Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for February, 2007

The Media Access Group at WGBH

In the spirit of the Oscars/Academy Awards (this being Oscars night) . . . .
. . . updates on initiatives for making first-run movies accessible to audiences with disabilities can be found through the Media Access Group at WGBH; get the the latest information on making movie theatres accessible to audiences with disabilities. The Media Access Group developed [...]

H2Otown on new film club

From Lisa Williams (AKA H2Otown), re: a new Deaf & Hard of Hearing film club at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline:

H2otown was looking at movie times at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline and saw the ultra-cool Deaf & Hard of Hearing Film Club, which shows new-ish Hollywood releases and also films from the [...]

Bob Woodruff Family Fund for Veterans with TBI

From the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), information on the Bob Woodruff Family Fund for TBI (traumatic brain injury) to assist servicemen and women and their families affected by the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has entered into a partnership with ABC Anchor Bob Woodruff and [...]

ADA Basic Building Blocks, an introductory webcourse

Interested in learning more about the ADA?
ADA Basic Building Blocks, an introductory webcourse on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) that explores the legal requirements and spirit of the ADA is available free. CEUs and CRC credits are available.
This twelve-part course will cover the basics of all five titles [...]

29th Annual Legislative Reception, “Opportunities for All: Feeling Safe, Included and Free”

From the ARC of Massachusetts, this event is a classic!
Join Governor Deval Patrick (confirmed), state legislators and other officials, people with disabilities and advocates from across the state for The Arc of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council’s 29th Annual Legislative Reception, “Opportunities for All: Feeling Safe, Included and Free”
Hosted by Brian Leary
Wednesday, [...]

Government Web Site(s) Accessibility

From the Disability Policy Consortium’s (DPC) listserv on yahoogroups.com
The Disability Policy Consortium has started assessing the accessibility of web sites. We are beginning with State Government and then will move to Local Government and selected business web sites.
We are interested in hearing from you about what sites you have tried to use but found [...]

Federation for Children with Special Needs Conference, March 10

Visions of Community
Saturday, March 10, 2007
World Trade Center – Boston
The Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN)—Parent Training and Information Center, Family TIES of Massachusetts, Parents for Residential Reform, Parents’ PLACE, Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change and the Early Intervention Parent Leadership Project invite you to our annual statewide conference for parents and [...]

Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success

Fitchburg State College
presents
Internationally Acclaimed Expert on Learning Disabilities
Rick Lavoie
March 2, 2007
“It’s So Much Work To Be Your Friend”
Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success
Co-sponsored by Graduate and Continuing Education and the Center for Professional Studies
About the Speaker
Rick Lavoie, renowned learning disabilities specialist and consultant, will be coming to Fitchburg State College [...]

Reading: Just Like Life, Only More So

Watertown Free Public Library
presents
Dana Snyder-Grant reading from her book
Just Like Life, Only More So
And Other Stories of Illness
Wednesday, March 14
7:00 p.m.
Watertown Savings Bank Meeting Room
Dana Snyder-Grant, LICSW, is a writer, newspaper columnist and psychotherapist specializing in chronic illness and disability. She has had multiple sclerosis for twenty-five years. Her book is about [...]

Disability Policy Consortium

Get connected with the latest in disability policy change in Massachusetts. The Disability Policy Consortium (DPC) is “Redefining the role of government as it affects the lives of people with disabilities.”
The DPC is a cross-disability non-profit organization established to promote accessible communities and goverment and effective disability policy change in Massachusetts.
Contact Bill [...]