Monthly archive for January, 2011
Closed Caption of Watertown Town Council
WATERTOWN — Starting next month, Watertown will pave the way for the rest of Massachusetts’ cities and towns by being one of the first to provide closed captioning of Town Council meetings for at-home viewers. Read the full story…
Posted on Thu 27 Jan 2011 by WCOD Editor in category Disability News, Education/Special Education, Events/Learning, Hearing Loss/Deafness, Technology
Meeting Minutes December 2010
Watertown Commission on Disability December 8, 2010 Attendees: Carol Menton, Acting Chair; Kim Charlson; Ann Doughty; Fred Isaacs; Gayle Shattuck; Carol Wilson-Braun Meeting called to order at 7:05 pm by Acting Chair Carol Menton. Roll Call. Guests Raymond Isaacs, Vickie Vogt Minutes It was moved, seconded, and passed unanimously to accept the minutes of the [...]
Posted on Sun 23 Jan 2011 by WCOD Editor in category Archived minutes
Cable show about disabilities: ‘From Where I Sit’
A program about disabillities are being produced at the Watertown Community Access Channel. The show is called ‘From Where I Sit’. The host of the show, also has a disability, tries to bring the issues and ask questions about living with a disability. The 30 minute production can now be viewed on the web. Click [...]
Posted on Fri 21 Jan 2011 by WCOD Editor in category Disability News, Events/Learning
Watertown SEPAC February 2011 calendar
Meetings are 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Cunniff Elementary School library, 246 Warren St., unless otherwise noted. For meetings at the Cunniff School, bring your kids. Child care, pizza, beverages, and fresh baked goods will be provided Thursday February 10 2011: Social Negotiations Craig Keefe Snow Date is February 17 Craig Keefe, the Clinical [...]
Posted on Thu 20 Jan 2011 by WCOD Editor in category Education/Special Education, Special Education Parent Advisory Council
Working at the Speed of Sound
...Captioning!! Coming soon to the local cable broadcast of the Town Council meetings near you (Watertown)! Working at the Speed of Sound by Jessica Bewsee (WGBH Media Access Group) WANTED: Committed, type-A personality with nerves of steel, patience, and an extensive knowledge of politics, history, pop culture, literature and sports. This is not the beginning [...]
Posted on Thu 20 Jan 2011 by Carol in category Disability News, Hearing Loss/Deafness
MLK Day essay from the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD)
From Jeff Dougan of the Massachusetts Office on Disability: Dear Commission Members: As we enter this week of celebrating Martin Luther King’s birthday we are all drawn to think about the struggle for civil rights and how the disability community continues to struggle. Today we were given an essay that was written by an 8th [...]
Posted on Wed 19 Jan 2011 by Carol in category Disability News
Watertown TAB 01.10.2010: Watertown to celebrate its 11th Unity Breakfast with Dr. Elena Letona
Alex Liazos just confirmed CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation—captioning)! From the Watertown TAB: Watertown to celebrate its 11th Unity Breakfast with Dr. Elena Letona WATERTOWN — Watertown will celebrate its eleventh Unity Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. The event brings together hundreds of people, representing Watertown’s diverse population, to remember the man who worked [...]
Posted on Mon 10 Jan 2011 by Carol in category Events/Learning, Hearing Loss/Deafness
Watertown Public Schools: Understanding Our Differences (volunteers needed)
From Laine Tulipano of the Watertown Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Happy New Year!!! We are writing to ask for your help and immediate action to make a good thing happen. Yes, it is vacation time… and yes, WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP NOW! We had to postpone our first session for lack of [...]
Posted on Mon 3 Jan 2011 by Carol in category Education/Special Education, Events/Learning