Partners for Youth with Disabilities

Partners for Youth with Disabilities Empowering youth with disabilities through transformative mentoring, workforce/career development, and leadership training.

We're thrilled to introduce our Spring 2026 Fellows! You can learn all about them at our latest blog post 💫Blog Post: py...
05/29/2026

We're thrilled to introduce our Spring 2026 Fellows! You can learn all about them at our latest blog post 💫

Blog Post: pyd.org/stories/2026/05/29/fellowship-spring-2026/

Image description: Text on a blue background with yellow accents - "PYD Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellowship, Spring 2026. New Blog Post!" Photos of the ten fellows are on either side of the image.

to this past Tuesday when PYD participants from our mentoring and after school programs enjoyed a Red Sox game, as a p...
05/28/2026

to this past Tuesday when PYD participants from our mentoring and after school programs enjoyed a Red Sox game, as a part of celebration at Fenway Park! ⚾

Image descriptions:
ID 1 - PYD after school participants stand in front of the view of Fenway Park, during the Red Sox game,
ID 2 - A PYD mentee and his parent sit next to each other, smiling.
ID 3 - A view of Fenway Park during the Red Sox game.

05/27/2026

We can hardly wait for this year's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame Ceremony! In the meantime, you can check out past Hall of Fame inductees' testimonials.

📍 RSVP to the July 21 ceremony: bit.ly/2026-hof

A HUGE congratulations to Alina, who recently completed her internship with Watertown Cable Access Corp 👏To recap what s...
05/26/2026

A HUGE congratulations to Alina, who recently completed her internship with Watertown Cable Access Corp 👏

To recap what she learned, Alina shared her collage of her experience with us, including being in the news broadcasting room, helping with the sound board, and filming a lacrosse game! 🎥

Image description: A collage that reads "Alina's shots" at the top.

5 images with descriptions are in the collage (starting from left, clockwise):

A photo of a news desk with a chair behind it. Caption: "News Broadcasting room. This is the room where we do the local Watertown news reports".

A photo of a sound board with various levels adjusted on a small screen. Caption: Sound board (for broadcasting room/news). I got to help out with mute/unmuting the speakers mics! Took a bit to learn, but when I got the hand of it, I had a good time!"

A photo of a news camera standing near a field. Caption: "Watertown Lacrosse game. I filmed a lacrosse game! Very fun to watch!!"

A photo of a whiteboard with doodles of cats under bubble letters that read "W CATV". Caption: "I saw this in the broadcasting room and wanted to add for fun!! :)"

A photo of an "on air" sign that is turned off. Caption: "ON AIR sign. When the news channel or if something is being broadcasted, the ON AIR sign will light up red to let people know!"

Happy to one of last year's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductees, Edumund Essel Asiedu! PYD is incredibly grate...
05/25/2026

Happy to one of last year's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductees, Edumund Essel Asiedu! PYD is incredibly grateful to Edmund's words on mentoring and for the work he does with us! 🙌

Image description: Text on a gradient blue and purple background - "PYD Mentor Monday" Quote from Edmund Essel Asiedu, "'Inclusive mentoring goes beyond support – it is a commitment to dismantling barriers, fostering disability pride, and nurturing confidence in mentees to advocate for themselves and others.' PYD National Advisor, Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame Inductee, 2025" A photo of Edmund is on the bottom right of the image.

Today's goes to Halima Truesdail, Spring 2025 Fellow and Client Success Manager at AbilityLinks, who was one of our pa...
05/22/2026

Today's goes to Halima Truesdail, Spring 2025 Fellow and Client Success Manager at AbilityLinks, who was one of our panelists at April's Brunch & Build. Her words on accessibility in the workplace resonate now more than ever:

"A big green flag is when accessibility is built into the process from the start, not something you have to ask for after the fact. Also when employers put your needs first by accommodating all your individual needs." - Halima Truesdail

Image description: Halima is in her wheelchair, next to Robin White, the panelist moderator, onstage at the Brunch & Build event.

to a few weeks ago when PYD participants got to rock out and create music together, thanks to ! 🎶Image descriptions: I...
05/21/2026

to a few weeks ago when PYD participants got to rock out and create music together, thanks to ! 🎶

Image descriptions:
ID 1 - PYD participant smiles while holding an electric guitar.
ID 2 - Participants and staff sit in a circle, playing a variety of percussion instruments.
ID 3 - A participant stands, playing the keyboard.

One of last year's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductees, Scott Bellman, Director of DO-IT, just celebrated 25 yea...
05/19/2026

One of last year's Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame inductees, Scott Bellman, Director of DO-IT, just celebrated 25 years at the center! 👏

🔗 Check out his reflections about his time with the center: doit.uw.edu/publication/do-it-news-may-2026/do-it-director-reflects-on-25-years-with-the-center/

Image description: Text on a blue and yellow background: "PYD Hall of Fame Highlight- Scott Bellman, Director, DO-IT, Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame Inductee, 2025. Congrats Scott on 25 years with DO-IT! Read about his reflections with the center at the link below: https://doit.uw.edu/publication/do-it-news-may-2026/do-it-director-reflects-on-25-years-with-the-center/" A photo of Scott Bellman is on the bottom left of the image.

A few weeks ago, our Career Readiness students had the opportunity to sell their crafts at the annual PYD Trade Show, wh...
05/15/2026

A few weeks ago, our Career Readiness students had the opportunity to sell their crafts at the annual PYD Trade Show, which was held at the !

✏ Check out the full blog post: pyd.org/stories/2026/05/15/trade-show-well-coffee-house/

Image description:
ID 1 - A PYD staff member teaches a student how to help customers. There is a colorful mural of brightly painted hearts behind them.
ID 2 - A student gestures towards the Trade Show table while a PYD staff member listens and smiles.
ID 3 - A student shakes hands with a PYD staff member.

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