Special Needs Advisory Board reports programs, seeks partnerships for expanded activities
The Special Needs Advisory Board summarized recent and planned programs including a sensory-friendly movie, painting event, ongoing classes and a special-needs registry run with police. The board seeks cooperation from parks, recreation and local partners to expand sports programs and accessibility features at parks.
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At the Feb. 4 meeting the Special Needs Advisory Board reported a series of recent activities and upcoming programs: an annual Valentine-themed painting event with a 30-person cap; a sensory-friendly movie screening earlier in the year at the Miami Lakes Theater on Main Street; an annual fall picnic; ongoing cooking classes at JiJi’s Playhouse; two weekly dance classes and a martial-arts program the board wants to expand. The board said it is planning an April resource fair with Arts for Autism and is working with the police on a special-needs safety registry to flag households with vulnerable residents.
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