Monthly archive for September, 2008
Celebrating Accessibility @ the State House
From the Disability Policy Consortium (DPC)
CELEBRATING ACCESSIBILITY ACHIEVEMENTS
September 29, 2008
Grand Staircase
State House
3:00 PM
Governor Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray, Speaker of the House Salvatore F. DiMasi and the Disability Policy Consortium invite you to an Open House to celebrate achievements that make the Massachusetts State House the most accessible in the country.
Please join us and [...]
Posted on Tue 16 Sep 2008 by Carol in category Disability News
Not Your Average Joe’s
Posted on Tue 16 Sep 2008 by WCOD Editor in category Watertown Accessible Online Dining Guide
Sept 17, 2008 Agenda
Tentative Agenda for Watertown Commission on Disability Public Meeting September 17, 2008
Meeting location: the Watertown Administration Building, 149 Main Street, Lower Hearing Room.
Introductions/Housekeeping
Chair report – George Donahue
Coolidge Apartments Variance – Gary Kane Senior Project manager Architectural Team
Guest speaker – Steve Rothstein Perkins
Bugaboo Creek complaint – resolution George Donahue
Safety and Access – Kim Charlson subcommittee [...]
Posted on Tue 16 Sep 2008 by WCOD Editor in category Commission Minutes and agendas
Senate Could Act Quickly on Expanded ADA
Senate Could Act Quickly on Expanded ADA When Congress returns from its summer break next week, it will enter the home stretch of the legislative year. One bill that could find itself on the Senate fast track would expand protection against workplace discrimination for people with disabilities. The measure, which passed the House 402-17 in [...]
Posted on Tue 9 Sep 2008 by WCOD Editor in category Disability News