MAB Community Services has been creating opportunities for people with disabilities since 1903.
Massachusetts
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This MetroWest resident with low vision is learning to enjoy his love for reading books in an accessible way with the help of our MABVI Access Technology program!
Thank you to our friends at @MathWorks for 7 years of consecutive grants that help make this possible!
ALT Older man wearing hearing aids and glasses sitting at a table and looking down at a tablet with enlarged lines of text. A woman in a mask sitting next to him wearing a mask and looking at the tablet from the side
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MABVI partners with Franklin Senior Center to teach older adults with vision disabilities about assistive technology #DisabilityPride #digitalaccesibility #assistivetechnology #independentliving #aginginplace #healtyaging #AssistiveTech
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“We are knocking on every policy and activism door we, as a disability activism community, can get to, in order to advocate for accessibility of COVID resources and policies,” said Sassy Outwater-Wright, executive director of @TheMABVI" #DisabilityRights #BlindAdvocacy #COVID
At-home COVID tests aren't for everyone. For some people who are blind or low-vision, elderly or have cognitive disabilities, the tests are difficult or impossible to use independently. My latest for @GBHNews wgbh.org/news/local-news/202…
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Missed Caregiver Support Week? Recordings available for caregivers of individuals who are #Blind & #VisuallyImpaired. Thank you @perkinsvision, @CarrollCenter, @TheMABVI, and @NECO424. We appreciate your support for caregivers who empower our community! mass.gov/service.../mcb-care…
ALT Individual who is visually impaired wearing dark glasses while holding and feeding guide dog
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#Eldercare2021 Shoutout 📢
@MABCommunityS has been creating opportunities for people with disabilities since 1903. MAB’s mission is to work with individuals with disabilities to eliminate barriers & create opportunities.
200 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA 02446
mabcommunity.org/
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To book a vaccine appointment: Call 211, or, check mass.gov/covidvaccine for updates. #StopTheSpreadMA and #TrustTheFacts #GetTheVax
Massachusetts is detailing eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine for all residents:
➡️ March 22: People age 60+ AND certain workers
➡️ April 5: People age 55+ AND people with one certain medical condition
➡️ April 19: General public (16+)
MORE: mass.gov/COVIDvaccine
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Applications are now open for the Team See Possibilities scholarship program, offering up to 12 scholarships up to $5,000 for blind/VI students attending college, university, or trade school. Learn more at: teamseepossibilities.com/glo…
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VACCINE UPDATE: @MassGovernor announced that Phase 2 will begin next week, starting with individuals 75 and older.
mass.gov/vaccine is the best place to learn more about the process, to see when you are eligible, and to sign up when you qualify.
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Older adults may be isolated and at risk for loneliness. #ReachOutMA and connect with your neighbors. Volunteer in your local community. It’s the little things that make difference! Visit ReachOutMA.com or mabvi.org/volunteer for more ideas. #volunteering
ALT Image of a man and a woman wearing masks, receiving groceries from a third person. Text reads: One small way to #ReachOutMA. Volunteer in your local community. Visit www.ReachOutMA.com for more ideas.
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Before you look up who that one actress was in that one movie, @Google is making sure you are #VoteReady with their famous Google Doodle of the day. Click it to learn more about voter registration. #NationalVoterRegistrationDay
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Join us for a discussion presented by @FriendshipWorks addressing safety and access in the time of COVID-19 for #olderadults with #visionloss. Kyle Robidoux, MABVI’s Director of Volunteer Services and Community Planning, is the keynote speaker. eventbrite.com/e/opening-doo…
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The #BostonMarathon Virtual Experience continues! MABVI's @TeamWithAVision has 19 runners from all over the country and all over the world tackling 26.2 today! Join us as we cheer them on and wish them good luck!! GO TEAM WITH A VISION! #runtwav2020 #bostonmarathon #finishstrong
ALT Infographic with a collage of pictures of 4 runners, Jack McManus, Jason Savageau, Melissa Blume, Brett Simms #RunTWAV2020
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Spread the word! When it comes to the #2020Census, be seen, be heard, be counted. 2020census.gov/
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And we are LIVE! Team With A Vision Boston Marathon Celebration (Virtually)! Join us for the Livestream kick-off event to celebrate a year of resiliency, community, health, and running. #BostonMarathon #finishstrong #runtwav2020 vimeo.com/event/250979?fbcli…
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We'll be live in less than a half-hour for @TeamWithAVision Boston Marathon Celebration (Virtually)! 6:00 PM EST for a Livestream kick-off event celebrating a year of resiliency, community, health, and running. #BostonMarathon #finishstrong #runtwav2020 bit.ly/2QYWXsG
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#StayingConnected to #OlderPeople with disabilities means advancing #DigitalAccessibility. Thanks to @THPFoundation for supporting this work in MA and to @FastCompany for this great article fastcompany.com/90511639/the…
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MABVI Executive Director, Sassy Outwater-Wright:
"As someone who relies on touch to navigate the world, the potential threats to her existence have multiplied now that the novel coronavirus might be waiting on the next door knob or window sill..." CNN cnn.com/2020/04/08/health/co…
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Today we're introducing another way that you can stay connected and informed during the #COVID19 outbreak.
➡️📱Text "COVIDMA" to 888-777 to receive COVID-19 text message alerts straight to your phone and stay up to date with the latest news + updates from the Commonwealth.
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On this #GivingTuesday take a listen to this story on MABVI's volunteer program and the many ways it gives back to everyone involved. You can give back by sharing your sight @ mabvi.org/volunteer or making a donation @ mabvi.org/donate
Check out WCVB's 5 for Good segment on MABVI's volunteer program and volunteer Stacey Sacks and consumer Nina Livingston volunteers, wcvb.com/article/5-for-good-…
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Leading up to #GivingTuesday, on 12/3 we'll be sharing stories of gratitude from our MAB Community. Today's reflection comes from Laurie Werle, Program Director of MABVI's Peer Support Services and a MAB consumer.#MABCARES
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