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Disability Policy Consortium Weekly Update
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Hello everyone. This week we will find out the results of the Congressional Budget Office's review of the American Health Care Act.
We have a couple of older articles about performing artists with disabilities. I think you will find the articles interesting,
Our calendar section is loaded this week.
Hope you enjoy the upcoming long weekend. We will be back with you on Tuesday next week because of the holiday. As always happy reading.
John Winske
Disability Policy Consortium
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Net News: Gaelynn Lea: Tiny Desk Concert
In 2016, NPR ran their 2nd Tiny Desk Contest. The contest sought an original piece of music to be played behind a desk of the contestant's choice. There were more than 6,000 applicants. The winner was Gaelynn Lea of Duluth, Minnesota. Ms. Lea is a person of short stature and a
wheelchair user . Her music has a Celtic influence. You
learn more here.
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Net News: A Wheelchair on Broadway Isn't Exploitation. It's Progress
In March, there was an article in the New York Times about Madison Ferris who is starring opposite Sally Fields on Broadway in "The Glass Menagerie" Ms. Ferris has Muscular Dystrophy. You can
read the story here.
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Health Care Update: CBO Score Expected Wednesday
All indications are that this Wednesday the Congressional Budget Office will release the "score" of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which passed the House by four votes two weeks ago. The "score" is a calculation of how much the bill will cost and how many people will be negatively impacted.
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Calendar: MBTA Access Advisory Committee Annual Summit
When: Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 8:30 A.M. - Noon
Where: Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Conference Rooms 1-3, Boston, MA 02116
Panel Discussion: The Future of Transit Accessibility
Remarks by:
Stephanie Pollack- Secretary & CEO, MassDOT
Brian Shortsleeve- Chief Administrator & Acting General Manager, MBTA
David Scorey- Chief Executive Officer & General Manager, Keolis
AACT meeting to follow at 1:00 PM. All are welcome!
The last day to register will be May 12.
Please do not hesitate to contact Janie Guion, AACT Coordinator, at 857-702-3658 or by email at
AACT@ctps.org for help with registration or questions related to the summit.
We look forward to welcoming you!
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Calendar: Nuts & Bolts of Captioning and Describing Online Video
When: May 25, 2017, 2:00 P.M.
Have you ever wanted to know the mechanics behind captioning and audio description?
Besides attracting a more diverse audience and enhancing the user experience, captions and audio description have fascinating and important fundamentals that will be explored in this webinar. With the predominance of accessibility laws and the upcoming refresh of Section 508 (which requires organizations to comply with WCAG 2.0 Level AA standards by early 2018), it's the perfect time to become well-versed in captioning and audio description.
In this webinar, Owen Edwards, Senior Accessibility Consultant at SSB BART Group and contributor to the Video.js open-source web video player, and Lily Bond, Director of Marketing for 3Play Media, will deconstruct captioning and audio description down to its nuts and bolts. This webinar will explore the legal requirements, benefits, best practices, how-to's and more of captioning and audio description to ensure you can confidently proclaim yourself as an accessibility guru.
Register for this free webinar to learn about:
- What are captions? What is audio description?
- Why should we caption and describe videos?
- How do you publish captions and audio description?
- Who creates captions and audio description?
- Where can you publish captions and audio description?
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Calendar: Low Vision and Blindness Technology Fair
When: Friday, June 2, 2017
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Easter Seals Technology Center, NPC Building Community Room,
89 South St. Boston, MA 02111
Cost: Free
Exhibitors will be on hand to show their latest devices in the area of low
vision and blindness. Here is a list of some of the companies and agencies
that will be participating.
* The Carroll Center Store
www.carroll.org
* New England Low Vision and Blindness -
www.nelowvision.com
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AdaptiVision
* Perkins Talking Book Library -
www.perkins.org/library
* BaumUSA, Inc
www.baumusa.com
* National Braille Press
www.sonzia.com
Please request accommodations by May 20.
For more information, please contact
Catherine Bly 617-226-2634
cbly@eastersealsma.org
RSVP: Appreciated - ALL ARE WELCOME!
MassMATCH is funded by the Administration for Community Living at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and
Managed by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. MassMATCH Assistive Technology Regional Center-Boston
Operated by Easter Seals MA provides device demonstrations and loans of the latest equipment to the public.
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Calendar: DPC Annual Meeting
When: Monday, June 12, 2017, 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Where: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 101 Huntington Avenue, Prudential Complex, Boston
Join us for our annual meeting, dinner and a training on using Facebook, Twitter and Social Media for Advocacy.
If you or someone you know is interested in applying to serve of the Board of Directors of the DPC please send a resume and a one page statement of why you want to serve and your skills to
AKalogeropoulos@dpcma.org.
To register contact Amy at
AKalogeropoulos@dpcma.org.
Also please inform us of any reasonable accommodation or dietary needs no later than Tuesday, May 30th.
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Calendar: Hold The Date!!!!!!!!!
A Movie Premiere of "The Wounds We Cannot See"
When: Thursday, June 29, 2017, 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Where: 89 South Street, Boston, MA
We are proud to present the premiere of a new documentary directed and produced by Alexander Freeman of Newton.
"The Wounds We Cannot See" is about one woman's struggles with mental health disabilities induced by trauma and violence. The movie has been honored with several awards including best documentary at the 2017 Long Beach Film Festival.
Alexander is a graduate of Emerson College and has cerebral palsy. He will participate in a question and answer question session after the screening.
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DPC Needs your Help!!!
The DPC uses the PayPal PayFast system for your tax deductible charitable donations. You do not need to have a PayPal account to use this system because credit card payments are also accepted.
The DPC also uses the Causes program for recurring donations (as well as one time donations). This is a great way to make a smaller monthly donation.
Donate by Mail
Make check or money order payable to:
Disability Policy Consortium
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