Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for January, 2008

Super Bowl ad: Silence is golden!

This just in from the USA Today (Associated Press):
Pepsi hopes silence is golden with Super Bowl ad
By Vinnee Tong, AP Business Writer
January 25, 2008
NEW YORK – Amid the wall-to-wall sound during next Sunday’s Super Bowl, one commercial from PepsiCo could send some viewers grabbing for their remotes to check whether they’d accidentally hit the mute [...]

Minutes of December 2007

Watertown Commission on Disability Public Meeting Minutes for December 21, 2007
In attendance: Gayle Shattuck, Anne Doughty, George Donahue, Alex Liazos, Bob Hall, Kim Charlson, Carol Menton, Andrea Greenwood.
Stefanie Farrell, CART; Lisa Bing, ASL
Guests: Arturo DeLucca, Fred Isaacs, Jerry Mee
Called to Order: 7:07 pm
Jerry Mee gave a report on the status [...]

Boston Celtic’s 2008 *Hero among us*

Watertown resident named this year’s “Hero among us” by the (again) fabulous Boston Celtics! Congratulations Jaimi!!

Perkins Alumna named “Hero Among Us”

When she was born deaf and blind, doctors told Jaimi Lard’s parents she would not be able to learn at all. But today Jaimi spends most of her time teaching others about the obstacles [...]

Boston Globe: A boost for Braille

A boost for Braille 
By Ralph Ranalli
Globe Staff / January 5, 2008
WATERTOWN – Justin Morse’s hands glide nimbly across the keys at the bottom of a device about the size of large hardcover book. His eyes closed, his head nodding rhythmically in concentration, the 14-year-old looks like a young virtuoso playing a small, silent piano. [...]

Kim Charlson on Commonwealth Journal

Commission on Disability member and director of Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library Kim Charlson was interviewed by the Commonwealth Journal host Janis Pryor.  The interview aired on December 9 on WUMB (91.9FM) and can be heard on the Perkin’s website.

MLK roommate to speak at Perkins 1/21

Prof. Henry Santos to Speak at Perkins on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Prof. Henry “Hank” Santos will speak at Perkins School for the Blind on Martin Luther King Day, January 21, 2008 from 11:30-12:30. He will talk about his 17 years as a music teacher at Perkins, and – more significantly – about his [...]

Watertown Special Education Parent Advisory Council calendar

Check out Watertown Special Education Parent Advisory Council events for the rest of the 2007/2008 school year at the Watertown Tab (Wicked Local) website.

Group for siblings starts 1/8 ….

Siblings of children with disabilities will meet at the Cunniff Elementary School in Watertown for an hour and half each Tuesday starting on January 8 for eight weeks.
Siblings will get to experiment and play through various activities with dram and music improvisation, voice, creative writing and visual art. at the end of the series, families [...]

January events @ Springwell and @ the COA’s Senior Center

Check Springwell’s website for January events on subjects ranging from Alzheimers to sexuality and aging.
... And check out the Watertown Council on Aging (COA’s) January newsletter and calendar of events which include Tai Chi and computer classes!

Springwell @ Watertown Mall Friday 1/4…

Join the Watertown Mall Health Lecture Series on Friday, January 4 at 10am for a presentation on Springwell Services & Resources for Elders by Sandra Boris-Berkowitz from Springwell.  The Lecture will be at the Old Country Buffet with free blood pressure screenings available from 10 am to 12 noon with David Neylon, R.N. of the Watertown Board [...]