BIAAE News

News and Press for the Institute

 

Press Release
January 18, 2024

The initiative, designed to provide Berklee faculty with the resources to teach students of every level and ability, is the first of its kind in performing arts higher education.

Press Release
November 16, 2023

The founder and managing director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education earned the award for her dedication to the arts and arts-education communities.

April 20, 2023

Adam Mandela Walden, recently featured on NPR, finds understanding—and makes himself understood—within the musical community at Berklee.

April 10, 2023

Alexander Abdulah, a Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education student, will be visible on the station building this Wednesday and highlighted on the outlet’s website.

Press Release
April 6, 2023

Hosted by the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education, this year’s event will feature the first-ever ABLE Showcase concert.

October 13, 2022

The managing director of Berklee's newly renamed Institute for Accessible Arts Education makes the case for why our language surrounding disability matters.

November 1, 2021

The three graduate programs, started at Boston Conservatory, will begin a new era as part of Berklee’s Music Education Department this summer.

January 27, 2020

Rhoda Bernard, managing director of the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs, was recently a guest on Dyslexics Wanted, a podcast exploring the strengths and struggles of people living with dyslexia.

Press Release
June 6, 2019

No Limits Media is an organization dedicated to helping all people with different abilities through various media initiatives and educational curricula.

April 13, 2018

The Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs presented its inaugural ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone conference on April 6–8 at Berklee College of Music.

Press Release
March 22, 2018

The Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs will present a three-day conference, the ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone, April 68 2018, at Berklee.

December 5, 2017

Rhoda Bernard, managing director of the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs, was recently elected to the Arts Education Advisory Council of Americans for the Arts.

October 16, 2017

The launch of the new Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs was celebrated on September 28 with a cocktail reception featuring distinguised guests Delfeayo Marsalis and Mboya Marsalis.

September 12, 2017

In this episode of Inside Berklee, Rhoda Bernard discusses how her decade of successful work in educating students on the autism spectrum and their teachers has evolved into the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs, and where she plans to take this program in the future.

Press Release
March 1, 2017

Berklee will launch the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs in the fall of 2017. The institute will provide opportunities for individuals with special needs to learn about, experience, and create in the arts.