Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for November, 2006

December Disability Commission Meeting

The Watertown Commission on Disability will be holding it’s monthly meeting on December 20, 2006 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Town Administration Building, 149 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts in the Lower Meeting Room. The building is wheelchair accessible and the public is invited to attend.
Please join us for some seasonal refreshments during the break and meet [...]

Veteran’s Day….

Did you know that the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is one of the oldest and strongest disability advocacy groups in the United States?
Disability continues to be a byproduct of the current war in Iraq and Afghanistan (for both native civilians and our armed forces). I’ve been reading that veterans of the [...]

Governor-Elect Deval Patrick!

Governor-elect Deval Patrick has an ambitious, comprehensive, and important agenda for disability issues. We congratulate him and look forward to working with him and his administration to continue to promote accessible communities and universal access and design statewide!
Also check out Jeff Migliozzi’s column on civic lessons, disabilities and the recent election in this [...]

Accessible voting . . .

The WCOD wants to know about your experiences at the polls this past Tuesday. How accessible and how accomodating were the polling locales where you voted? Do you have feedback on things can be improved? Please drop us a line with your stories. Thanks!
The November issue of the AccessLetter—newsletter of [...]

Notice of CHANGE: November 15, 2006 Watertown Commission on Disability meeting

The Wednesday November 15, 2006 Watertown Commission on Disability will be held in the Watertown Free Public Library, Watertown Savings Bank Room.
The meeting will be from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Along with regular business, Beverly Shanks, Librarian for Special Projects will showcase the library’s accessiblity features for which the Commission on Disability played [...]