Monthly archive for April, 2008
Meeting Minutes for March 19, 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 Tue 29 Apr 2008 by WCOD Editor in category Commission Minutes and agendas
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
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
April 16, 2008 Agenda
Tentative Agenda for Watertown Commission on Disability Public Meeting April 11, 2008
Please note:
The meeting will be held in the Watertown Administration Building, 149 Main Street, Lower Hearing Room.
Watertown Commission on Disability
April 16,2008 7 PM to 9 PM – Agenda
Tentative Agenda Items
Introductions
Audience Issues – Comments
Guest presenter: Jim Sarno, Somerville Area Director of the Mass Rehab [...]
Posted on Fri 11 Apr 2008 by WCOD Editor in category Commission Minutes and agendas
Meeting Minutes for February 20, 2008
Watertown Commission on Disability Public Meeting Minutes from February 20, 2008
Watertown Commission on Disability
Feb. 20, 2008
Meeting called to order at 7:07pm
In attendance: George Donahue, Alex Liazos, Kim Charlson, Marilyn Devaney, Ann Doughty, Gayle Shattuck, Carol Menton
Stefanie Farrell, CART
Guests: Bob Erickson, Veteran’s Officer and Town Webmaster; Susan Falkoff, Town Councilor; Fred Isaacs, SEPAC; Jonathan [...]
Posted on Fri 11 Apr 2008 by WCOD Editor in category Commission Minutes and agendas
*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