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In any sport, having a winning percentage of .750 is considered doing extremely well. In fact, most teams that are winning an average of seven out of 10 games are usually sitting atop their division. When this number is used in relation to the percentage …Continue Reading MCB Summer Internship Gives People with Disabilities the Chance to Shine
Business owner Carolyn Graves, owner of Cakes & Islands, talks about overcoming her physical challenge to realize her sweet dream. I was born deaf. But with the use of hearing aids, I had some hearing. Without them I couldn’t hear anything at all. My parents …Continue Reading Guest Post From Carolyn Graves
The Patrick Administration’s Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) recently celebrated its eleventh year of the MCB Summer Internship Program, as well as the 77 summer interns who participated in this year’s program during a ceremony at the Massachusetts State House’s Great Hall of Flags. …Continue Reading Patrick Administration Honors Massachusetts Commission for the Blind’s 11 Years of Successfully Placing Summer Interns
I am a public educator for the Blind Reintegration for Independence, Development, and Growth for Elders (BRIDGE) Program at the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB). On nights and weekends, I usher at the Boston Opera House also on Washington Street in Downtown Boston. Each …Continue Reading People with Disabilities Can Enjoy Accessible Broadway In Boston
In state government, there are many acronyms. There is one in particular this week we would like to bring to your attention: VRT. VRT stands for Vision Rehabilitation Teaching and is the educational process that prepares a blind or visually impaired person of any age to perform daily …Continue Reading Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Week
The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) Orientation and Mobility Department (O&M) consists of Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS) who provide individualized travel training programs in one’s own home, workplace and community. A COMS is a vision professional, usually having earned a master’s degree or a …Continue Reading Experiencing an Orientation and Mobility Lesson
Advocating and supporting services for Deafblind individuals in Massachusetts Deafblind Awareness Day was held on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Massachusetts State House. Individuals who are Deafblind, family members, advocates, service providers and friends convened in the Great Hall to bring awareness to lawmakers …Continue Reading Massachusetts Deafblind Awareness Day 2014
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” Friday, April 4, 2014 is the Home Opener for the 2013 World Champion Boston Red Sox. The incredible sights and sounds of Fenway Park are widely discussed, and the current organization has done a wonderful job to ensure that …Continue Reading Fenway Park Accessibility for Blind and Visually Impaired Fans
The National Federation for the Blind (NFB-MA) of Massachusetts held their 61st annual state convention Friday, February 28 through Sunday, March 2, 2014 a in Boston. Founded in 1940, the NFB is the oldest and largest nationwide membership organization of blind people in the United States …Continue Reading 61st Annual National Federation for the Blind Massachusetts Convention
Governor Deval L. Patrick officially proclaimed October 15th as White Cane Safety Day in the Commonwealth. In recognition the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) celebrated the independence of white canes and raised public awareness of Massachusetts White Cane Law with an event at the Grand Staircase of the …Continue Reading Patrick Administration Proclaims White Cane Safety Day
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