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Lisa Jeanne Graf
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Looking for effective levers to make unexpected change. Value kindness, and acceptance. #ActuallyAutistic Artist, writer and policy activist. Boston, MA
This approach to BPS advocacy resonates with me and gives me hope. Thank you Cheryl for this wonderful article in Dot News. na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Reflections on Dever School’s legacy as its closing looms | Dorchester Reporter
As the Paul A. Dever Elementary School enters its final year, the loss we feel is not just about a building. It’s about the erasure of a legacy — one built on decades of resilience, community, and lov...
na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Meet Domingos DaRosa, one of three men challenging Mayor Michelle Wu in the September preliminary election in Boston
www.dotnews.com/2025/domingo...
June 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Sign the Petition
Honor Dever Elementary’s Legacy!
chng.it
June 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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“Inclusion” can be wonderful when done well, but there are pitfalls to avoid.
BPS parent Charlie Kim warns that changes in budget reporting make it hard to tell whether students with disabilities and multilingual learners are getting the resources they need.
schoolyardnews.com/the-hidden-c...
The hidden cost of “inclusion”
Are Boston Public Schools potentially undermining special education and ELL students?
schoolyardnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I just learned that the industry standard for writing plays and screen plays (Final Draft) has a very affordable option for iphones and ipads called Final Draft to Go. It's only $10 a year. I just purchased it and am excited to start writing!
April 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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April 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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our autistic community about the new national autism data registry being developed by the NIH and HHS under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership. With many of us feeling fearful, frustrated, or violated by the idea of our private medical records being collected and studied without our consent, I...⯆
April 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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“The Federal Government will no longer tolerate known risks to children’s safety and well-being in the classroom that result from the application of school discipline based on discriminatory and unlawful “equity” ideology” - Yikes! 😳
April 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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BPS families: Join us!
SpEdPAC Mtg: Thur, April 17, 7 pm
on "Autism Supports and Services."
Zoom: bit.ly/24-25SpEdPAC

Interpretation will be available.
Learn more: bostonspedpac.org.
Send any questions to: Email@BostonSpEdPAC.org
April 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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❗️Updated day and location ❗️April is Autism Acceptance Month & this year, we’re bringing you something very special- The very first AU Day! A free event to celebrate autistic pride & provide connections to resources for autistic folks in Boston. Link in bio to register
March 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
BPS families: Join us!
SpEdPAC Mtg: Thur, April 17, 7 pm
on "Autism Supports and Services."
Zoom: bit.ly/24-25SpEdPAC

Interpretation will be available.
Learn more: bostonspedpac.org.
Send any questions to: Email@BostonSpEdPAC.org
April 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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So tomorrow is the start of #WorldAutismAcceptanceWeek

Few things

1. Learn about autism from autistics.

OK, maybe one thing.
Do that one thing.
March 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.

www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
March 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Trump’s latest executive order (that was no doubt written by psychopath RFK Jr.) goes after antidepressants.

As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Starting to plan a new painting that will be titled "Wasp Nest in Winter". Here is the photo that I took, that will be the reference for an egg tempera painting.
January 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
BPS Closures hurt Students, Educators and Families: chng.it/vzpjTrS6CQ
Closures hurt Students, Educators and Families
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
January 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Not a surprise but good to have it public.
#MAEdu
January 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Happening now, a transgender sports ban is being heard in Congress.

This ban might ban trans people from dancing, darts, and even chess in many universities.

It'll also target 9 year olds playing soccer.

I'm covering live, follow along with me.

live.house.gov
January 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Incarcerated. Teenagers.
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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As always, things would be better if we had an elected school committee.
January 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Are you an artist with an idea for a public installation in Boston? The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture is offering up to $100k for creators to propose and realize temporary public monuments. 🧑‍🎨

Learn more and apply at the link. Applications are due 1/13/25.

www.boston.gov/unmonument
December 17, 2024 at 5:49 PM