Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for June, 2007

Online Captioning: The Right Thing to Do (TV Week)

From TV Week—this is a HUGE issue for the millions of Americans (and others world-wide) with increasing hearing loss.  I used to tape the weekly episodes of The West Wing, so I could pause and rewind on dialogue that I missed via captions (I really miss that show… since it’s been off the air, I’ve become a  junkie [...]

From the Office of the Attorney General Martha Coakley …

Attorney General Martha Coakley and the National Federation of the Blind reach settlement with ATM operator to improve accessibility
June 27, 2007
CONTACT: Amie Breton
(617) 727-2543
BOSTON– Today, Attorney General Martha Coakley entered into a settlement with Cardtronics, Inc., the nation’s largest ATM operator, that will provide significantly improved access for blind consumers to the company’s machines. Under the terms [...]

Migliozzi: Workers could learn a lot from Nurul at Tedeschi’s (Watertown TAB)

From Jeff Migliozzi’s column, If You’re Like Me… in the June 1, 2007 edition of the Watertown Tab. I love this one, partly because I agree, Nurul is a terrific guy who makes all the difference at Tedeschi’s (formerly Store 24) on Main! Jeff also touches on real issues related to disabilities and employment, and [...]

Teaching by example, learning from life (Watertown TAB)

From the June 22 edition of the Watertown TAB:   
WATERTOWN, MA – For the staff and students at Watertown Middle School, it’s not an unusual sight to see Dallas, a golden lab, walking through the hallways or into a classroom, or even visiting people in the school office.
As a helper dog for disabled teacher Chris [...]

Accessible boating on the Charles!

Accessible boating on the Charles!  A cool recreation resource from BOB HALL:
LOCATION:  Community Boating Boathouse in the Esplanade
21 David G. Mugar WayBoston, MA, 02114
617-523-1038
REGISTRATION:  : $1.00 (One Dollar).MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.community-boating.org
Email:  info AT community-boating dot org
Phone:  617-523-1038
Contact:  Charles Zechel
Starting Sunday, June 24, the Dept. of Conservation and Recreation and Community Boating Inc. will begin offering a summer sailing [...]

The DECIDE program for seniors

First posted on www.H2Otown.info
The Watertown Police Department is Offering the DECIDE Program to Watertown Seniors. Designed by law enforcement personnel to educate seniors in crime prevention techniques and help reduce their chances of becoming victims of crime, the DECIDE (Developing Elder’s Choices in Defensive Education) program teaches risk-reducing strategies that enhance personal safety at home [...]

“Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott”

From Ruth Kahn of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston:
“Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott”
Sat, Jun 23, 12:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Remis Auditorium
ASL interpreted by Wendy Jehlen and Esther Leonard
Open captioned
MFA members, seniors, and students $8; general admission $9
The MFA Film Program is proud to present a special screening of
Betsy Bayha’s [...]

Growing older together

 From Library News in the 6/8/07 Watertown Tab:

“Growing older together,” a mixed media art exhibit by older adults from the Watertown Senior Center and adolescents from EDCO High School led by artist Julanne Hertz, runs through June 30 in the second floor gallery of the Watertown Free Public Library. For more information email tsirung@comcast.net.

FCC consumer Advisories — DTVs and Captioning

From the FCC-Consumer News, Consumer Advisorys on DTVs and captioning:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is concerned that consumers may experience difficulty in receiving and/or viewing closed captioning on some digital television (DTV) programming, including high definition television (HDTV), provided by a programming distributor such as a cable company or a satellite television provider. These difficulties generally [...]

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