The Traveling Wheelchair

RESOURCE FAIR
For the Community
Elders, the Disabled and the Unemployed
Tuesday
MARCH 30, 2010
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
at
Middleboro Council on Aging – COA
558 Plymouth Street
Middleborough, MA

http://www.middleborocoa.com/
Information, Resource Tables, Agency Representatives
TOPICS INCLUDE: Advocacy, Health Insurance, Food Programs, Employment Services, Home Modification and Housing, Job Search, Transportation, Support Services and a wide variety of helpful Community Resources
ARC
D.E.A.F
Pro-Home
Independent Associates
GATRA Transportation
MA Dept […]

John Seewer, Correspondent
Associated Press, Toledo
The Blade
541 N. Superior St.
Toledo, OH 43614
Phone: 419-255-7113

http://www.ap.org/ohio/

This morning my mom and I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with John Seewer, a very kind, compassionate and caring Correspondent with the Associated Press in Toledo Ohio. John contacted me about my efforts to increase Transportation Safety for people traveling in wheelchairs. […]

An International Workshop on
After the cameras have gone:
Rebuilding Sustainable Communities in Haiti after the January 12 Earthquake

April 9, 2010
 
www.rebuilding.umb.edu 
An event of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters
at the University of Massachusetts Boston
 
The Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters (CRSCAD), in concert with a number of […]

138 Bedford Street ( Rte. 18)
Lakeville, MA 02347
Hallamore Clydesdale Horses:
http://www.thebige.com/agriculture/page2327.html
Hallamore Corporation:
http://hallamore.com/
2010 You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtj74G9uRms

I feel fortunate that beautiful Hallamore Clydesdale Horses live a mile from my home at Barry’s in Lakeville, Massachusetts. I wrote one of my first wheelchair accessibility review of 
Barry’s Clydesdale Horses in April of 2008 which you can read by clicking on
http://thetravelingwheelchair.com/barrys-clydesdale-horses/ . This […]

 
An International Conference On
Rebuilding Sustainable Communities
with the Elderly and Disabled
People after Disasters

July 12-15, 2010
An event of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters
at the University of Massachusetts Boston
 
Conference Objectives
While many conferences have examined challenges that the elderly and people with disabilities face in emergencies, no significant systematic […]

Guinness Book of World Records & Matt’s Place Inc.
Present “Journey of A Million Smiles”

http://officialmattsplace.org/

June of 2010, Matt Eddy will be attempting to set a new Guinness Book World Record “Trans USA by Wheelchair” Claim ID 279955 while conducting the “Million Smiles Tour“. Matt has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and is only strong enough to move two […]

Dvee Media Productions
3 Outlook Road
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-209-1985
Website:
http://www.dveemedia.com
You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH9GxS1R8ec

In June, I participate in the 
Department of Developmental Services (DDS) ’Community Living’  video filmed by Dvee Media Productions of Waltham. The ‘Community Living’ video is a story of four individuals who successfully moved from a nursing home into the community. I was honored I was asked to be one of four persons […]

MA Architectural Access Board
One Ashburton Place, Room 1310
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-727-0660 / 1-800-828-7222
TTY: 617-727-0019
Fax: 617-727-0665

www.mass.gov./dps

Middleborough Council on Aging
558 Plymouth Street
Middleboro, MA 02346
Phone: 508-946-2490
T.D.D. (508) 946-4446

http://www.middleborocoa.com/
 
I. Architectural Access Board Training

Wednesday, December 9, my mom, Ric, Tony and I attended an Architectural Access Board Training at the Middleborough Council on Aging. Laura O’Connor and other members […]

The Enterprise
Alice C. Elwell
Enterprise Correspondent
1324 Belmont St., Unit 102
Brockton, MA 02301
Phone: 508-586-6200
Website:
http://www.enterprisenews.com/

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Alice Elwell, a writer for The Enterprise. Alice told me that she and the Editor of The Enterprise had been reading my website; she would like to write a story about me advocating for access for persons […]

Everyone Outdoors
Marcy Marchello
Website:
http://www.everyoneoutdoors.blogspot.com/
Hello Readers,

If you are looking for more ways to access and enjoy the outdoors, visit 
Everyone Outdoors! In this blog I offer stories and resources for people with disabilities and their recreation companions to further explore Massachusetts, New England, and beyond. Information about places to go, things to do, adaptive recreation equipment, inclusive recreation opportunities and more can be […]