The Traveling Wheelchair

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 [...]

Troop D Headquarters 326 West Grove Street Middleborough, MA 02346 Telephone: 508-947-2222 Station D-4, SP Middleboro When my friends and I were driving by the Middleboro State Police barracks last week we noticed the front stairs are gone and a lot of construction going on. We were curious to see if the construction included a wheelchair accessible ramp. [...]

Kenmore Square Boston, MA In June, my friends and I read the Boston Globe article, ‘Arlington T station reopens with disabled access’ By Noah Bierman/ Boston Globe/ June 2, 2009; it was all about the renovations being done by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to improve ACCESS at Kenmore Square. Specifically we read they were adding [...]

The Equal Rights Center 11 Dupont Circle N.W., Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036 Toll Free: 866-719-4372 Voice: 202-234-3062 TTY: 202-234-7590 http://www.equalrightscenter.org/ Yesterday Kat Taylor, Project Assistant, Disability Rights Program at The Equal Rights Center (ERC) contacted me to let me know about a press release ERC was ready to release regarding a settlement between ERC and [...]

– United States District Court – Rolland Settlement United States District Court 1 Courthouse Way Boston, Massachusetts 02210 Phone: 617- 748-9152 Rolland Appeal Court Case # 08-1874 Website: http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/ Wednesday, my mom, Ric, Amanda and I traveled to Boston to attend the Rolland Appeal hearing in the Court of Appeals at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. [...]

The Massachusetts Alliance for 21st Century Disability Policy (MA21) The Arc of Massachusetts 217 South Street Waltham, MA 02453 Phone: 781-891-6270 http://www.arcmass.org/ Friday my mom, Tony, Kevin and I traveled to the Boston Marriott Newton to attend a Conference on Implementing a 21st Century Disability Policy (MA21). This 21st Century Disability Policy (MA21) was developed in [...]

Town of Middleborough 10 Nickerson Ave Middleboro, MA 02346 Phone: 508 -947-946-2415 http://www.middleborough.com/ July 27, 2009 my mom, friends and I had a meeting at Middleborough Town Hall with Mr. Charles Cristello, ADA Coordinator and Town Manager, Mr. Robert Whalen, Building Commissioner and Ms. Anna Nalevanko, Director of Office of Economic and Community Development to [...]

  Dear Readers, As you all know I love to travel and am out & about in my van all the time. I never really gave much thought about how safe I was when traveling until I was seriously injured in an auto accident on May 18, 2008. After my accident my State Representative Stephen Canessa and State [...]

Ted Williams Camp Alexander R. Gamache Memorial Playground Precinct Street and Bedford Street Lakeville, MA 02347 Phone:  508 946-8829 Website: http://www.lakevillema.org/departments/park_commission.cfm You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnomJ7uGD84 I n August I was honored to speak at a   Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Training Seminar held at Ted Williams Camp. I spoke about Community Living, The Traveling Wheelchair and my Mission [...]

Ten Park Plaza Suite 3170 Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Phone: 617-222-5000 Website: http://www.eot.state.ma.us/ Transportation Access Pass (TAP): http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/reduced_fare_programs/ After traveling on the  MBTA Harbor Island Express – Boston to  Spectacle Island we discovered the MBTA issues DISCOUNTED Transportation Access Pass (TAP) CharlieCard Program to the disabled and FREE Transportation Access Pass (TAP) to the Blind. My mom, Ric, Tony and [...]