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Published on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Michelle López By Belinda Smith & Michelle López The Queens Museum of Art and Queens Library collaborated to create an art making program to introduce students with autism to chapter books.  In my work with children with autism, chapter books can be challenging for new and emerging readers.  Students with autism tend to be visual learners and can [...]...

Published on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Michelle López Through the partnership of the the Queens Museum of Art and Queens Library, the QMA held its culminating art show on April 17th 2011 for the winter programs. Through this event, different programs under the Autism Initiative were showcased to families affected by autism. These programs included: Photography Class, Beautiful Oops, Puppets and Muppets and [...]...

Published on Friday, May 13, 2011 by Michelle López Finding resources in the community for children with Autism can be a challenging task. In addition to theart making programs of Autism Initiative, which are currently held at local libraries around Queens, we have compiled a list of resources for residents in the Queens and Nassau area that you may find useful. So please feel free [...]...

Published on Friday, May 13, 2011 by Michelle López Part of our Autism Initiatives is to locate resources in the community where parents could find information about autism in various languages.  Hana Joo, ArtAccess Educator, took the mission to the streets of Flushing.  She found the book “Emergence: Labeled Autistic” by Temple Grandin PhD, in Korean, “어느 자폐인 이야기“  It is a lovely ha...

Published on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 by Michelle López By: Belinda Smith, ArtAccess Intern Photos submitted by: Aliya Hussein  On April 17th 2011,  the Queens Museum of Art hosted a wonderful culminating art show, in partnership with the Queens Library. The event showcased different art pieces that the students’ made in conjunction with the programs being held at the library. As many of the families affected by A...

Published on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 by Michelle López As the program “Beautiful Oops” concludes its last session, it is nice to reflect on how wonderful the past six weeks have been at the McGoldrick library. Throughout the program, art educators Hana Joo and Jennifer Oppito have been exploring the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg and showing the students that “It’s fine to [...]...

Published on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 by Michelle López  An aspect of our Autism Initiatives, is to create a training program to help educators and librarians gain the skills to engage children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.  When considering training for Autism, information about the behavioral, sensory, social, cognitive and emotional needs can feel overwhelming.  Autism is a complicated spectrum disorder. Sympt...

Published on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 by Michelle López  ”But, of course, only in my eyes..”        Queens Teen, Tracy L. reflects on her experience in working with a child with autism in our family program, “A Trip Around the World on the 7 Train.” Free Family Programs were offered at the Queens Library with Autism & Spanish Language Supports this summer through our ArtAccess Autism Ini...

Published on Friday, June 25, 2010 by Michelle López ArtAccess is a program designed specifically to meet the needs of visitors with special needs.  It was first launched in 1983 as Please Touch to provide art education for the visually impaired.  It has since evolved into a nationally reproduced model program designed to allow audiences with diverse abilities to enjoy a personal connection to [...]...

Published on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by Michelle López I am opening registration for our family programs for families affected by autism, in the Queens Library. The dates of the program as follows: Queens Library Woodside location: Mondays, July 12, 19, 26 Aug 2, 9 2010 Queens Library Flushing location: Tuesdays, July 13, 20, 27 Aug 3, 10 2010 The program is free and will end in an [...]...