Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for February, 2008

Expanded technology @ Perkins

News from Perkins:
Perkins to Expand Adaptive Technology Products and Services
Building upon [its] mission to provide services that build productive and meaningful lives for people with impaired vision, Perkins School for the Blind intends to acquire the assets of Adaptive Technology Consulting, Inc. (ATC) of Salisbury, MA. ATC is a privately-owned company whose high-technology adaptive devices, [...]

Valentine’s Day Horticulture sale @ Perkins

Horticulture Sale
Thomas and Bessie Pappas Horticulture Center, Perkins School for the Blind
Come to the Valentine’s Day Horticulture Sale at the Thomas and Bessie Pappas Horticulture Center on Wednesday February 13 from 11-12 and 2:15-4 p.m. and Thursday February 14 from 10:30-12 and 1:30-3.
Items for sale will include:

Foliage and holiday flowering plants
Cinnamon and lavender rose sachets
Herbal [...]

New hearing loss resource directory released

to go directly to the directory click on:  www.mass.gov/mcdhh .
COMMISSION FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ISSUES UPDATED STATEWIDE RESOURCE DIRECTORY
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) today announced the publication of its updated Statewide Resource Directory, a reference tool to benefit people who are deaf, hard of hearing and late-deafened.
The new [...]

February & March SEPAC meetings

From Stephanie Sawyer-Ames of the Watertown Special Education Parent Advisory Council:
The SEPAC meeting dates are a bit different for February and March – they’re only a week apart. Our March meeting is co-sponsored with Arlington and is in Arlington. Both are great speakers. Catch them if you can!

• February 27, 2008: It’s a Mad, Mad [...]

The Green Peapod

The Upper Crust Pizzeria

Disability, Aging and Older Workers

Disability, Aging and Older Workers
A National Audio-Conference
Tuesday February 19, 2 – 3:30 pm EST
Speaker Michael Williams, Ph.D., Rehabilitation Planning Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, Blind Rehabilitation Service National Program Office, Rehabilitation Strategic Health Care Group
Overall, 15% of Americans ages 65 and older are currently working or actively seeking work. From 2000-2015 the U.S. labor force [...]