Meghan Smith
Producer and Reporter at GBH News (Boston, MA)
Producer/reporter for @GBHNews, Boston's local NPR, covering disability and accessibility. Mainer. She/her | Tips: meghan_smith(at)wgbh(dot)org
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2 weeks ago |
wgbh.org | Meghan Smith
April 08, 2025 Aaron Askanase, a wheelchair user, had been searching for the perfect adaptive sport, and he found it: parafencing. “I was looking for an adaptive sport that ... was going to make me feel good after I left, not in more pain,” he said. He has been training at Boston Fencing Club for the past eight months, got a chance to test his skills Saturday against Noah Hanssen, a Paralympian who competed in Paris last summer. “It felt good that I scored a couple points,” Askanase said.
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1 month ago |
wgbh.org | Meghan Smith
March 19, 2025 The Guild of St. Agnes, which runs child care centers in Worcester, closed its doors when COVID hit, like many child care centers. When it re-opened in fall of 2020, enrollment was only two-thirds of what it had been before the pandemic. But now things have improved: Overall enrollment is not only up, but greater than what it was five years ago. “Enrollment-wise, we’re back to normal and more,” said Sharon MacDonald, the centers’ executive director.
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actionnews5.com | Meghan Smith |Emily Van de Riet
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS/Gray News) – One Missouri man said he was thrown about 60 feet from his home during a confirmed EF-3 tornado Friday. The National Weather Service confirmed the EF-3 tornado tore through Butler County, leaving behind a path of destruction. Carl Parker is one of the victims affected by the storm. Multiple homes, including his, were destroyed at a mobile home park in Poplar Bluff when the tornado hit.
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1 month ago |
nepm.org | Meghan Smith
Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Meghan Smith / GBH NewsPeople rally outside the State House in Boston on Mar. 12, 2025 to support the PCA program.
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1 month ago |
wgbh.org | Meghan Smith
The Personal Care Attendant program serves more than 50,000 disabled and elderly residents across the state.
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Last weekend Boston Fencing Club hosted an open house to get people excited about wheelchair fencing, which is becoming more popular across the country as L.A. gets ready to host the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics @GBHNews https://t.co/N6zbrDWaJq
RT @BlindNewWorld: "Hello, gorgeous!" In Boston, #blind and #VisuallyImpaired theatergoers enjoyed an #accessible performance of #FunnyGi…
Yesterday disability advocates rallied outside the State House to support the Personal Care Attendant Program, which serves more than 50,000 people across the state. The governor is eyeing a cap in next year's budget to slow the program's growth @GBHNews https://t.co/xsVG1qKjaE
