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Stories of music, connection, and a different way to care.

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Participants and care partners engaging together during a Memory Disco headphone session
Music. Movement. Moments together.
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FEATURED COVERAGE

Our work, in the news.

From dementia care to developmental disability services, these stories share what connection through music can look like.

Kaylie Glenn engaging with Happy Headphones participants at the Heinzerling Community

MAGAZINE FEATURE · 2024

Alzheimer’s Today

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America features Kaylie Glenn and the power of musical connection in dementia care.

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INTERVIEW · 2024

NR TIMES

Why silence is golden for dementia intervention

A conversation about bringing silent disco technology and intentional music engagement into everyday care.

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SPONSORED TV SEGMENT · SEPTEMBER 2023

FOX28 Columbus

Memory Disco unites families at The Werner House

Good Day Marketplace shares a Memory Disco experience bringing families affected by dementia together.

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AN IDEA WORTH SHARING

TEDxOhioStateUniversity

Transforming dementia care through music.

Kaylie Glenn shares the childhood experience that started Day By Day Project—and a vision for creating meaningful connections through music.

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TEDxOhioStateUniversity · 2024

Kaylie Glenn and conference attendees raising maracas during a Memory Disco demonstration
The connection behind the conversation.

LISTEN IN

Conversations worth hearing.

The story behind the program, the science that informs it, and the people at the heart of the work.

MORE PROGRAM COVERAGE

Memory Disco at the Long Island Museum

WSHU’s Good at Heart interviews museum educator Lisa Unander about its “In the Moment” programs. The episode page includes a photograph of Memory Disco in action.

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AWARDS & INDUSTRY APPEARANCES

Bringing the conversation
into the care community.

Recognition for community impact, alongside presentations and experiences shared with professionals across the field.

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021

Community Engaged Program Award

Recognizing The Dementia Project’s “Opening Minds Through Engagement” initiative.

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DEMENTIA SPRING · 2022

Dementia Arts Impact Award

Recognition supporting the development and reach of Memory Disco.

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACCELERATOR · 2023

First Place Grant

Recognition for Day By Day Project’s social enterprise work.

OHIO NACDEP · 2025

First Place Technology Award

Recognition for the Day By Day Project, documented by Ohio State University Extension.

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Presentations & shared experiences

Earlier presentations

OAGE Conference · 2023
The Memory Disco: A Tool to Facilitate Moments of Joy, Remembrance, and Connection — Toledo, Ohio.

Cleveland Heights Dementia Week · 2024
The Memory Disco: A Tool to Facilitate Moments of Joy, Remembrance, and Connection — Cleveland Heights Library.

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