Dane Street Brings Awareness to Autism with Support of Aspire’s Spring Gala

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dane Street, a leading URAC-accredited provider of Peer Reviews and Independent Medical Examination services to the Workers’ Compensation, Disability, Group Health and Auto markets, announced support today for Massachusetts General Hospital’s MGH Aspire Program which helps children, teens and adults with high cognitive autism spectrum disorder or a related social profile achieve success. This program is celebrating its 20th year, and has raised over $19 million to assist its participants in achieving the skills necessary to be successful in their communities and workplaces.

As a Platinum sponsor, Dane Street’s financial contribution will help ensure Aspire's services are accessible for families in need and allow for the expansion of program offerings. The Aspire Works program offers young people on the autism spectrum real-life work experience and the gala raised more than $2.6 million in 2019. The annual spring gala will be held at the Four Seasons in Boston, MA on Thursday, April 2, 2020, where friends and sponsors will join together to raise awareness for Autism.

This initiative is part of Dane Street’s ongoing commitment to support local communities. “We are inspired by the work of the MGH Aspire team, and honored to be part of something so impactful to the entire New England region,” said Will Fulton, CEO.

About Dane Street
Dane Street is a leading national provider of Independent Medical Examination and Peer Review services to the Workers’ Compensation, Disability, Auto and Group Health market segments. Our nationwide panel of active-practice, board-certified health care professionals consist of more than 10,000 state-licensed individuals across more than 100 different specialties and fields of services. Our mission is to deliver superior report quality and turnaround time via robust technology, and by people who are committed to exceeding our clients’ expectations. Please visit us at www.danestreet.com.

About Aspire
Aspire is a highly successful, therapeutically-based program that serves children, teens and adults with high cognitive autism spectrum disorder and related social profiles. The program supports more than 15 area school districts and conducts trainings and workshops serving 700 education and private sector professionals each year. Aspire’s programming is designed to help participants develop social competency skills so that they can succeed at home, school, work and in community settings. For more information, visit https://www.massgeneral.org/children/aspire/teen-adult