Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for March, 2010

Watertown Special Education Parent Advisory Council Awards Night

Wednesday, April 7, 2010: 6th Annual Awards Night & Responding Versus Reacting to Your Kids: Key Principals and Techniques for Effective Parenting Charlie Appelstein *Please note: The Watertown Commission on Disability is providing ASL interpreters and CART on screen for this event. This is an uplifting evening to honor all that is great in Special [...]

DCP Weekly Update March 23

Answers to your Questions about the Census By now, most people have received their 2010 Census. The DPC has received many questions about the Census. Here are answers to the most frequent: The Census does not include any questions on the disability so why is it so important for us to complete? Although it is [...]

PATRICK ADMINISTRATION CLOSING KEY DENTAL CLINIC FOR DISABLED (3-15-10)

from the State House News Service PATRICK ADMINISTRATION CLOSING KEY DENTAL CLINIC FOR DISABLED (3-15-10) PATRICK ADMINISTRATION CLOSING KEY DENTAL CLINIC FOR DISABLED Sparking concerns that large numbers of developmentally disabled people will be left without dental care, the Patrick administration will close the Tufts University Dental Facilities clinic at the Fernald Developmental Center, as [...]

Sarah Ward speaks on Executive Management Skills

The Watertown SPEDPAC presents Sarah Ward who will speak at the Hosmer School Auditorium, 1 Concord Rd, Watertown on Thursday March 18 at 6:15 PM.  Child care will be provided. Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP has over 14 years experience in diagnostic evaluations, treatment and case management of children, adolescents and adults with a wide range [...]

2010 census information

To learn more about why it is important to the disabled to have an accurate census this year: census_dpc_disability_census

Ten Employment Myths

A video from ADA Streaming video gallery: Ten Employment Myths “Ten Employment Myths” Many employers misunderstand the Americans with Disabilities Act and are reluctant to hire people with disabilities because of unfounded myths. This seventeen-minute video responds to concerns expressed by employers, explaining the ADA in common sense terms and dispelling myths about this often [...]

Health Care Accessibility (Or Lack Thereof) – Share Your Story!

A posting from the Disability Policy Consortium Health Care Accessibility (Or Lack Thereof) – Share Your Story! Are you a person with a disability who has trouble accessing health care due to inaccessible equipment and architectural barriers or received poor care because of your disability? If so, we want to hear from you! Have you [...]

Minutes of January 2010

Watertown Commission on Disability Meeting Minutes January 20, 2010 Attendees: Carol Menton, Acting Chair; George Donahue; Kim Charlson; Fred Isaacs; Alex Liazos; Gayle Shattuck. Meeting called to order at 7:10 pm by Acting Chair Carol Menton. Roll Call. Al Gayzagian has passed on but he is here in spirit tonight. It was moved, seconded, and [...]

News & Access Information for the Access-Minded

AccessLetter is produced by the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities, part of the Department of Human Services Program. Read the current February/March issue in its entirety. (http://www.cambridgema.gov/CityOfCambridge_Content/documents/access0210.pdf) To read past issues on their website: Past Issues (www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP2/disabilities.cfm)

FCC Announces New Closed Captioned Complaint Rules

Originally Submitted by NAD on Wed, 02/24/2010 – 11:16 Consumers can now file complaints directly with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), thanks to new closed captioning complaint rules by the FCC effective February 19, 2010. These new closed captioning rules, requested by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and consumer groups in 2004, make [...]