Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for April, 2007

MYOB on community resources for elders

Watertown Community Access Television piloted closed captioning earlier this year with Pam Piantedosi’s monthly talk show MYOB. Pam is committed to captioning each show with funding provided by community members and businesses.

It’s the 111th Boston Marathon!!

. . . and the year of the Japanese!  (What with Dice-K at Fenway too!?) 
Big congrats to Masazumi Soejima, age 36, who won the men’s wheelchair division at 1:29:16 and Wakako Tsuchida, age 32, who won the woman’s wheelchair division at 1:53:30! 
Did you know that in 1975 the Boston Marathon became the first major marathon to include a wheelchair division competition [...]

SEPAC Awards Night - Wed, April 11th

From Stephanie Sawyer-Ames, co-chair of the Watertown Special Education Parent Advisory Council:
Please join the Watertown SEPAC for one of its favorite nights of the year. Our 3rd Annual Awards Night allows us to recognize and honor those in the schools and community who do so much for our children with special needs and the families. [...]

Play Ball!!

It’s opening day at Fenway Park!   Spring has finally arrived . . . sort of . . . it’s still chilly out there with snow in the forecast. 
Check out the Access Guide for Guests with Disabilities on the Red Sox website.  This is the first I’ve heard of tickets designated as “ADA-tickets” at Fenway and would love to [...]

Re-Imagining Hearing Loss/Disability with Dr. Sanjay Gulati

From ALDA Boston (I wanted to bring Dr. Gulati’s presentation to the Watertown Free Public Library, but I’m no longer a board member of ALDA-Boston and apparently don’t have much sway anymore, darn.  Lexington is just a few minutes away by car though . . .):
The Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA), Boston Chapter is delighted to invite you to [...]

. . . this is cute, more on the bunny (he’s late-deafened!)

This is a classic, I always find this picture in my email box from someone from ALDA, Inc. (Association of Late-Deafened Adults)  each spring and just had to share with wcod.org readers (note to screen-reader users: I don’t know how to create a descriptive tag, but will describe the picture here  — two chocolate bunnies are facing each other, the one [...]

The Easter Bunny, Beacon Hill & community living options

 . . . I just noticed this from Chris Helms, editor of the Watertown Tab on the Watertown Blog:  The Easter Bunny goes to Beacon Hill to lobby for funding for community living options for elders and individuals with disabilities.   A zany lobbying tactic (the bunny) but serious issue . . . . check it out. 

More on Boomers and hearing loss…

As noted in a previous posting, hearing loss is growing among the baby boom generation . . . this just in from The Boomer Girl Diary by Cathy Hamilton of boomergirl.com: Hearing loss a blessing and a curse :)