A Special Education Teacher, Administrator and Lawyer walk into a bar....all you ever wanted to know about special education
In this podcast, we hope to share information, lessons learned, interviews with VIPs in the field of special education. Join Robin Fabiano, Abby Hanscom and Angela Smagula as they bring diverse viewpoints and some humor to an otherwise serious topic.
A Special Education Teacher, Administrator and Lawyer walk into a bar....all you ever wanted to know about special education
My Brother's Keeper: Interview with David Tynes
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Listen in as Robin and Abby interview David Tynes, the Director of the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts' Saturday Program (and many other things). David is also the Head Coach of the Cambridge Special Olympics Men's Basketball team, The Warriors.
The Warriors have an 88 game winning streak and this year will represent Massachusetts at the United State Special Olympics basketball tournament held in June 2026 in Minnesota.
David shares how his sister's experience led him to the Special Olympics in 1970 and he has never left.
If your interested in supporting the Team on their journey - they are still fundraising and have $3,000 left to go to reach their goal. Here are some key links:
Check out the Special Olympics website Team Massachusetts page here.
Here is an overview of the larger program David directs in Cambridge, MA
Here is a link to a video of David sharing more about the program.
And if your interested in the play's David directs (and sometimes writes himself!) here is the link to the Cambridge program's You Tube Channel for drama
Please tell us how you found us by completing this survey
Email us at ASTALPodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @astalpodcast