First Autistic Miss America Contestant
” Alexis Wineman, Miss Montana, is to become the first autistic Miss America contestant. Wineman will make history on Saturday night when she takes the stage at the 2013 Miss America Competition, becoming the first autistic contestants to ever participate in the pageant. She told Fox she was diagnosed at the age of 11, with Aspergers, […]
BW Residents as Adovcates
Future Big Wave residents have stepped forward, wanting to be advocates for this great project. Here is a picture of the gang at Sacramento, CA, fighting for The Big Wave Project. (Click on the picture to view it larger.)
“Experts brace for wave of autistic adults” from SF Chronicle
Article copied from: http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Experts-brace-for-wave-of-autistic-adults-3921071.php October 6th, 2012. Saturday Oct 06, 2012 9:38 AM PT Experts brace for wave of autistic adults Erin Allday Published 11:05 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2012 Guido Abenes, 25, who is autistic yet making it on his own, heads into Peet’s Coffee on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. “I’m resourceful,” he says. Photo: Liz […]
Press Release: Next Step
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact:Jeff Peckjpeck@bigwaveproject.org(415) 999-0145 California Coastal Commission Sued by Coastal Families of Individuals with Special NeedsBig Wave, LLC and the Big Wave Group File Legal Actions Against the California Coastal CommissionSAN MATEO, CA – OCTOBER 4, 2012 –A local non-profit, the Big Wave Group and Big Wave, LLC, and Devon Yoshimine filed […]
Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert
Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert Organized by musician Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, the Bridge School Benefit Concert is an annual, all acoustic, non-profit charity event held every October at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. All proceeds directly benefit the operations of The Bridge School. Our Mission The Bridge School is a non-profit […]