Posted Sunday May 11 2014 at 9:36 pm
City of Boston
Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities
WELCOME ALL TO ATTEND A
Community Forum on Disability Issues
Boston City Hall – 5th Floor, Piemonte Room
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Do you have concerns, questions, or comments on a disability issue?
- Hear from Boston Disability Commissioner Kristen McCosh
- Meet members of Boston’s Disability Commission Advisory Board
- Make your concerns about accessibility known to City Officials
*** Wheelchair accessible ASL Interpreters CART ***
For more information, visit www.cityofboston.gov/disability
To request an accommodation contact disability@cityofboston.gov
or call 617-635-3682 or 617-635-2541 TTY
Posted Saturday May 03 2014 at 9:51 pm
The Mark Morris Dance Group/Brooklyn Parkinson Group and the Celebrity Series of Boston in association with the Parkinson Disease Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center present Dance for PD, a free movement class for persons with Parkinson’s Disease and their partners, caregivers and friends.
Class taught by Mark Morris Dance Group dancer David Leventhal, with live musical accompaniment
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:45 –11:15 am
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Carl J. Shapiro Clinical Center, Leventhal Conference Room
Panel discussion 11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Come for the dance class, the panel discussion or both. Class size is limited. For location information and registration, please contact Colin Pierce at 617-667-9890 or cjpierce@bidmc.harvard.edu. To join the on-going Dance for Parkinson’s class at the JF&CS in Waltham, contact Nancy Mazonson at 781-693-5069 or nmazonson@jfcsboston.org.
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Posted Sunday April 27 2014 at 10:50 am
Learn about Windows 8.1 Ease of Access! (built-in accessibility settings)
Herman Learmond-Criqui and Lisa Casillo from Microsoft will discuss the "Ease of Access" settings offered on Microsoft Windows 8.1. Microsoft has teamed up with Dan Bacher, the Founder & Executive Director of SpeakYourMind Foundation, to demonstrate his technology for those with motor impairments using the Surface Pro 2. Participants will gain an understanding of the many options in the operating system that are available for people with disabilities to support the community in need of assistive technology for various impairments.
April 30, 2014 10am - 12pm
To register or for more information, contact:
Assistive Technology Regional Center (ATRC)
89 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-226-2634
atrc@eastersealsma.org
VSA MA is located in the same building directly across the lobby from ATRC so feel free to also stop by and visit us at the Open Door Gallery.
