Our wonderful intern, Sha Lee, has been a great help this spring. She joined us through the Civic Engagement and Service Learning program, focusing on equity and social justice, at UMass Amherst’s Mount Ida Campus. UMass administrators reached out to UOD to participate in this internship program as a mission-aligned organization. Sha will graduate this […]
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We’re very pleased that the City of Newton awarded Understanding Our Differences with one of its 20 invitational Boston Marathon 2025 bibs. And we’re thrilled to introduce you to Marie Walsh, who ran the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21st to benefit UOD. She is a sophomore at Boston College who has a passion for
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Our July 17th celebration of Disability Pride Month, and the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was a great success. Partnering with Newton’s Commission On Disability and the Newton Free Library, Understanding Our Differences presented a terrific panel discussion and Q&A with the audience at the library. Moderator Gary Alpert, co-president of
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The City of Newton has awarded one of its 20 invitational Boston Marathon bibs to Understanding Our Differences, and we have a runner, Gabrielle Barker, who is already training hard.
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In the last few years, we’ve had the privilege and pleasure to connect with more schools, districts and communities to deliver high-quality disability awareness programs. UOD has helped deliver regular school programming, inclusion days, custom programs and community programs in a variety of districts and settings, for example: Working with committed individuals dedicated to fostering
Sean McIntyre, a graduate of the Newton Public Schools, plans to run a 50-mile race in November to benefit UOD. He is undertaking this challenging event because he feels strongly about the positive impact of UOD, which he remembers vividly from childhood. The event is the JFK 50 Mile Race, called America’s oldest ultramarathon, to be
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This spring, three juniors at Newton South High School – Angelina, Sophia, and Adrienne – conducted a project in their history class. They assessed the recent debate over cutting the Understanding Our Differences program from the Newton Public Schools curriculum. After sending out a survey to our classmates, the students confirmed that those who participated
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Dr. Jennifer Arnold was the terrific keynote speaker at our 45th anniversary celebration on Thursday evening, May 4 at UMass at Mount Ida in Newton. She presented an upbeat motivational message about maintaining a positive attitude, based on her life experiences. Dr. Arnold is a physician who is Board Certified in Neonatal Medicine and is currently
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UOD is growing! We are actively continuing our expansion into schools and districts beyond Newton as well as sustaining existing programs in outside schools and districts. Here’s just a sample of this activity:
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