Foxborough Commission on Disability accomplishments:
Contributed to the Marilyn Rodman Center for the Performing Arts to install a wheelchair lift so that performers in wheelchairs or people with mobility problems can perform on stage
Purchased Shake Awake Alarm Clocks which the Fire Department will distribute to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Worked with Debbie Giardino and the Recreation Depart
ment to design the new Booth Playground to be as safe and accessible as possible. Commission also donated money to buy a new swing that is fully accessible to all ages and abilities
Purchased accessible Picnic Tables for the Foxborough Common, Senior Housing at Carl Anon Court and the Sharon Wason Pavilion on Payson Road
Purchased exercise equipment for the Adaptive Physical Education Department at the Ahern Middle School
Purchased a magnifying device and large print keyboards to assist with low vision. Worked with the Children’s Department at the Boyden Library to purchase iCare books and other books that deal with children with special needs
The Foxborough Commission on Disability co-sponsored a movie Intelligent Lives, a film documenting the success of people with different abilities with the Attleboro and North Attleboro Commissions on Disability
Donated Safety Net Bracelets to Fire Department to help locate children with Special Needs or adults with Dementia
Commission co-partnered with the Department of Public Works to install an automatic door opener at the Public Safety Building
Above & Beyond awards are given to an individual and/or a business that helps individuals with special challenges in Foxborough
