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Irish Cultural Centre of New England

200 New Boston Drive Canton, Massachusetts, 02021 Phone: 781-821-8291 http://www.irishculture.org/   Wednesday, Saint Patrick’s Day my mom, Amanda, Ric and I, dressed in our green headed to the Irish Cultural Centre of New England for an Irish lunch.  I’ve always enjoyed celebrating St. Patrick’s’ Day. My mom’s all Irish and my dad’s  all Polish and I’m PROUD [...]

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“Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference

Vision & Vision Loss Services, DDS Shriver Clinical Services Corporation 607 North Ave. Door 14 Wakefield, MA 01880 www.mass.gov/dmr/visionloss Four Points by Sheraton Norwood Hotel & Conference Center 1125 Boston-Providence Turnpike (Route 1) Norwood, MA 02062 Phone: 781-769-7900 http://www.fourpointsnorwood.com/ Wednesday, I had the wonderful opportunity of attending the fifth “Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference; [...]

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COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR in MIDDLEBORO – MARCH 30TH

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 [...]

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Tragic Ohio Accident for Wheelchair Passengers

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 [...]

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Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters

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 [...]

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Barry’s Hallamore Clydesdale Horses – 2010

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 [...]

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Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters

  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 [...]

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Matt’s Place “Journey Of A Million Smiles”

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 [...]

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Kenny’s Story – The Traveling Wheelchair by Dvee Media

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 [...]

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Architectural Access Board Training at Middleborough Council on Aging

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 [...]

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