• Ask Your Vaccine Questions, from your panel of experts from Baystate Health. RSVP and send your questions in advance to [email protected]. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during the Zoom session; Thursday, March 4, 11 am – 12 pm, FLYER
• Virtual Panel Discussion, The COVID Vaccine: Personal & Professional Perspectives Within African American and Latino Communities, from The Public Health Institute of Western MA; Friday, March 5, 12 pm – 1 pm
• FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Third COVID-19 Vaccine: Learn more about the FDA authorization of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
• "Pfizer, Moderna or maybe J&J? Right now, the best vaccine for you is the one you can get", according to the Washington Post.
• Getting the COVID vaccine, social story by Brian Melanson of Pathlight's Whole Selves
• What to expect during my COVID vaccine shot, social story from DDS
• What you can expect after getting the vaccine (especially after the 2nd shot), info from the CDC

• About vaccine appointment Bots, from Boston.com.
• State VAXfinder site: All vaccination sites are listed but appointment availability is currently only shown for mass vaccination and some local Board of Health sites. For locations not providing their availability, click "Details" to visit their scheduling link for appointments.
• Current COVID-19 Vaccine Locations, state site that includes an interactive map view of locations.
• COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Timeline and Eligibility
• COVID-19 Vaccines in Franklin County
• COVID-19 Vaccines in Berkshire County
• COVID-19 COVID-19 Hampshire County Regional Vaccine Sites
• 211 hotline: for Massachusetts residents 75 and older to ask for help in making appointments for COVID-19 vaccine shots.
• Effective from Thursday, February 11, an individual who accompanies a person age 75 or older to one of four mass vaccination sites to receive the vaccine will be eligible to receive the vaccine too, if they have an appointment booked. Read more from mass.gov HERE. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to view "Directions to Schedule Two Appointments" (for a 75+ resident & a caregiver)
• "Massachusetts Vaccine Companion Rule Gets Abused By Some", Read more about the Associated Press article from WBUR's website HERE.

• Vaccination Locations and Bus Routes in the PVTA Service Area
• MassHealth transportation policy expansion for COVID-19 vaccine appointments

• Trust the Facts, Get the Vax Campaign Materials, from Mass.gov
• View TV ads, animated videos and other materials for the Commonwealth's multilingual public awareness campaign for the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Red Sox committed to keeping vaccination site at Fenway when fans return, from WCVB TV

• Massachusetts will advance to Step 2 of Phase III on March 1; Phase IV planned to start March 22

• Wednesday, March 3, 1pm; Hippotherapy for people with autism, from the Autism Research Institute
• Thursday, March 4, 11 am – 12 pm, Ask Your Vaccine Questions, from your panel of experts from Baystate Health. RSVP and send your questions in advance to [email protected]. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during the Zoom session, FLYER
• Friday, March 5, 9 am - 10:30 am; Virtually Meet with your legislators from Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden Counties, from the United Arc.
• Friday, March 5, 12 pm – 1 pm; Virtual Panel Discussion, The COVID Vaccine: Personal & Professional Perspectives Within African American and Latino Communities, from The Public Health Institute of Western MA
• Tuesday, March 9, 9-10am, Understanding and Navigating Employment Supports in Massachusetts, from the Massachusetts Partnership for Transition to Employment
• Tuesday, March 9, 6-7pm, Coping Strategies on how to stay socially connected while physically distancing, from Merge Inclusion and Family Empowerment.
• Tuesday, March 16, 12-1:15pm, Community Inclusion, from Merge Inclusion and Family Empowerment.
• Wednesday, March 17, 11am-12pm and 2pm-3pm, Disability Disclosure in Employment Series: The Decision to Disclose, from the Massachuetts Office on Disability
• Saturday, March 20 (virtual) 10am - 12pm: Job Searching for the Neurodiverse, from ASPIRE at Mass General Hospital. Learn more (scroll to the bottom for workshop) or apply.
• Tuesday, April 6, 4- 5:30pm,  HSF Forum: Supporting Working Parents, from the Human Service Forum. Join HSF for a community forum on the challenges of being a working parent during the pandemic.

• Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 10-11:00 am; 43rd Legislative Reception, from the Arc of Massachusetts. More information and register HERE.
• Saturday, March 6, Visions of Community, from the Federation of Children with Special Needs.
• Friday, March 26-27, starting at 7am PST, Abilities Expo Virtual Event, products, resources, workshops and adaptive fun for the disability community
• April 19-22, Disability Policy Seminar, from the Arc of the United States
• April 29, Autism Connections' 30th Annual Autism Conference (virtual), Keynotes, Breakouts Sessions, Exhibitor Showcase and more! REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

• Whole Children is in full swing with winter session classes. The next session starts in April, so keep your eye on the website for information about new classes!
• The Bridge Family Resource Center in Amherst, upcoming activities
• The Valley Arts newsletter
• Did you know you could snowshoe at the Clark (in Williamstown) for free! Borrow some snowshoes from Project Snowshoe onsite and enjoy the transformation of the campus into a winter wonderland of unparalleled beauty. With 140 acres to discover, there’s plenty to see outside the gallery walls. Be sure to register in advance with timed tickets.
• Museum Tours: National Gallery, DC; Musee D'Orsay, Paris; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
• Hilltown Families

• Emory University Study (Harper Psychophysics and Neuroscience Imaging (PaIN) Lab in the Department of Anesthesiology) about pain pathways in individuals with ASD and anxiety. 

• DESE Commissioner’s Weekly Update, February 22, 2021
• "Riley Goal: In-person education for elementary students in Massachusetts by April", from WWLP regarding Elementary and Secondary Commissioner Jeff Riley's plans to resume in-person education for elementary students.
• Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Mitigation

• Pathlight open positions
• For employers: Gov. Charlie Baker's latest budget proposal revived his recommendation to establish a tax credit for companies that hire people with disabilities. More here.
• Disability Disclosure in Employment Series: The Decision to Disclose, from the Massachuetts Office on Disability, Wednesday, March 17, 11am-12pm and 2pm-3pm.
• JOBS ABILITY JOB BOARD, from Work without Limits, a virtual gateway for job seekers with disabilities and employers looking to hire. Thousands of candidates and job postings are updated on a daily basis.

• Emergency Broadband Benefit: The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help households struggling to pay for internet service during the pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, and virtual classrooms.
• WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify. Learn more here.

• Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, excellent site for COVID-19 data from all counties in western Massachusetts
• All Governor's Office press releases related to COVID-19
• All Department of Public Health press releases related to COVID-19

• Includes child, teen, adult and family activities, self-care resources

• Includes food pantry information, resources for people who are homeless, housing supports of all kinds, financial supports, heat & electric resources, internet/phone resources

• Includes General Health resources, Mental Health resources, "If you are sick" information, Health Disability Rights, Flu resources

• Includes press releases, DDS information, Veteran's resources, state site links, general COVID-19 information links