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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Two leading researchers visit Matheny
The Matheny Institute for Research in Developmental Disabilities has as its singular mission research that might enhance the lives of those with severe disabilities, their families and the professionals who work with them. One of its important functions is disseminating … Continue reading
Community get-together
Have you ever raced in a power wheelchair? Communicated without talking? Painted without using your hands? Played basketball sitting down? Matheny is inviting members of the Peapack-Gladstone community to find out how physical, occupational, speech, music, recreation therapy and art help improve … Continue reading
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Tagged art therapy, music, occupational, physical, recreation, speech, volunteer
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Arts Access ‘Inside the Beltway’
Two artists in Matheny’s Arts Access Program have had visual art accepted for a juried exhibit currently on display at Art Enables’ annual “Outsider Art Inside the Beltway” event in Washington, DC. The pieces, selected from more than 250 submissions, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Enables, Arts Acces Program, Outsider Art Inside the Beltway
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Bonding with patients
Weyatta Golafaly came to the United States in 2006 through the USA Green Card’s Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery, also known as the “green-card lottery.” She was living with her in-laws in East Orange, NJ, when she heard about Matheny from a … Continue reading
Art appreciation
For several years, artwork created by artists in Matheny’s Arts Access Program has been hanging throughout the Adult Day Center of the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills in Basking Ridge, NJ. “We are thrilled to have the Arts Access … Continue reading
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Creepy creativity
Halloween is a big day at Matheny. It begins in the morning with a haunted house, designed and built by members of Matheny’s therapy staffs, helped out by Matheny School faculty members and instructors in our Adult Services Department. This year, … Continue reading
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Celebrating the arts
Live performances of dance and drama were presented by Arts Access artists at the opening reception for “Reflections,” an exhibit of Arts Access visual art currently on display at the Grounds for Sculpture in the Trenton area. The reception was … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts Acces Program, Grounds for Sculpture, reflections
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‘The Time of Her Life’
When Bella Walton was three years old, she sometimes accompanied her mother, Betsy, when she volunteered at Matheny. Those visits left a powerful impression on Bella and, by the time she was a seventh grader at the Far Hills, NJ, Country … Continue reading
Hands-on technology
Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ, is known for its innovative approach to teaching special education methods—including the use of assistive technologies—to tomorrow’s teachers. Centenary, in fact, was one of the first colleges with education programs in New Jersey to provide … Continue reading