Do you have a brother or sister with a disability, mental illness, or medical condition? If you want to socialize with other adult siblings like you and enjoy doing fun stuff in the Boston area, then this is the group for you! We've had some great activities so far: trivia nights, brunches, museum outings, craft brunches, and dessert nights. We would also love to have suggestions for other activities. This is the perfect opportunity to meet other adult siblings and have a great time. Please note …

Are you interested in accessibility? Join passionate developers, media specialists, designers, usability professionals, and accessibility experts to share knowledge and learn at the Boston Accessibility Roundtable. The Boston A11Y Roundtable meets monthly to discuss online accessibility, including trends in regulations and guidelines, barriers that people with disabilities face online, and techniques for achieving equal access by all for websites, applications, and documents. The format of the m …

Founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant, international organization that has grown from one original chapter to almost 1,500 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 United States, and in 50 countries around the world. Best Buddies® is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated …

*The World Is Our Playground (TWIOP)* Would you like to be part of a meetup community where active, creative, fun and diverse people can get together and build lasting friendship?  Do you love to travel, snowboard, ski, try and learn new things? Want to cross something off your bucket list? If you like to get off the couch, have fun, meet new people and make new friends, go to free wine and craft beer tastings, try different cuisines, explore different parts of the globe and our own backyard the …

This group is for fat folks in the Boston area to come together, discuss fat issues in a supportive environment, and eventually perform fat activism! Fat acceptance is the baseline here; we are working on loving our bodies as they are now, in all our beauty and wonderful abilities and differences! We see the word "fat" as a descriptor, and use it proudly. Please join if you believe in the ideals of fat acceptance and if you want to love your body at the size it is now. Whether you are a long-sta …

This group is for anyone who identifies as feminist and is interested in attending events held by the Greater Boston chapter of the National Organization For Women. Boston NOW is a multi-issue organization working to: •Advance Reproductive Freedom •Promote Diversity and End Racism •Stop Violence Against Women •Win LGBTQ Rights •Ensure Economic Justice •Achieve Constitutional Equality We also have interest in the areas of: •Affirmative Action •Child Care, Custody and Family Law Issues •Disability …

Veterans' Friends is a group where everyone is welcome to come and mingle with our finest active and veteran community. Come and talk to them, learn about their incredible experiences, sacrifices as well as discuss opportunities our veterans' friends may be aware of that can be important to our active and veterans and their families in variety of fields in professional, social, education, community, etc. This is also a way to plan fun activities in and around Harvard University, the oldest insti …

A nonprofit organization, Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and of adults with disabilities by establishing and supporting one-to-one relationships with professionally matched, caring volunteers. Our mission is to provide a mentor for every child who wants and needs one. Our vision is for our Little Brothers and Little Sisters to be changed for the better, forever.

We are a group of Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people who meet every week to chat in ASL. This group is open to ANYONE with an interest in American Sign Language and Deaf culture, from beginning ASL students to those who are fluent. We especially encourage people to come to our group who want to HAVE FUN while socializing with all sorts of different people! This is not a study group! It's a great group for practicing having real conversations in ASL. We welcome ANYONE with an interest in A …

Welcome to the Boston Area Motorcycle Riders (or BAMR for short). If you're looking for a fun group of all ages, genders and cultures... , By membership vote we do not allow trikes or CAN AMs'. BAMR has lots of planned rides on the calendar and plenty of pickup rides, in addition off season events... a group open to both recent and seasoned riders... then perhaps BAMR is the riding group for you. BAMR gets around Take a look at our calendar and you'll see over 60 rides for 2009, from your backya …

Massachusetts Men's Gathering (MMG) is a participant-organized and participant-led weekend that happens twice a year at a year-round camp/ retreat center. Like similar format retreats throughout New England and in several other states, MMG does not hire "experts" to run workshops or provide the entertainment, but trusts in the abilities of whoever shows up! The MMG Organizing Committee (OC) plans and sustains the framework for the spring and fall weekends, but not the content. Each participant b …

Welcome to Boston Sportbike Riders (BSR)! We are an active and passionate community of sportbike riders. If you are serious about riding and would like to learn something new each time you are on a group ride, then look no further! You'll find everything here...touring, day/weekend rides, short rides, adventure rides and even track days. The following motorcycle classes are welcome into BSR: a. Superbikes / Supersports / Hypersports b. Street Bikes >250cc c. Dual Sports d. Sport/Adventure T …

Welcome to Boston's Tier 1 Riders! We are a fun, dynamic, and diverse group of sport bike riders who love to ride! As a motorcycle group we're always looking for new adventures wether it's a few hours long, a day trip, or an overnight. Unlike other motorcycle groups you may have ridden with, we are kind and curtious to all riders, which means we will never leave anyone behind, always make the meet up stop convenient for everyone, and we always know where we're going since we have learned from ot …

Meet with local people who suffer from Fibromyalgia to discuss, share, laugh, and conquer the misconceptions regarding this disabling condition through solid education about diet, exercise, supplements and mind/body medicine.

Meet people with mopeds and scooters and go on rides together locally DISCLAIMER: By being a member of this group you acknowledge that motorcycle related activities are dangerous and that accidents causing death, bodily injury, disability and property damage, can, and do happen.You agree that neither you nor any third party will hold the group's Organizers or event hosts liable for any injury, loss, or damage to your own person or property arising directly or as a consequence from a group activ …

ALL ANIMALS ARE WELCOME! Looking for a community who shares your interest in pet therapy or service animal work? Are you ready to learn more about how to turn your pet into a therapy hero or train a service animal to make a difference in the lives of people? The Therapy & Service Hero Pets of New England group was formed to identify exciting opportunities and conduct group visits to facilities and events, and to promote the healing power of your Fido, Kitty, Horse, or Llama! Whether you a …