Episodes

Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
DisabilityConnection-December2015
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Jonathan O’Dell, Assistive Technology Manager and Training Specialist at the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing joins host, Attorney Walter Noons. They discuss services and technologies available for persons, living in the community, who are experiencing loss of hearing and how they can receive help from MCDHH.

Monday Oct 19, 2015
Disability Connection - October 2015
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Executive Director Christine Griffin and Litigation Director Stan Eichner discuss DLC’s annual priority setting process and our new fiscal year 2016 priorities. Our priorities are listed and explained on our web site at http://dlc-ma.org/Priorities/. An important part of the priority setting process is seeking input from a broad range of people in the disability community. Please leave your feedback and comments on our web site.

Tuesday Jun 09, 2015
Disability Connection - June 2015
Tuesday Jun 09, 2015
Tuesday Jun 09, 2015
Host Walter Noons interviews Commissioner Kristen McCosh of the Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Commissioner McCosh discusses the role and purpose of the Commission, how individuals can participate on the Commission’s Advisory Board, Emergency Preparedness, The ADA 25th Anniversary Celebration on July 25th, ADA Compliance and the Grievance Process as well as upcoming events such as the Community File Series, “Disability Reframed.”

Friday Apr 17, 2015
Disability Connection - April 2015
Friday Apr 17, 2015
Friday Apr 17, 2015
After a Winter break, Host Walter Noons is joined by Florette Willis, Diversity Director for Outreach and Inclusion at the National Association for Individuals with Mental Illness (NAIMI), and Megan Wiechnik, who oversees the Compass health Line at NAIMI. Florette and Megan discuss the many programs and events at NAIMI that supports the needs of persons with lived experience and their families.

Thursday Oct 02, 2014
Disability Connection - October 2014
Thursday Oct 02, 2014
Thursday Oct 02, 2014
Host, Walter Noons, interviews Susan Fendell, Senior Attorney at Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, to discuss the sharing of electronic medical records and the affect that can have on persons living with psychiatric disabilities.