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- Stavros Taste Book Fundraiser
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Wednesday, November 18 at 1:00pm
Stavros Center For Independent Living Hope your Thanksgiving plans are fun and that you all have a good time.
Stavros Center For Independent Living Yes, People wth disabilities can Fly. Imean they dont grow wings or anything. They can take pilot lessons and learn to fly at the Northampton Airport. And here is evidence that it is possible. Tory one of Stavros employees, went on a plane with adaptive hand controls. you can do it too!
Stavros Center For Independent Living Hello folks, Pretty interesting radio series from Northeast Public Radio about Women with disabilities and carreers in Science and technologies. So if you are interested in science and Technology and thought your disability may get in the way, think again. You can listen online, request a free CD or read their transcript
www.womeninscience.org
The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ON THE AIR! website was made possible by support from the National Science Foundation under grant number HRD-0332765. The site was redesigned under grant number HRD-0833247 to be fully accessible to people with disabilities. ...
Stavros Center For Independent Living Friday the 13! Will it bring cuts to the PCA Program?
Stavros Center For Independent Living The word is that cuts to the MassHealth budget will be announced tomorrow. So that gives us one more day.if you haven't called the Governor's office yet and want to make sure there are no cuts to the PCA program, then Call 18888707770. Tell them how important the PCA program is to persons with disabilities and that you...'re asking the Governor not to make any cuts to PCA program. Don't forget to say thanks!
Stavros Center For Independent Living Hope you took the time yesterday to salute a Veteran for all they have done and given up for this country.
Stavros Center For Independent Living If you are interestd and stopping by the Springfield office. We are selling the Taste Book. Is a coupon book that have discounts for area restaurant and businesses. Is twenty dollars. All proceeds will help us build ramps for people with disabilities. It makes for a great stocking stuffer.
Stavros Center For Independent Living Attention Gamers! Sony is been sued for not been accessible to people with visual disabilities or Blind people.
www.gamespot.com
Refusal to implement or facilitate changes to make online games more accessible violates Americans with Disabilities Act, suit claims.
Stavros Center For Independent Living The state's PCA program isn't out of the woods yet, as the Governor and MassHealth are looking at reducing all Medicaid costs this year. So if you haven't called the Governor's office yet and told them how important the PCA program is and you don't want to see any cuts, there's still time. The toll free number? It's 1.888.870.7770.
Stavros Center For Independent Living Over the last few weeks, there have been significant data problems with the T-Mobile Sidekick Many Deaf people have been left in the “cold” since the sidekick have become their primary means of communication. Sidekick offers many advantages, you can use relay with it, nice keyboard, and data only option for billing. No...w with all these problems, more Deaf people are thinking of “Blackberries.” Are you one of them? ?
Stavros Center For Independent Living Access in museums should be more than just a ramp and accssible Bathrooms, right? Well that is not always the case. I mean think about it most people go to museums to see stuff. So it takes a litlle bit of thinking and creativity to make accessibility happen for blind individuals. Read more about the Dept of Justice ruling that is making musueums go uhhh?
www.newsweek.com
Thanks to a new precedent set by the Justice Department, museums are scrambling to find new ways to include the visually impaired.
Stavros Center For Independent Living Time to act more cuts may be underway that will have an impact on people with disabilities, 9C cuts. These cuts affect Medicaid, PCA program and other services that help people with disabilities live independently. If you are concern let your legislators know. Don’t know who they are, check out the link
www.mass.gov
2009-2010 House Docket List w/Bill Numbers and Initial Committee Referral PDF HTML 2009-2010 Senate Docket List w/Bill Numbers and Initial Committee Referral PDF HTML
Stavros Center For Independent Living Access Awards were given yesterday to area businesses, organizations and individuals for making it possible for all to come through the door and ejoy their places.
