Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for May, 2007

Developmental Disabilities

Did you know: In response to the philosophical shift in services in the 1970’s, a group of Watertown Massachusetts citizens took over the operation of what had been an extension program for women with mental retardation operated by the Fernald State School program?

Be careful with earbuds. . .(NPR)

NPR reports on the dangers of kids’ (and adults’) use of earbuds on their hearing. Audiologist William Clark notes in the story:
The problem is, hearing loss accumulates over a lifespan. The ravages of other exposures plus normal aging will contribute to an accelerated hearing loss when today’s kids are in their 50s and 60s [more…]

Rep. Markey on YouTube with captions!

Jenifer Simpson of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) reports on Rep. Markey’s most recent—and communication accessible—appearance on YouTube:
On Friday May 11, 2007, minutes after gaveling open a hearing on the future of digital media, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) pulled out a camcorder and started filming.

Clearly, Frankly, Unabashedly Disabled (The New York Times)

From the May 13, 2007 New York Times: Clearly, Frankly, Unabashedly Disabled.
WHEN Josh Blue won NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” last season, he did so with riffs like this:
“My right arm does a lot of crazy stuff. Like the other day, I thought someone had stolen my wallet.”
It’s funny only if you know that Mr. Blue [...]

Disabled veterans back on horse (Boston Globe)

A leader in a new national initiative, Horses for Heroes (H4H),  Windrush Farm in Boxford is featured in today’s North Weekly section of the Boston Globe in a story by Wendy Killeen: Disabled veterans back on horse.