E-Notify ADA Commission

Name
Ruth McGrath, Chair - Biography
Amber Letendre, Clerk
Stuart Beckley, Ware Town Manager and Member
Brittni Robidoux, Commission Member - Biography
Patricia Ranner, Commission Member                                     

February is Low Vision Awareness Month

A.M.D./Low Vision Awareness Month is observed annually throughout February.  It’s an awareness month targeted at spreading more information about Age-related Macular Degeneration (A.M.D.) and diseases affecting the eyes that could lead to visual impairment. Putting out the right information about A.M.D. and low vision is important to promote early detection and cancel out whatever false beliefs may circulate about both illnesses. A.M.D. affects approximately 15 million people in the U.S.

Additional Links:

What is the ADA?

Abilities.com, The resource for the disability community:  https://www.abilities.com

Disability: IN https://disabilityin.org/resource/2023-calendar-of-disability-related-dates/

Massachusetts Office on Disability:   https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-office-on-disability

Stavros:  www.stavro.org

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission:  https://www.pvpc.org/

Massachusetts’s Initiative to Maximize Assistive Technology (AT) in Consumer’s Hands:  https://www.massmatch.org/indexphp

The New England ADA Center:  https://www.newenglandada.org

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Center:  Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission | Mass.gov

Disability Scoop - The Premier Source for Developmental Disability News

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/