MAB Community Services has been creating opportunities for people with disabilities since 1903. Our experience allows us to forge strong partnerships so we can meet the pressing need for high quality programs and transform the lives of people with disabilities.

 

Of Interest | MFA Announces New Tours for Blind and Low Vision Visitors
The Accessibility Department of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is offering a series of introductory tours to the Museum and its permanent collections for blind and low vision individuals who want to build a deeper relationship with the MFA once a month on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. The next session is scheduled for Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. and will focus on the Museum's holdings in photography. The series and individual sessions are free for blind and low vision visitors and their sighted guides. For more information or to register for one of the sessions, please contact Valarie Burrows, Accessibility Coordinator, 617-369-3302, vburrows@mfa.org. A limited number of sighted guides is available upon request.
 

A view of downtown Boston from an office buildingNews | Annual Meeting
MAB celebrated a successful year at its Annual Meeting on October 21, 2008. Our panel of staff, parents, and community partners discussed the challenges and opportunities for young adults with disabilities as they graduate from their educational programs and enter the adult world of employment and community living. For more on our program and our honorees go to our news page.
 
Profile | Rachel Sajous
MAB's new Health Care Assistant, Rachel Sajous, is a recent graduate who wants to make a difference in the world. She joins MAB from Boston University, where she majored in psychology. She will work with student's at MAB's Ivy Street School to help them get to appointments, manage their medications, and stay healthy.  More
 
Two runners race for the finish line at the Vision 5KEvents | 2008 Vision 5K                                  
Runners and walkers took to the streets raise funds and awareness for the blind and visually impaired. For the second year in a row Mexican Moises Beristain won the National 5K Championship for the Blind, while the special Blindfold Challenge Division featured more than 50 participants walking or running blindfolded in solidarity with visually impaired athletes. Visit www.vision5k.org for great photos and results.  
 

News | 2008 Boston Marathon
Visually impaired team members Kurt Fiene and Adrian Broca were featured on the front page of the Boston Globe and placed first and second in the visually impaired division of the 112th Boston Marathon. California's Richard Hunter (left) placed sixth in the visually impaired division and raised more than $5,500 for MAB's programs. More  
MAB is recruiting qualified & non-qualified runners for 09. Call 617-732-0241.
 

Ray adn Eileen Tye at MAB's Annual DinnerEvents | Annual Dinner
MAB's Dinner, Solving the Vision Loss Crisis, raised $170,000 for MAB's services on April 9, 2008. The event featured a seminar on age-related vision loss and new directions in rehabilitation, research and technology. Honorees were Mr. A. Raymond Tye and Mr. Paul G. O'Friel.