The Traveling Wheelchair

Hello Readers,

If you are wondering what your next fun and adventurous outing might be, consider checking out Marcy Marchello’s latest
Everyone Outdoors post on Maple Sugar Tours near Boston!
There are Maple Sugaring Events this month at three DCR State Parks in Massachusetts:
Riverbend Farm in Uxbridge;
Blue Hills in Milton; and
Breakheart Reservation in Saugus
Access for […]

37 Taunton Green
Taunton, MA 02780
Phone: (800) 275-8777

http://www.usps.com/

It’s been two years since I first went to the Taunton U.S. Post Office to apply for a United States Passport and was mortified to find there was NO wheelchair access into this federal United States Post Office. (You can read my March 2008 access review by clicking on
Taunton […]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The General Court 2010
24 Beacon Street
Boston, MA
Phone: 617-727-1100
Boston, MA 02133
Website:
http://www.mass.gov/legis/   

In January of 2009, Representative Steve Canessa filed 
House 3785 and Senator Marc Pacheco filed 
Senate 1948 : “An Act Relative to the Transportation of Individuals Seated in Wheelchairs”. Passage of this legislation in the state of Massachusetts would be a very positive step toward improving […]

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. […]

Massasoit State Park
1361 Middleboro Ave
East Taunton, MA 02718
Phone: 508-822-7405
Website:
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/mass.htm
You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=838FbUF_FGU

My Aunt Nancy visits me every Sunday and we always have a lot of laughs and fun. We both love the outdoors and often go fishing during warmer months. We both miss fishing a lot during the winter but still find some adventurous activities […]

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 […]

 
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 […]

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 […]

Homes For Our Troops             
6 Main Street
Taunton, MA 02780
Phone: 508-823-3300

http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AboutHFOT

Before working out at
Healthrax Fitness & Wellness Center, my mom, Ric, Josh and I stopped by a home in Middleboro being built by 
Homes For Our Troops for Army Staff Sergeant Michael Downing. Michael Downing, a Middleboro resident was on his second deployment when he was left a […]

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 […]