Watertown Commission on Disability

Monthly archive for November, 2011

Meeting Minutes October 2011

Watertown Commission on Disability Minutes for October 19, 2011 Commission: George Donahue, Chair; Kim Charlson; Councilor Steve Corbett; Fred Isaacs; Alex Liazos; Carol Menton; Gayle Shattuck, Town Personnel Director and ADA Coordinator; Carol Wilson-Braun. Guests – Terese Hammerle from Watertown Community Gardens; Larry Hale from the MBTA’s accessibility office; Jerry Mendelson from the MBTA’s office [...]

Meeting Minutes September 2011

Watertown Commission on Disability September 21, 2011 Commission: George Donahue, Chair; Councilor Steve Corbett; Ann Doughty; Judy Herzberg; Fred Isaacs; Alex Liazos; Carol Menton; Gayle Shattuck, Town Personnel Director and ADA Coordinator; Carol Wilson-Braun; Walter Batchelder, Intern. Guests State Representative Jonathan Hecht; Jeff Dougan of the Massachusetts Commission on Disability; Jeff Loughlin; Jeanette Rimsa. Meeting [...]

Easter Seals Upcoming Events November 16th

Easter Seals & the ATRC Upcoming Events… November 16 Wednesday 10:00 – 12:00 pm and 1:00-3:00 pm Easter Seals ATRC – Boston Office 89 South St. Boston, MA 02111 Demonstration of “Speak4Use” a voice recognition environmental control unit Presenter: Graham Bunce, graham@Speak4Use.com Speak4Use (S4U) merges ECU hardware with voice recognition software, offering wireless control of [...]

American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Scholarship Program 2011-2012

American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Scholarship Program 2011-2012 The mission of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is to contribute to national, state, and local efforts to promote health and wellness in people with disabilities and identify effective intervention strategies that reduce health disparities between people with disabilities and the general [...]

Social Security Announces 3.6 Percent Benefit Increase for 2012

Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2012, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that nearly 55 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2012. Increased payments to more than 8 million [...]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: LIHEAP

What is Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program? (LIHEAP) IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY YOUR HOME ENERGY BILL, YOUR HOME MAY NOT BE SAFE, AND YOU MAY BE AT RISK OF SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY. THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) MAY BE ABLE TO HELP KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE [...]

Watertown Special Education Parent Advisory Council 2011-2012 Calenda

Watertown Special Education Parent Advisory Council 2011-2012 Calendar Meetings held at the Cunniff School Library, 246 Warren St. 5-7 PM Wednesday September 14, 2011: An evening with Elisabeth Schaefer Director of Student Services, Elisabeth Schaefer, will discuss the plans she has for Special Education. Come and introduce yourself. Bring your kids – child care, pizza, [...]