Monthly archive for May, 2009
April 15, 2009 Meeting Minutes
Watertown Commission on Disability
April 15, 2009
Attendees: George Donahue, Chair; Kim Charlson, Chair-for-the-meeting; Marilyn Devaney; Anne Doughty; Bob Hall; Fred Isaacs; Alex Liazos; Gayle Shattuck
Guests: Ms. Jini Fairly from MetroWest Independent Living Center
Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by tonight’s Chair Kim Charlson.
Roll Call
Chair Report: No report.
Guest Speaker Ms. Jini Fairly from MetroWest Independent Living [...]
Posted on Wed 20 May 2009 by WCOD Editor in category Commission Minutes and agendas
The DTV Transition and Captioning
From Mary Watkins of the Media Access Group at WGBH:
TV viewers who rely on captioning and/or video description may be encountering problems with both as we transition to digital television (DTV). Today, May 18, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) holds the first meeting of the new “DTV Closed Captioning and Video Description [...]
Posted on Tue 19 May 2009 by Carol in category Hearing Loss/Deafness
AAPD Petition on Health Care Reform & Long Term Care
From Colleen Graham of the Disability Policy Consortium/DPC:
Petition for Health Care Reform that Meets the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions and their Families
Click HERE for the Petition
We, the undersigned, call on President Obama and the bipartisan leadership in Congress to work together to enact health care reform legislation in this Congress [...]
Posted on Fri 15 May 2009 by Carol in category Disability News
RALLY FOR NEW REVENUE…. SAVE 23,000 LIVES!: 5/19
RALLY FOR NEW REVENUE…. SAVE 23,000 LIVES!
Sponsored by
ArcMass ADDP DPC BCIL MWCIL Stavros ILCNSCA SILC & more
State House Steps
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
More than 23,000 adults and children with disabilities and their families are slated to LOSE crucial services. IF THERE IS NO NEW REVENUE, THIS IS WHAT TO EXPECT:
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Posted on Fri 15 May 2009 by Carol in category Disability News, Events/Learning