Commission on Disabilities

Commission on Disabilities awards three local businesses for accessibility. The commission voted in August to honor Maple & Main, Burton's Bar & Grill, and Speech Language Specialties with Access Awards. Commission members Amy Desmarais and Deb DelDotto will present to Maple & Main, while Adam

Shrewsbury Commission on Disabilities assigns member pairs to review access award nominees. The Commission on Disabilities assigned member pairs to evaluate four businesses nominated for access standards and determined that repeat recipients may receive recognition if they maintain compliance. Adam

Shrewsbury Commission on Disabilities approves updated Access Award materials, sets June deadline. The five-member commission unanimously approved updated award materials and set June 5 as the submission deadline, with final review scheduled for June 9. Members also directed Amy Desmarais to draft

The Commission on Disabilities refined promotional materials for its annual "Nominate a Business that Breaks Barriers" Access Awards program and moved the submission deadline earlier than June 9 to allow judging time before a July event. The three commissioners present—Deb DelDotto, Amy Desmarais,

Shrewsbury disability survey clearly identifies top resident priorities for town services. A 66-person community needs assessment completed by the Commission on Disabilities found that 50 percent of respondents feel uninformed about disability-related resources, with transportation emerging as the