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Special recreation participants ages 16-plus are invited to celebrate the holiday season with food, music and gifts with Santa. Registration required.
Kids with special needs and their caregivers gather at the library for songs, finger plays and stories that will help with fine motor skills.
Hike, explore, and play at this nature-based My Turn event. Walk the one-mile trail loop to explore the winter woods, look for winter animal homes and more. Register in advance.
Robert Chappell is a distinguished teaching professor and professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University. In this fun-filled educational performance, students will learn about a wide range of percussion traditions, from xylophones of East Africa to tassa drums of the Caribbean. Robert Chappell will be joined by students from the...
Families with special needs are invited to experience a sensory-friendly showing of In My Backyard. We will turn the lights up and turn the sound down to provide a safe, welcoming environment. Children are encouraged to be themselves and find the best spot in the house to enjoy the show....
Grown-ups with developmental disabilities enjoy a night of pizza, music and dancing. 18-plus. Registration required.
Families with members with autism or other spectrum disorders are invited to the museum for two hours of less sensory-stimulating fun. Quiet rooms are available if the museum still becomes too much.
Kids on the autism spectrum enjoy a sensory-friendly craft, games and more.
Kids with special needs experience a sensory-friendly story full of rhythm and movement. Kids must be accompanied by a caregiver. Ages 3-10. Registration required.
Locals with disabilities are invited to enjoy an adaptive night of music, dancing and Halloween fun. 16-plus. Registration required.
People with autism can get up, talk and move during these movies. See Joker (R) on Oct. 8, Abominable (PG) on Oct. 12, Zombieland: Double Tap (R) on Oct. 22 and The Addams Family Halloween (PG) on Oct. 26.
These movie showings make going to the movies a more enjoyable and accessible experience for families, children and teens on the autism spectrum. On June 6, see Solo: A Star Wars Story.
