Cambridge Commissions for Persons with Disabilities
51 Inman Street
2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 349-4692 (voice) 617-492-0235 (TTY)
Fax: (617) 349-4766
Web Site: http://www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP2/disabilities.cfm
Information Specialist: Kate Thurman , Disability Project Coordinator
E-mail: kthurman@cambridgema.gov
Hours: Mon: 8:30 - 8PM, Tues-Thurs: 8:30-5PM, Fri: 8:30-12:00PM
Organization: Cambridge Commissions for Persons with Disabilities
Additional Locations: None.
Population(s) Served: Cambridge residents with disabilities
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Services:
CCPD was established in 1979 to serve as a resource in the Cambridge community to address access, equal rights, and other issues of concern to people with disabilities.
- provides information, referral, coordination, and technical assistance to public and private entities interested in providing access to persons with disabilities
- responds to the concerns of Cambridge residents with disabilities
- strives for adoption & implementation of equal status legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- promotes a more accessible community for people with disabilities by advacing universal design and barrier removal activities
- runs the City's temporary handicap parking permit program and coadministres (with the Council on Aging) the Cambridge Taxi Discount Program
- provides disability awareness training to City departments and private entities on disability issues
- the CCPD board meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5:30PM to discuss disability policies, recommend improvements, and to report on progress of existing programs
Eligibility/Criteria/Enrollment: Cambridge resident
Fees: none
Other Information: Michael Muehe, mmuehe@cambridgema.gov (617) 349-6297
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CCPD last responded to our request for an update on 6/26/2010.
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