami-Leigh Agard
RT Column: NYC’s School Bus Tracking App
RT Column: NYC’s School Bus Tracking App
By Kami-Leigh Agard Six years ago in this very same month, September 2019, I penned a column in support of NYC Council legislation requiring the Department of Education (DOE) Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) to provide parents and school officials with access to the real-time GPS location of a child’s bus via a School Bus […]
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Crime Series ‘Astrid’ Sheds a Shining Light on Autism
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Crime Series ‘Astrid’ Sheds a Shining Light on Autism
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: The 411 On Special Education and Private School—Part 2
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: The 411 On Special Education and Private School—Part 2
By Kami-Leigh Agard Parents: you should know that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) says that all children must be given a “free appropriate public education… and related services designed to meet their unique needs.” If a school district, (including the DOE public special education District 75), cannot provide an appropriate program for your […]
ARTICLE IN THE ROCKAWAY TIMES—Hundreds Walk the Boardwalk for Autism
ARTICLE IN THE ROCKAWAY TIMES—Hundreds Walk the Boardwalk for Autism
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Helping Adult Autistic Individuals Leap Over the ‘Services Cliff’—Part 4
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Helping Adult Autistic Individuals Leap Over the ‘Services Cliff’—Part 4
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Helping Adult Autistic Individuals Leap Over the ‘Services Cliff’—Part 3
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Helping Adult Autistic Individuals Leap Over the ‘Services Cliff’—Part 3
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Helping Adult Autistic Individuals Leap Over the ‘Services Cliff’—Part 2
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Helping Adult Autistic Individuals Leap Over the ‘Services Cliff’—Part 2
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Helping Adult Autistic Individuals Leap Over the ‘Services Cliff’
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: Helping Adult Autistic Individuals Leap Over the ‘Services Cliff’
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: A Parent’s Guide to The Special Ed Universe—Part 3
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: A Parent’s Guide to The Special Ed Universe—Part 3
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: A Parent’s Guide to The Special Ed Universe—Part 2
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: A Parent’s Guide to The Special Ed Universe—Part 2
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: A Parent’s Guide to the Special Ed Universe—Part 1
COLUMN — Life With Our "Artistic" Child: A Parent’s Guide to the Special Ed Universe—Part 1
RT ARTICLE: Service Dog Becomes the Pawfect Companion For Local Boy
RT ARTICLE: Service Dog Becomes the Pawfect Companion For Local Boy
COLUMN: Life With Our "Artistic" Child: PRESENTING AUTISM AWARENESS CARDS
COLUMN: Life With Our "Artistic" Child: PRESENTING AUTISM AWARENESS CARDS
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