| Our mission | MAB’s mission is to work with individuals with disabilities to eliminate barriers and create opportunities. Our experience allows us to forge strong community partnerships so that we can meet the pressing need for high-quality services and programs and transform lives. |
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MAB Community Services
| About us | The Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers vision rehabilitation services to elders with vision loss, 32 support groups across the state, low vision clinics, and a volunteer program that provides assistance to the blind from volunteers in their community. |
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To book a vaccine appointment: Call 211, or, check http://mass.gov/covidvaccine for updates. #StopTheSpreadMA and #TrustTheFacts #GetTheVax https://twitter.com/MassGov/status/1372183465769193472
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: http://mass.gov/COVIDvaccine
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: http://www.teamseepossibilities.com/global-scholars-program.html
Join the Ivy Street School and BU's Wheelock College of Education and Human Development on April 27 for a discussion with educational leaders addressing the significant academic, social, and emotional toll COVID-19 has taken on school-age children. https://www.ivystreetschool.org/reversing-course-learning-loss-in-the-middle-of-a-global-pandemic/
Thank you @AgeStongBos @DisabilityBOS, @HealthyBoston for working with @TheMABVI in coordinating access to the #COVID19 vaccine for our #visuallyimpaired older adults #HealthyAging #blindness #accessibility & #inclusion #disabilityawareness
Thank you to @TheMABVI, @DisabilityBOS, @HealthyBoston, and @AgeStrongBos for helping older adults with vision loss get the #COVID19 vaccine at the Reggie Lewis Center.
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is our best chance to stop the pandemic. Getting vaccinated, wearing a mask, social distancing, & avoiding groups offers the best protection. Check http://www.mass.gov/covidvaccine for more vaccine info #StopTheSpreadMA and #TrustTheFacts #GetTheVax
