Monthly archive for April, 2008
Art therapy group for siblings of kids with disabilities…
Arts therapy group begins
An Expressive Arts Therapy Group for siblings of children with disabilities starts April 29, over the course of eight weeks. Siblings of children with disabilities age 8 to 12 years old will meet at the Hosmer Elementary School in Watertown, for an hour and a half each Tuesday.
Siblings will get to experiment [...]
Posted on Sun 27 Apr 2008 by Carol in category Education/Special Education
Legally blind choreographer has her own way of seeing (Watertown Tab 4/24/08)
From Last week’s Watertown Tab:
Legally blind choreographer has her own way of seeing
By Katie Liesener/correspondent
Thu Apr 24, 2008, 01:28 PM EDT
WATERTOWN – Juliette Cusick weaves among the other belly dancers rehearsing in the Brookline Academy of Dance. As they take their positions, hips slung in colored scarves, gold sequins flashing, Cusick continually asks them what [...]
Posted on Sun 27 Apr 2008 by Carol in category Blind/Low Vision, Disability News
Minutes of March 2008
Watertown Commission on Disability Public Meeting Minutes from March 19, 2008
Watertown Commission on Disability
March 19, 2008
In Attendance: George Donahue, Alex Liazos, Kim Charlson, Marilyn Devaney, Ann Doughty, Gayle Shattuck, Carol Menton
Guests: Dr. Edward Cohen, Reed Academy; Jennifer Van Campen, Watertown Community Housing; Maggie Doben
Meeting called to order at 7:00pm
Guest presenter, Dr. Ed Cohen described the [...]
Posted on Wed 16 Apr 2008 by WCOD Editor in category Archived minutes
Labeled Disabled: A film by Maggie Doben
When: Saturday May 31, 2008 2:00 pm
Where: Watertown Public Library
Reception, screening and panel discussion. Film is open-captioned. ASL interpreters have been requested for the reception and panel discussion. Please RSVP to reserve seats: info@labeleddisabledfilm.com Sponsored by The Watertown Commission on Disability, Cambridge Friends School and University Disability Services, Harvard University Office of the President and Provost.
Posted on Mon 14 Apr 2008 by WCOD Editor in category Disability News
*Emergency preparedness* Save the Date: 5/28/08
From Myra Berloff, Director of the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), please mark your calendars:
Dear Friend:
The Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), in partnership with the Watertown Commission on Disability is hosting a meeting to bring together people with disabilities and local emergency preparedness professionals.
This meeting will be held on May 28, 2008, from 12pm to [...]
Posted on Sat 5 Apr 2008 by Carol in category Emergency preparedness, Events/Learning