MAAPS honored former Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders for her leadership in disability advocacy at its International Women’s Day event, held this year on Friday, March 7. The…

The MAAPS community lost one of its giants when Dr. Carl Mores died at the age of 86 on February 15, 2024. Carl was a guiding force in the early…

By Amy Sousa, PhD CEO, The Guild for Human Services & Director, MAAPS Board of Directors  Originally submitted to the MAAPS Board November 7, 2022  Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Simplicity…

I will never forget the children’s book Seven Little Rabbits (“seven little rabbits walking down the road to call on old friend toad …”). It was the book I memorized…

Author Marc Kerble working with a student in 1989 Dear Families, Fifty years ago, I entered Bridgewater State College’s special education department as a freshman.  I knew there was a…

As our nation celebrates the 31st anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) this week, we face a crisis in our ability to help those who…