Telephone equipment for people with disabilities to communicate freely Phone: 1-800-300-5658(V/TTY) Website: www.MassEDP.com S ince Verizon is the leading phone company in this area, they are responsible for providing equipment to people with disabilities. It just so happens that I have their service not only for telephone, but also for cable and internet at a very reasonable [...]
Student Center 1 Massasoit Blvd Brockton, MA 02302 Phone: 508-588-9100 http://www.massasoit.mass.edu/ We arrived at the campus at Massasoit Community College for the Helping Hands Club’s ‘Disability Awareness Day’. We met up at the college with Maureen, Bill and Stanley from DMR and Kathleen from Massachusetts Commission for the Blind. We were invited to participate and [...]
Century House 107 S Main St Acushnet, MA 02743 Phone: 508-995-3221 http://www.centuryhouse.biz/directions.htm I recently attended a function at the Century House for State Representative Steve Canessa and had a wonderful opportunity to meet Governor Deval Patrick. I thought how exciting it would be to write a review of the place. The Century House had a very convenient [...]
1 Yawkey Way Boston, MA 02215 Phone: 617-226-6666 http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/ This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to go to the Red Sox vs Yankees game at Fenway Park, thanks to Community Systems Incorporated (CSI) for giving me their wheelchair accessible seats for this game. It was a great experience for me since this was the first [...]
Plymouth Public Library 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508.830.4250 http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/disabilityservices.htm Plymouth Library is a great place to come and bury yourself in a mysterious novel, go online with your lab top, get discount tickets to museums, trace your ancestors and much, much more. I discovered the Plymouth Library approximately 7 years ago. I [...]
138 Bedford Street ( Rte. 18) Lakeville, MA 02347 Hallamore Clydesdale Horses: http://www.thebige.com/agriculture/page2327.html Clydesdale Horse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clydesdale_horse 2009 You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmgbVGsCKOA There are beautiful Hallamore Clydesdale Horses living right down the street from my home in the stables at Barry’s in Lakeville, Massachusetts. Barry’s is open to the public everyday from 9am to 3pm. It’s a great [...]
241 Main Street Lakeville, MA 02347 Phone: 508-946-5055 http://www.somethinsbrewin.com/ A friend recently told me that a great new coffee and book café opened in the old Lakeville Historical Library only a few miles from my home called Somethin’s Brewin. I love coffee a lot so we headed there to try a cup of their freshly brewed coffee. We [...]
Allerton St. Plymouth, MA 02360 http://www.visit-plymouth.com/forefathers.htm Come see for yourself Our Forefathers Monument in Plymouth. It’s a great place to have a picnic and get a little history at the same time. This national monument was erected to remember the labors, sacrifices and sufferings for the cause of civil and religious liberty. At four [...]
15 Town Pier Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-746-0261 http://visitingnewengland.com/woods-seafood-plymouth-ma.html Wood’s Seafood Restaurant is overlooks the historic Plymouth Harbor. I love the fresh seafood they serve and it is wheelchair friendly and accessible. There is a handicap parking space located right in front. An accessible ramp leads to the entry door. The entry door is not automatic [...]
473 East Washington St North Attleboro, MA 02760 Phone: (508) 695-7087 http://www.freshcatchinc.com/php/north-attleboro.php If you love fresh seafood as much as I do then I recommend that you visit Fresh Catch Seafood and Butcher Shop located on Rte 1 in North Attleboro. It used to be the Ocean Fresh but recently changed ownership. It is [...]
"To help make the world more sensitive, respectful, safer and accessible to all."
In loving memory of my grandfather, 'Bud' McAuliffe.
