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Dana Fugate

@dfugate

Video and multimedia focused, mother in chaos, autism & special ed advocate, animal lover & music fiend. You know....in a nutshell

 Boston, MA
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Joined April 2008
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Music is the way my kid communicates best. How Music Therapy Affects the Brain in Autism | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/neu…
Blown away by @UniStudios, esp Jacqueline Barrera in Guest Relations. Two teens with autism & families on 1st visit to park had a great day thanks to kind thoughtful employees. Thank you!
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Great day at Best Buddies Friendship Walk with @BestBuddiesMA and #needhamhighschool’s Rocket Connections
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Love that @NHSRockets now offers Unified basketball as well as track. So many opportunities for all kids to enjoy sports 😀
Needham HS Athletics (@NHSRockets) profile pictureNeedham HS Athletics@NHSRockets12 Oct 2018
Whelan Fugate-Kirstein runs off 8 straight points to tie the game late in the 2nd half!
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Kudos to Corey of @BostonDuckTours who took time to sit & chat with 3 special needs teens & make my son’s birthday extra special! The adults loved the tour too
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Loving the real-time captioning for attendees with auditory needs. Every tech conf should recognize the opportunities tech gives to people of every ability. ⁦@Moz⁩ I’m so impressed with your focus on including ALL attendees! #MozCon
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Taught our toddler boy how to communicate using @davidleeroth's Just a GIgilo (gotta find those videos!) after his autism dx & now he's full circle as a teen on keyboards with @VanHalen. Thanks @PluggedInBand for helping ALL kids love to make music! #autismrocks
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Thanks @PluggedInBand for giving ALL kids the chance to love & make music, & helping my boy thrive. New gen does Nirvana with vocoder! @KristNovoselic & @foofighthersdave your old music is still making a difference :) #autismrocks
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So proud of our @nhsrockets Unified Track team who placed 2nd at @SpOlympicsMA sectionals. Go Rockets!! And special shout out to the amazing @fhssports track team volunteers who made the event so successful :) teapaw.org/NHSRockets/status/9990…
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Needham with a strong showing on the podium after the running events!
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Wow @nhsrockets and @spolympicsma, I can't thank you enough for the opportunity you've given my kid to shine in track, friendship & the cha cha slide! Needham HS Unified Track Team youtu.be/YSj-yV7Nim8
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And this # is higher for special ed teachers. 94% of teachers spend their own money on school supplies @CNNPolitics cnn.it/2rL7c7c
So thankful for @NHSRockets & @SpecialOlympics for teaming to support kids with special needs excel at sports and find another place to belong :) teapaw.org/NHSRockets/status/9889…
Needham HS Athletics (@NHSRockets) profile pictureNeedham HS Athletics@NHSRockets24 Apr 2018
Whelan leading Needham and Natick in a post meet dance sesh!! @NatickAthletics
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Very very cool - from the blackest paint to portrayal of scale. "In the project I wanted to move from the scale of the cosmos to the scale of water droplets in a few steps." youtu.be/EP06RO4INws
Absolutely easier written/read than done, but a good read about the "troublemaker" students. All hail the amazing teachers who make school work for all kids, including The Troublemakers gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/18/0… via @hgse
The Troublemakers

The Troublemakers

gse.harvard.edu
What a fab father/son team & business! The million dollar sock entrepreneur with Down's syndrome bbc.com/news/business-423532…
The million dollar sock entrepreneur with Down's syndrome

The million dollar sock entrepreneur with Down's syndrome

John Cronin and his father, Mark, explain how they've grown their colourful socks business.

bbc.com
Well @coursera I am absolutely unimpressed with you. Course was not useful, there's no way to get a refund online. The only "chat" is with a bot.. Such a poor customer experience I won't attempt another course to see if there's a better fit. Really gives online ed a bad name.
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So many of the best teachers in special ed fight with the fire of this man. So inspirational! ‘The Anger Pushed Me Through’: On Founding a School edut.to/2j2w5tz
‘The Anger Pushed Me Through’: On Founding a School

‘The Anger Pushed Me Through’: On Founding a School

Jose Luis Navarro, a principal and former California Teacher of the Year, shares his struggles and successes working with disadvantaged students in Los Angeles.

edutopia.org
CVS Opening Mock Stores To Train People With Disabilities disabilityscoop.com/2017/11/…
CVS Opening Mock Stores To Train People With Disabilities

CVS Opening Mock Stores To Train People With Disabilities

CVS is ramping up its efforts to hire people with disabilities with a slew of new mock stores designed to help train this traditionally-underemployed demographic.

disabilityscoop.com
Almost all students with disabilities are capable of graduating. here's why they don't. huffingtonpost.com/entry/spe… via @HuffPostPol
This teen inspired a major Anaheim hotel to make stays a little easier for those with autism ocregister.com/2017/08/11/ho…
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