The Traveling Wheelchair

Boston City Hall Public Works One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Phone: 617-635-4000 http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/ Recently my mom, Ric, Tony and I traveled to the Massachusetts Transportation Building in City Plaza located at Ten Park Plaza  so I could apply for a MBTA Blind Transportation Access (TAP) CharlieCard which allow passengers who are blind/visually impaired  to ride [...]

Menauhant Road Falmouth, MA 02540 Phone: 508-548-8623 Menauhant Town Beach: http://www.falmouthmass.us/depart.php?depkey=beach Menauhant Beach: http://www.morebeach.com/cape-cod-beaches/menauhant-beach-falmouth.html Last week my parents, roommate and our friends checked out a few beaches in Falmouth. We wanted to find an accessible beach close to Captain’s Quarters in Falmouth because my parents were staying there for a few nights. Falmouth Heights Beach [...]

There are no words to describe the deep sadness and loss I feel over the death of Senator Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy. I feel as though I have lost my best friend. Senator Kennedy was a CHAMPION for us with Disabilities; he was a CHAMPION for the Sick, the Poor, the Underprivileged, Children, Education and Health [...]

3 Fitzpatrick Way Hull, MA 02045 Phone: 617-727-5290 http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/nantask.htm Sunday my Aunt Nancy, Tony, Kate and I headed to Nantasket Beach to check out the waves caused by  Hurricane BILL while at the same time checking out the wheelchair accessibility of this beach. After reading ‘Nantasket Beach accessible for people with disabilities’ By Jennifer Mann [...]

Sadly Eunice Kennedy Shriver died Tuesday August 11, 2009 at age 88. I along with millions of other persons with disABILITIES are FOREVER GRATEFUL for her lifelong devotion, dedication, love, compassion and hard work she has done to IMPROVE the QUALITY of lives of millions of us with disABILITIES! Eunice Shriver was a compassionate champion! She singlehandedly changed [...]

Boston Harbor Islands Boston, MA 02210 Phone: 617-223-8666 http://www.bostonislands.org/isle_spectacle.asp This past week my mom, Tony, Ric and friend Douglas headed out to Spectacle Island. Daniel, a very kind Park Ranger who took us on a tour of Georges Island told us Spectacle Island is very wheelchair accessible. Spectacle Island is one of the 34 Boston [...]

739 Washington Street Quincy, MA Phone: 617- 479-7900. http://www.uss-salem.org/ After returning from  Georges Island my mom, Tony, Ric and I headed to the USS Salem for a tour. The USS Salem is a US Navy Heavy Cruiser Gunship and is the ONLY remaining ship of its type in the world! I would love to board just the [...]

Boston Harbor Island Boston MA 02210 Phone: 617-223-8666 http://www.bostonislands.org/isle_georges.asp Recently my mom, Ric, Tony and I planned on taking a ferry to Bumpkin Island after reading the article Awash in art ‘ By Emily Sweeney/ Boston Globe/ July 26, 2009. We were excited about seeing the wheelchair sculpture and wheelchair accessible paths on Bumpkin Island. [...]

Monument Square Charlestown, MA 02129 Phone:  617-242-5641 http://www.cityofboston.gov/FreedomTrail/bunkerhill.asp Many years ago I visited the Bunker Hill Monument and found it partially wheelchair accessible. Recently my friends and I decided to revisit Bunker Hill after reading the article; ‘Bunker Hill dead may lie under gardens’ By Brian MacQuarrie / The Boston Globe / March 8, 2009. It is belived [...]

Selectmen’s Meeting Room 10 Nickerson Ave Middleboro, MA 02346 Phone: 508 -947-946-2415 http://www.middleborough.com/ Yesterday, my mom, friends and I traveled to  Middleborough Town Hall for a meeting with Mr. Charles Cristello, ADA Coordinator & Town Manager, Mr. Robert Whalen, Building Commissioner and Ms. Anna Nalevanko, Director of Office of Economic and Community Development. We scheduled the [...]