What is Music Therapy?
When someone asks, “what do you do?” I imagine they expect an answer like teaching or counseling. Based on the looks and questions that inevitably follow, “I am a music […]
Tactile Maps and Anthony Doerr
What do Pulitzer Prize winning novels, the streets of Paris France, and tactile maps have in common? I recently read the Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the Light We Cannot […]
Durable Medical Equipment Needed
If you have any of the following equipment that’s in working condition, the STAR Center would love to have it. We pass on this equipment on at no cost to […]
Mindfulness: Season and Time
Our Creative Arts Therapy Groups (CAT Groups) serve adults with disabilities. Intellectual disabilities are common in these groups, and our therapists work to build social skills and awareness of time. […]
The Century Club
One Thursday, a couple of weeks ago, I ate lunch with around 20 community leaders as we heard about ways to get involved in the work The STAR Center is […]
Low Vision Awareness Month
I want you to think back to a time, likely in elementary or middle school, when you were asked the question, “Would you rather lose you vision or your hearing?” […]
Celebrate Senior Independence Month
Senior Independence Month I took some time this week to sit down with Lorraine Harlan, our Manager of Home Care, to talk about some practical steps individuals and families can […]
SCALE Groups
Thursday, I got to end my day in the best way! When asked how we should end the session, one of our clients broke out into his own original song: […]
What is Assistive Technology?
What is “assistive technology” anyway? If you have never heard this term, you are not alone. The textbook definition of assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, product system, […]
Reflections on MLK
I remember the first time I read the writings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in earnest. I was a junior in college and had signed up for a history […]
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