Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for April, 2010

iPad Could Be A Beneficial Device For The Disabled

Article from www.redorbit.com Posted on: Monday, 19 April 2010, 11:15 CDT When it comes to high-tech gadgets like the iPad, most people see a sleek multi-media entertainment platform, but Prof Gregg Vanderheiden sees other potential possibilities for the new Apple touch-screen device. Vanderheiden, director of the Trace Research and Development Center at the University of [...]

10th Circuit: Termination Stands Despite Employee’s Hearing Impairment

When a postal worker was terminated for losing a key and failing to notify a supervisor about the loss, the postal service had no obligation to treat the employee any differently even though she did not hear the key drop because of a known, existing hearing problem, according to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of [...]

Minutes of March 2010

Watertown Commission on Disability March 17, 2010 Watertown Commission on Disability March 17, 2010 Attendees: George Donahue, Chair; Kim Charlson; Anne Doughty, Fred Isaacs; Alex Liazos; Carol Menton, Gayle Shattuck, Carol Wilson-Braun Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by Chair George Donahue. Roll Call. We welcomed our newest member, Carol Wilson-Braun. She received her [...]

MOD April News

April Disability Commission newsletter from Jeffrey Dougan at the Massachusetts Office on Disability April 20, 2010 Dear Commission on Disability Chairperson: It is often said that “April showers bring May flowers”; however, I think we all received enough rain in March to hope the flowers arrive early! I truly hope that everyone fared well through [...]

DPC Update: April 5, 2010

Click here to read the April 5, 2010 DPC Update.  

DCP update for March 29, 2010

  To view the Disability Policy Consortium Update for March 29, Click on the link below: DPC March 29 issue

LA Times 4/5/10: Marlee Matlin launches reality series on YouTube

From today’s LA Times—not exactly in our neck of the woods, but this is too cool not to pass along! :) Marlee Matlin launches reality series on YouTube March 30, 2010  Marlee Matlin had an idea for a reality show that she hoped would bring some insight into the lives and struggles of deaf people [...]

How Do I disclose my disability?

Malden Massachusetts: According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, “Unemployment within the nation’s developmentally disabled population hovers around 80 percent,” and according to the Department of Labor, the unemployment rate among the rest of the disabled population is about 63 percent. Read the full story about David J. Hart in an article from the [...]