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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 6-26-2019
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 6-26-2019
This meeting begins at the 5:55 mark.
A
There
we
go
we'll,
try
that
again
good
evening.
Everyone
who
I
even
got
an
echo
today
the
open
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded.
Therefore,
please
be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
recording
of
this
meeting
is
being
made
and
broadcast
by
Boston
City
TV,
which
is
a
part
of
the
city
of
Boston
office
of
cable
communications
and
now
I
hand
it
over
to
Jerry
great.
B
A
B
H
E
E
B
D
B
D
I
So
good
evening,
everybody
I
am
I,
want
to
check
and
see
everybody.
Hi
I
just
wanted
to
come
and
say
hello
for
those
who
don't
know
I'm
the
chief
of
Health
and
Human
Services
and
the
disabilities
Commission
lives
within
the
Health
and
Human
Services
cabinet,
and
the
work
that
we
do
across
the
cabinet
is
very
consistent
with
the
work
that
the
disabilities
Commission
does,
which
is
to
break
down
barriers
so
that
all
Bostonians
can
access
opportunities.
I
So
the
Commission
is
one
of
nine
as
one
of
ten
departments
in
the
Health
and
Human
Services
cabinet
and
so
I'm
excited
to
just
sort
of
be
here
to
both
make
sure
that
the
Commission
itself
and
commissioners
know
the
work
that
we're
doing
around
Health
and
Human
Services
with
the
Commission,
but
also
to
do
two
things.
One.
Thank
you
for
lifting
up
voices
from
within
the
community
into
the
work
we
need
to
do
here
in
City
Hall.
I
You
know
often
times
we
go
out
into
the
community
and
we
talk
to
residents
and
constituents
and
find
out
some
of
the
issues
that
we
need
to
be
working
on
and
many
times
we're
learning
new
things
that
we
never
knew
were
some
of
the
issues
that
are
of
concern
or
things
that
we
should
be
tackling
and
so
for
Health
and
Human
Services.
That's
the
work
we're
trying
to
do,
commissioner
macaws
and
her
team.
That's
here
some
that
have
been
here
for
many
years.
I
Some
that
I
think
have
been
here
for
two
days
or
three
days,
but
thank
you
so
much
to
the
work
of
the
team.
You
continue
to
make
sure
that
voices
are
heard
and
that
we're
tackling
the
issues
that
we
need
to
be
tackling
or
an
accessibility
around
thinking
about
systems
and
policies,
architectural
access
and
a
variety
of
pieces
of
work
that
are
really
important,
including
making
sure
folks
have
access
into
City
Hall.
I
The
thing
that's
I
want
to
just
be
here
to
say
to
y'all
and
sort
of
share
with
you
is
that
it's
really
important
for
me
that
we
make
sure
the
city
is
doing
everything
we
can
do
not
only
to
be
supportive
and
create
opportunities,
but
maybe
do
things
that
we're
not
doing
today
that
we
could
be
taking
on
so
as
a
city,
official
I
say
this
often
I
think
I
sat
in
this
seat.
Just
yesterday
saying
this
to
a
group
of
city
councillors.
I
I
welcome
feedback,
I,
welcome
opportunities
to
push
us
to
think
about
what
we're
tackling
and
what
we're
taking
on
Health
and
Human.
Services
is
doing
a
lot
of
work
to
cut
across
issues,
so
we
have
the
Veterans
Commission.
We
have
the
age
strong
Commission
within
our
myths,
the
Health
Commission
working
on
youth
employment,
a
variety
of
issues
that
live
within
the
Health
and
Human
Services
cabinet.
So
I
tell
you
that,
because
if
there
are
issues
and
concerns
that
people
want
to
raise
up
and
want
to
push
us
to,
do,
please
do
that.
I
Lift
that
up
not
only
do
the
Commission
Commissioner,
but
through
your
roles
at
Commissioner
yourself,
one
of
your
Commission
fellow
commissioners
guard
Lee,
Sanchez
works
in
my
office
is
outside
of
my
office
every
day,
so
he
can
lift
up
those
issues
as
well,
but
push
us
I
think
that's
a
really
important
thing
that
I
can't
stress
enough
to
push
us
to
work
harder
and
be
better
to
represent
all
of
our
communities.
I'll
leave
you
with
this
last
thing.
I
One
of
my
criticisms
that
I
have
when
I
was
in
this
outside
of
city
government,
I
used
to
say
this
all
the
time.
I,
don't
say
it
anymore,
because
I'm
not
sure
my
mayor,
my
boss,
the
mayor
would
like
me
to
say
it
so
I,
don't
say
it
anymore,
but
I
used
to
say
the
city,
governments
too
siloed
too
many
things
happen
in
separation
and
not
enough
things
happen
together.
I
So
I
welcome
your
guidance,
your
support
and
your
advocacy
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
break
that
down
so
that
people
are
getting
their
needs
met,
not
just
in
one
area
but
all
across
the
area.
So
Bostonians
can
thrive
not
just
get
by
but
really
thrive
in
our
community.
So
I
just
wanted
to
come
here
and
and
say
thank
you
for
the
work
you're
doing
and
know
that
you
have
a
champion
in
my
office
and
the
commissioner
and
the
disabilities
Commission
staff
would
have
it
no
other
way.
So.
B
J
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
Alicia
pagan,
I
work
with
the
Environment
Department
for
the
city
of
Boston,
with
climate
ready,
Boston
and
climate
really
Boston.
Is
our
cities
initiative
to
be
more
resilient
to
climate
change
impacts,
I
have
a
PowerPoint
slide.
I
would
love
to
walk
that
through
with
you
guys
and
then
we're
also
handing
out
the
PowerPoint
right
now
so
climate
ready
Boston
is
pretty
new.
We
were
really
started
in
2016
and
we
wanted
to
look
at
what
were
the
climate
change
impacts
for
the
city
of
Boston.
J
What
the
future
could
potentially
be
like
before
I
go
into
the
data
and
the
science
of
what
our
city
does
I'd
like
to
just
give
you
an
image
of
what
the
Environment
Department
is
composed
of.
So
we
have
various
initiatives
around
waist
around
carbon
neutrality,
so
reducing
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions
conservation,
commission
and
protecting
our
urban
spaces.
We
have
the
air
source
pollution
control,
which
regulates
how
much
air
pollution
we
have
in
our
environment,
historical
preservation
and
green
of
eight
Boston
Green
of
eight
Boston
is
kind
of
a
key
one.
J
It's
for
community
engagement
and
outreach
related
to
all
environmental
action.
So,
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
Hence,
there's
a
lot
of
teams
in
the
department
and
climate
ready.
Boston
is
really
specifically
for
taking
action
to
being
more
prepared
to
climate
change
and
I
want
to
share
the
risk
with
you
all,
because
I
think
we
could
do
a
better
job
at
informing
folks
of
what
are
the
risk
for
Boston.
So
we
looked
at
what
we
could
what
would
happen
with
extreme
temperatures,
so
heat
extreme
precipitation,
sea
level
rise
and
coastal
storms.
J
We
find
that,
with
extreme
temperatures,
we're
having
more
hot
days,
we're
also
finding
that
there
is
going
to
be
more
storm,
water
flooding
and
more
coastal
and
riverine
flooding.
So
that
has
a
lot
of
impacts
on
people's
health.
It
has
impacts
on
people
how
people
move
around,
how
they're
able
to
be
protected
in
their
homes,
how
they
can
get
their
resources
that
they
need
to
get
to.
J
We
also
looked
at
stormwater
flooding.
So
this
is
a
map
of
what
we
expect.
Flooding
could
look
like
in
2030
2050
s
and
2070
s,
so
the
orange
is
2030,
so
there
you
can
see,
there's
pockets
in
Dorchester
in
the
south
and
Rosendale
West
Roxbury
Alston
in
Brighton,
and
these
are
areas
that
are
at
a
lower
elevation.
So
because
the
land
is
at
a
lower
level
water
pools
on
that
area
and
can
start
flooding,
streets
or
sidewalks
and
even
possibly
buildings.
If
it
floods
really
badly.
J
J
So
most
of
East,
Boston
lots
of
Charlestown,
downtown
and
South
Boston
is
filled
land,
meaning
that
they're
at
a
lower
elevation.
So
when
there
is
flooding
the
water
just
flows
through
the
neighborhood,
because
there
aren't
natural
land
formations
that
are
at
a
higher
elevation
and
because
of
that,
we
notice
that
the
water
ends
up
going
back
to
where
the
original
tide
lands
were.
This
is
an
image
of
what
we
expect
the
2070
flooding
to
possibly
look
like.
J
We
expect
around
three
feet
of
sea
level
rise
and
that
can
flood
parts
of
East,
Boston
Charlestown
downtown
this
South
Boston
Dorchester,
and
the
reason
why
we
think
this
is
a
citywide
issue
is
because
there's
so
many
transportation
routes
going
through
these
neighborhoods.
So
if
people
need
to
go
to
the
downtown
area
to
work
to
play,
their
route
could
be
impeded
by
coastal
flooding.
J
We
saw
that
during
the
2018
storms,
when
the
two
huge
events
shut
down
the
aquarium
station
and
people
weren't
able
to
transport
back
and
forth
from
East
Boston
and
downtown
Boston,
so
I'm,
giving
you
this
information
just
so
that
you
know
what
the
data
is
I'm,
not
trying
to
frighten
you
all,
because
we
are
doing
a
lot
around
this.
We
also
want
to
note
that
we
aren't
just
looking
at
how
the
infrastructure
is
being
impacted.
J
We're
also
trying
to
know
how
people
are
going
to
be
impacted,
and
we
know
that
people
aren't
impacted
equally,
so
we're
able
to
map
different
concentrations
of
more
socially
vulnerable
people,
people
with
medical
illnesses,
there's
a
few
other
layers.
We
also
map
out
higher
concentrations
in
Boston,
where
there
is
elders,
children,
people
who
speak
low
to
know,
English
low
to
no
income,
people
of
color
disabilities
and
medical
illnesses,
and
with
that
we're
able
to
haven't
like
look
at
trends.
J
So
if
we're
saying
we
want
to
address
heat
and
we
can
look
at
a
hot
spot,
we
can
also
say
who
lives
in
this
hot
spot.
Are
they
elders?
Are
they
children?
Do
they
have
disabilities?
And
what
sort
of
solutions
can
we
create
that
really
addresses
their
needs
rather
than
just
saying
a
blanket
one
size?
One
solution
fits
all.
J
So
what
we're
doing
about
it
we're
doing
a
lot.
The
climate
ready,
Boston
full
report
lays
out
all
the
different
strategies
we
want
to
utilize.
We
have
around
11
different
strategies
and
a
total
of
39
different
initiatives.
They're
combined
with
things
like
creating
district
scale,
solutions
which
I'll
talk
about
a
little
bit
later,
creating
temporary
flood
barriers,
expanding
our
tree
canopy
doing
a
lot
more
engagement
and
education.
J
Changing
our
zoning
to
allow
for
resilient
zoning
changing
our
first
floors
to
be
elevated,
elevating
our
mechanical
systems
having
more
green
infrastructure,
having
more
solar
panels
and
district
micro
grids
so
that
people
are
protected
and
because
we
have
a
layered
system
of
approach.
We
know
that
there
is
a
multi-tiered
solution
to
this
problem.
K
F
J
There's
something
called
the
resilient
Harbor
vision
and
the
mayor
announced
this
last
October
and
the
hope
is
that,
in
order
to
address
coastal
flooding,
we
could
create
barriers
along
our
waterfront,
and
these
barriers
could
look
like
elevated
roads.
They
could
look
like
elevated
parks
or
Harbor
walks
that
basically
prevent
the
water
from
overcoming
over
flooding
their
roads,
and
our
hope
is
that
we
can
use
more
nature,
based
solutions,
so
more
spaces
for
recreation
and
play
that
are
connected
and
protective
and
that
enhance
our
relationship
to
the
waterfront
rather
than
cutting
it
off.
J
J
We've
completed
three
out
of
the
five
and
we're
hoping
to
finish
the
rest
by
spring
of
next
year.
So
what
we
do
is
we
break
down
each
neighborhood,
so
we
look
at,
for
example,
this
is
a
map
of
East
Boston
and
we
see
if
there's
any
specific
flood
pathways
into
the
neighborhood,
because,
as
you
can
see
here,
there's
one
going
along
the
Greenway
and
that
floods
into
hundreds
of
homes,
and
so,
if
we're
able
to
build
a
solution
right
at
the
beginning
of
the
flood
pathway,
then
that
can
protect
all
the
homes
within
the
neighborhood.
J
So
there's
a
handful
of
solutions
and
we
have
this
toolkit,
so
our
hope
is.
Could
we
combine
these
in
different
ways
along
the
shoreline
in
Boston,
so
in
a
way
we're
proposing
a
really
big
vision
that
can
completely
change
our
relationship
to
shortline,
and
these
are
examples
of
what
they
look
like
in
other
cities.
So
the
top
is
one
of
a
River
Walk
in
Chicago
and
this
is
a
stepped
edge.
So
it's
elevated
and
because
it's
elevated,
it
doesn't
allow
for
the
water
to
over
to
go
over
the
the
walkway.
J
J
So
when
we
finish
up
these
neighborhood
plans,
we
really
propose
a
vision
of
what
it
could
look
like.
So
this
is
an
image
of
the
Greenway,
so
I
mentioned
the
Greenway
is
a
flood
pathway
into
East
Boston.
This
is
an
image
of
what,
if
we
elevated
the
green
eye,
so
it's
like
sloped
up
and
made
it
a
better
park
at
the
same
time.
J
What
is
pretty
useful
about
these
plans
is
that
we
lay
out
when
we
need
what
we
need
to
do.
We
really
try
to
segment
the
waterfront
into
different
sections,
different
projects,
how
much
they're
going
to
cost
and
when
we
need
to
build
them
by
so
this
timeline
is
really
useful
and
we
have
these
timelines
for
all
the
different
neighborhoods.
J
Another
thing
that
is
ongoing
right
now
is
that
the
BP
da
is
working
on
a
flood
overlay
district.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
we
have
these
district
scale,
solutions
that
are
thinking
of
elevating
our
art
outdoor
spaces.
We're
thinking
could
we
also
encourage
buildings
to
elevate
their
buildings
so
that
they're
protected,
because
people
need
to
be
protected
in
their
buildings
too,
and
these
these
guidelines
include
things
like
elevating
your
mechanical
systems,
possibly
elevating
your
first
floor
having
an
emergency
plan
for
your
building
and
a
few
other
ones,
and
then
I
also
handed
out
a
flyer.
J
We
have
an
event
on
July
16th.
This
is
a
pretty
important
open
house
at
this
open
house.
We're
going
to
start
presenting
what
these
options
could
look
like
in
the
downtown
waterfront.
So
we
want
to
show
kind
of
like
how
could
the
built
environment
be
changed
so
that
it's
resilient
and
also
livable
and
it'd
be
great
to
have
you
all
be
there
to
give
your
impact,
input
and
feedback?
And
then,
lastly,
I
guess
I
wanted
to
also
ask.
J
C
I
really
don't
know
how
to
phrase
this
question.
What
perhaps
I
would
like
to
get
more
comments
about
this
one
parameters
by
the
way,
so
I
think
you
were
talking
about
like
there
are
like
different
objectives,
let's
say
in
case
of
emergencies
right
now
in
case
of
emergencies,
people
who
are
very
abled.
They
can
perhaps
make
decisions
to
take
care
of
themselves.
People
with
disabilities
perhaps
don't
have
that
option,
sometimes
because
elevated
areas
are
hard
to
reach,
or
perhaps
in
the
sea.
C
Yes,
because
of
the
situation
of
the
situation
it
there
is
cows
and
people
are
going
on
the
wrong.
So
I,
don't
know
if
your
area
to
your
department
has
some
work
toward
that
learn
about
how
perhaps
it
can
reach
the
community
for
providing
some
kind
of
solutions
or
strategies,
strategies
to
perhaps
assess
those
kind
of
issues,
yeah.
J
So
I
think
that
if
you're
thinking
about
what
how
we're
prepared
today,
that
would
be
a
great
question
for
emergency
management
because
they're
thinking
through
those
problems
right
now
and
then,
if
you're
thinking
more
long-term
of
like
what
would
the
city
look
like
five
to
thirty
years
from
now.
Fifty
years
from
now,
it's
a
question
for
us
and
the
B
PDA,
and
so
far
as
I
mentioned
I.
Don't
think
we're
doing
enough
job
at
reaching
different
communities
to
get
their
input
on
how
we
can
make
these
solutions
more
accessible.
J
E
K
E
J
So
we're
we're
trying
to
prioritize
solutions
that
are
better
for
people
in
general
yeah.
But
as
I
mentioned,
the
open
house
is
a
great
opportunity
for
you
to
see
kind
of
what
that
cross-section
could
look
like
of
a
road
and
be
like.
This
is
not
gonna
work
and
I'd
like
something
better,
because
the
design
team
will
be
there
and
they
can
take
that
feedback
and
actually
incorporate
it
into
the
solutions.
L
B
B
J
B
J
B
M
M
So
those
are
the
types
of
technologies
that
we're
looking
to
kind
of
test
in
neighborhoods,
and
so
that's
one
part
of
the
beta
box
project,
but
the
essential
part
of
it
is
developing
a
process
in
which
community
members
have
can
provide
feedback
to
the
city
about
the
types
of
technologies
that
are
implemented
in
communities
and
kind
of
finding
out
from
communities
what
they
would
like
to
see
in
their
communities
what's
needed.
How
can
we
design
those
technologies
and
communities
that
are
more
success?
More
accessible?
So
it's
not
like.
Oh
we've
designed
it.
M
We've
built
it
now.
We
realize
it
doesn't
work
that
sometimes
happens,
and
so
we
really
would
like
to
ask
and
the
pilot
areas
that
we're
looking
into
for
the
short
pilot
is
in
Codman,
Square,
Chinatown
and
Laura
Alston,
and
we're
really
asking
for
community
members
to
come
and
join
us
to
kind
of
have
these
discussions
about
technology.
What
you
would
like
to
see?
What
are
the
concerns
that
you
might
have
around
technology,
privacy
issues,
data
collection
issues
and
other
other
concerns
that
you
might
have
around
technology
and
community?
M
So
the
first
meeting
in
Codman
Square
is
going
to
be
Monday,
July
1st
and
that
will
be
held
in
the
Codman
square
health
center.
The
second,
which
would
be
in
Chinatown
for
a
Chinatown
community,
shall
I,
so
the
Codman
square
is
July.
1St
Chinatown
is
July,
2nd
and
that
will
be
held
at
66,
Hudson,
Street
and
then
Laura
Alston
will
be
held
at
a
22,
Western,
Ave
and
I.
M
Think
that
is
the
Harvard
at
portal
and
the
Laura
Austin
meeting
is
July
9th
and
so
we're
we're
looking
to
have
people
join
for
those
events
and
it's
the
first
of
a
series
of
events.
So
this
is
just
the
kickoff
kind
of
events
for
longer
conversations,
so
the
pilot
is
kind
of
testing
these
engagement
pieces
out
testing
out
technologies
that
might
be
implemented
in
the
hopes
of
developing
longer-range
strategic
plan
for
the
city.
So
if
you
have
any
questions,
I'll
be
more
than
happy
to
answer
great.
F
F
M
Believe
so
it
that
it
is
wheelchair,
accessible
I
think
let
me
take
a
look
and
see
yes
I.
You
know,
at
least
from
the
outside,
facing
I've
only
been
to
the
the
building
once
and
so.
I
do
know
that
there
is
like
a
wheelchair
ramp
accessible
to
the
to
the
health
center.
Yet
so
it's
it's
also
attached
to
Codman
Academy.
F
M
No
no
I
mean,
and
what
I
can
do
is
verify
that,
for
you
just
to
make
sure,
and
if
it's
not,
then
we
can.
We
can
have
further
discussions
with
the
team
to
make
sure
that
everyone
has
access.
So
that's
that's
me
not
necessarily
making
sure
that's
me
needing
to
make
sure
that
that
that's
that
everyone
can
have
access
to
the
to
the
space.
F
K
M
B
Next
on
the
agenda
is
the
commissioners
report
and
my
report
will
be
a
very
brief
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
had
the
I
had
the
privilege
of
going
to
the
opening
of
Martin's
Park
on
June
14th
I
believe
that
was,
it
was
a
great
community
event.
Very,
very
inspiring
lots
of
lots
of
people
came
out
and
the
park
itself
is
is
beautiful
and
it
is
very
inclusive.
B
You
know
to
folks
with
with
disabilities,
you
know
very
accessible
walkways
ramps.
I
did
actually
happen
to
the
the
main,
centerpiece
and
and
I
would
say
the
most
accessible
play
structure
at
the
park
that
I
saw
was
the
pirate
ship
I
was
able
to
actually
you
know
wheel
right
on
to
the
pirate
ship
and
explore
or
it
look
through
spy.
You
know
spy,
glasses
and
and
whatnot,
and-
and
so
it
was
really
really
neat.
So
I
definitely
want
want
to
commend
the
folks.
B
You
know
from
the
city,
and
hopefully
the
Commissioner
and
staff
can
can
can
report
back
on
on
how
you
know
great
I
think
I
think
the
park
is
and
I
would
encourage
anyone.
Family
friends,
who
has
the
opportunity
to
to
go
to
to
try
to
explore
it?
The
one
thing
that
I
would
say
that
we
still
need
to
keep
working
on
is
to
actually
the
actual
play
structures.
I
didn't
see
myself
and
not
being
you
know,
an
architect
or
anything.
B
I
didn't
see
a
lot
of
play,
structures
other
than
the
pirate
ship
that
folks
with
disabilities
could
actually
interact
with
very
easily
like
accessible
swings,
slides
and
whatnot.
I
may
miss
things
like
that,
but
I
just
didn't
see
that
so
so,
but
I
did
enjoy
the
event
and-
and
it
looked
like,
like
everybody
was
having
a
great
time.
The
only
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
mention
was
that
there
is
a
an
AR
tag
meeting
tomorrow
night.
B
That's
the
writers,
transportation
access
group,
that's
at
the
Transportation
Building
at
10:00,
Park
Plaza
at
5:30
5:30
to
7:30,
and
that
will
be
just
a
ride.
Focused
meeting
so
there'll
be
staff.
The
the
actual
head
of
the
ride
will
be
there
along
with
a
representative
from
the
uber
and
lyft
pilot,
which
we've
discussed.
You
know
here,
you
know
during
our
meetings
and
they'll,
be
there
directly
presenting
on
presenting
and
also
fielding
questions
from
from
the
public,
so
I
would
encourage
anyone
who
has
the
opportunity
to
to
attend
to.
A
It
is
at
least
fortunate
for
her
that
the
reason
that
she's
unable
to
attend
is
because
she
currently
she's
been
asked
to
sit
on
the
advisory
board
for
Massport
to
look
at
the
uber
and
lyft
drop-off
spaces
at
Logan
Airport,
to
ensure
that
people
with
disabilities
are
able
to
gain
access
to
those
new
drop-off
spaces,
and
so
tonight
was
the
kickoff
event
and
as
the
figurehead
for
our
office
and
the
Commissioner,
she
wanted
to
make
sure
that
she
was
in
attendance.
Personally.
A
So
I
am
giving
the
report
on
her
behalf,
but
she
sends
her
regards
and
will
be
here
next
month
with
a
full
report
as
to
how
that
meeting
went.
I
do
also
get
the
joy,
though,
of
introducing
two
new
staff
members.
I'm
gonna
put
them
on
the
spot
a
little
bit,
although
I
did
ask
them
in
advance
for
their
permission
and
ask
them
to
come
up
to
the
podium
to
introduce
themselves
and
say
just
a
couple
things
about
themselves
and
how
long
they've
been
at
the
office.
N
Hi
good
evening
my
name
is
Melinda
Andrade
I'm,
the
new
outreach
engagement
specialist
and
today
is
my
third
day.
So
I
guess
welcome
for
myself
to
the
team
very
excited
to
join
the
manias
Commissioner
for
person
with
disability.
Please
reach
out.
If
you
have
any
questions,
concern
pretty
sure
it
would
help
you
guys.
Thank
you.
O
Good
evening
everybody,
my
name
is
Karina
Caban,
the
new
program
manager
for
the
parking
accessible
parking
program.
Oh
it's
my
actually
my
third
week
here
my
third
week
here
and
I'm
just
really
excited
to
be
here
and
you
guys
will
slowly
get
to
know.
I'm
an
elephant
lover.
I
just
had
to
mention
that.
What
are
you
saying
elephant
lover?
Yes,.
A
Great
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
so
yeah
we're
very
excited
to
have
the
two
of
them,
as
they
said
it's
Melinda's
third
day
and
Karina's
third
week,
and
so
slowly
but
surely
they're
getting
getting
accustomed
to
our
office
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
them.
I'm
excited
for
them
to
get
to
know
each
and
every
one
of
you
and
the
issues
that
are
important
to
you
so
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
me
and
I
can
give
you
their
contact,
information
or
also
their
contact.
A
Information
follows
the
same
order
that
all
of
our
city,
email
addresses,
do
so
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
them
directly
as
well.
Additionally,
we
have
two
events
coming
up.
One,
hopefully,
is
on
everybody's
radar,
because
it's
in
two
days
and
that's
the
community
forum
on
disability
issues,
so
that's
Friday,
June
28th
from
2
to
4
p.m.
at
the
Suffolk
Law
School
120,
Tremont
Street,
it's
on
the
first
floor.
We've
held
it
there
a
couple
times,
so
it's
once
you
go
through
right
into
the
building.
A
It'll
be
right,
dead
ahead
of
you,
we're
doing
it
a
little
differently
this
year.
Only
slightly
we're
trying
to
really
work
on
elevating
the
work
of
the
whole
Health
and
Human
Services
cabinet.
So,
as
chief
Martinez
noted,
there
are
10
departments
within
the
Health
Human
Services
cabinet.
So
what
we're
gonna
do
is
for
the
first
hour.
A
Each
department
is
gonna,
speak
for
five
minutes
about
what
they
do
so
we're
forcing
them
to
be
quite
brief
and
quite
concise,
so
that
we
can
get
all
the
departments
in
with
the
goal
of
the
second
hour
being
for
the
community
to
ask
questions
of
any
department.
So
it
could
be
our
department
if
they're
it
fits
a
disability,
specific
question,
but
it
could
also
be
of
the
Boston
Center
for
youth
and
family
or
the
office
of
recovery
services
or
the
aged
strong
Commission.
A
So
the
disability
community
will
get
an
opportunity
to
not
only
see
what
our
office
is
working
on,
but
also
what
the
city
and
the
Health
and
Human
Services
cabinet
as
a
whole
is
working
on
for
people
with
disabilities
and
with
people
with
disabilities.
The
second
event
is
our
annual
ad
a
day
celebration
that'll
be
Tuesday,
July
23rd
from
12:00
to
2:00,
on
the
plaza
that
will
be
keeping
true
to
form
with
free
t-shirts
which
we're
working
on
the
logo.
A
Now
we're
excited
about
it,
Freeman,
music,
food
and
lots
of
different
organization
tables
like
we
do
in
the
past,
so
knock
on.
Wood
it'll
be
good
weather,
but
not
too
hot
and
we'll
hope
to
see
all
of
you
there,
both
at
the
Forum
on
Friday
and
then
at
the
ad
a
day
in
July
Olivia.
Do
you
need
clarification
on
what
was
it.
A
Let's
see,
let's
Commissioner
sent
me
with
notes
so
last
week,
Commissioner
testified
in
front
in
favor
of
a
bill
that
supports
employment,
for
people
with
disabilities
and
also
the
city
is
working
on
engaging
people
with
disabilities
for
the
national
census
in
2020.
There's
a
big
push
within
the
city
of
Boston.
A
That's
happening
in
2020,
so
this
is
not
the
city
census
that
will
also
be
coming
out,
I
believe
in
about
six
months,
but
the
federal
census
that
is
happening
a
bit
later,
so
we'll
be
giving
you
more
information
in
regards
to
that
moving
forward,
as
we
get
closer
to
it
and
wait
different
ways
that
the
disability
community
can
help
out
or
the
disability
community
can.
Let
us
know
the
kind
of
the
concerns
and
barriers
to
census,
providing
census
information,
I
think
that's
all
I
have
Jerry
Thank.
B
A
I
believe
so
I
think
I
may
be
wrong
with
a
city
census
information,
but
the
federal
census.
What
we're
working
on
is
clarifying
that
this
federal
census
is
different
than
the
city
census
and
that
both
are
equally
important
but
also
are
regulated
by
different
things
and
determine
different
things.
So
this
is
to
work
to
highlight
the
importance
of
filling
out
both
and
giving
both
in
for
information
to
both
entities.
So.
B
P
P
The
committee
had
interviews
last
month
and
they
continue
to
have
interviews
on
next
week
hoping
to
make
a
final
decision
shortly
and
we
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
William
Joyce
and
Karen
brand,
the
current
staff,
because
they
are
doing
a
fantastic
job,
amazing
job
with
all
the
workload
and
handling
the
move.
So
the
office
moved
to
1,000,
Washington,
Street
and
I.
Just
also
want
to
mention
that
the
meetings
continue
to
be
in
the
usual
place
at
one
asperton
place.
P
Next,
we
continue
to
review
project
developments
that
are
going
through
review
for
BPA
and
for
PA
see
some
of
them.
I'd
like
to
mention
is
the
Olmstead
green,
affordable,
how
it's
a
project
that
had
three
phases
and
two
of
them
are
constructed
already
and
the
last
third
phase
it's
going
to
be
constructed
constructed
this
year.
So
as
usual,
we
had
conversations
about
accessibility
and
sidewalks
and
pedestrian
safety
and
crossings,
especially
on
Harvard
Harvard
Avenue.
This
is
Dorchester.
P
The
next
two
developments
I
had
a
lot
of
conversations
about
accessible
materials
is
Kenmore
Square.
There's
two
developments
coming
up
in
in
the
camera
Square
area,
so
we
discussed
the
accessible
path
being
smooth
and
having
concrete
and
the
other
one
is
Winthrop
Square
Park,
which
is
in
Winthrop
Square,
and
that
is
the
park
outside
the
development
of
the
large
Winthrop
Center,
and
that
is
all
under
design.
P
The
next
I
want
to
mention
is
Boston
University
data
sciences.
That's
in
Commonwealth
AB,
it's
a
new
science
building,
it's
about
nine
ninth
floor,
I,
think
and
that
also
had
its
new
construction,
and
that
is
right
next
to
the
current
sergeant
centers.
So
we
had
great
conversations
about
accessibility
and
interaction
with
the
the
back
street
that
had
some
level
changes
and
Commonwealth
Avenue,
that
that
has.
P
The
next
meeting
that
I
went
to
was
about
transportation
about
our
pedestrian
safety,
that
was
in
Egleston
square
and
Columbus.
Avenue.
There's
a
large
intersection
in
that
area
and
the
pedestrian
crossings
are
pretty
huge.
So
the
conversation
was
about
having
a
pilot
in
the
short
term,
to
reduce
the
pedestrian
crossing
distance
so
that
it
will
be
a
short
term
project
and
it
will
collect
data
and
reaction
of
the
neighborhood
and
that
would
inform
the
design
of
a
future
more
permanent
project
and
the
Egleston
square
intersection.
P
Then
we
reviewed
a
few
parklets
for
Jamaica,
Plain
and
Newbury
Street
part,
let's
our
little
interventions
on
right
next
to
the
sidewalks
to
add
some
seating
area
with
some
shade
and
cool
places
to
to
be
outside
in
the
good
weather.
So,
as
I
said,
two
of
them
are
Newbury
Street
they're
under
construction
now
and
the
one
in
Jamaica
Plain
would
be
in
Greene
Street
and
that's
in
design,
and
that
is
it
for
me,
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
P
F
B
Correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
we
did
have
an
old
action
item
which
was
writing
a
letter
instance
in
opposition
to
the
assisted
suicide
bills
that
are
in
the
house
and
in
the
Senate
Massachusetts
House
and
Senate
currently
and
Jessica
had
emailed
the
draft
of
of
that
letter
to
everybody
and
I
know
that
Elizabeth
had
some
some
edits.
So
I
was
thinking
that
we
could
discuss
that
here.
L
G
G
A
L
Q
Boylston
Street
at
Dartmouth
Street
was
completely
blocked
off
with
four
or
five
running
lanes
which,
when
I
got
there,
no
one
was
running
in
and
I
asked
the
fellow
who
was
at
the
intersection.
How
was
I
supposed
to
get
across
the
street
to
go
to
the
CVS,
because
I
had
an
errand
to
run,
and
he
told
me
my
options
were
to
go
all
the
way
down
to
Clarendon,
Street
and
cross
there
and
then
walk
all
the
way
back
or
go
all
the
way
down
to
Exeter.
Q
Q
They
come
that
there's
been
way
too
many
road
closures
in
the
downtown
area
that
has
disrupted
both
pedestrian
and
vehicular
traffic.
On
a
lot
of
these
things
like
this
sprinting
race,
whatever
it
was,
could
have
taken
place
in
one
of
our
other
neighbourhoods,
there's
plenty
of
roadways
and
parkways
in
West
Roxbury
in
Hyde
Park
and
the
outlying
districts
in
the
South,
where
I'm
sure
a
lot
of
these
things
could
be
set
up
without
the
disruption
being
caused
by
these
closures
and
there's.
Q
Q
That
said,
leave
your
information
and
we
will
call
you
back
and
as
of
this
morning,
a
week
later,
I
had
not
received
a
call
back,
so
I
called
them
again
at
9:30
this
morning
and
I
received
the
same
spiel
on
their
answering
machine
and
I'm
still
waiting
for
a
callback
and
I
explained
to
them
that
this
was
an
ad,
a
question
that
I
needed
to
ask
them
and
I'm
very
disturbed
that
a
department
of
this
city.
When
told
that
there's
an
ad
a
issue
feels
to
call
back
the
person
who
was
making
the
inquiry.
Q
B
I'm
still
sorry
that
you
had
to
go
through
that,
and
but
thank
you
for
bringing
the
issue
up,
I
think
it's
a
very
important
issue.
Has
anyone
from
the
Commissioner's
Office
I'm
sure
that
the
Commissioner's
Office
has
informed
anytime
that
there's
a
special
event
or
or
a
run
happening
as
the
commissioner's
office?
Can
you
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
like
what
happens?
What
you
can
do
in
terms
of
those
when
those
things
come
up
put
Patricia's,
making
your
way
to
the
podium
David.
Q
P
B
P
A
Absolutely
I
would
imagine
just
for
some
context
that
you
probably
got
an
answering
service
because
they
are
currently
their
office
is
under
reconstruction,
so
I'm
not
sure
where
they
are
located
and
where
all
their
office
members
are
regardless.
They
should
be
getting
back
to
you.
So
we
will
follow
up.
A
Absolutely
so
we
our
office
will
follow
up
with
them
and
we'll
work
to
ensure
that
when
races
and
things
like
that
happen,
what
the
accessible
pathways
are,
because
we
do
have
to
also,
we
have
to
consider
the
safety
of
everyone
and
safe
travel
passage
of
everyone,
and
we
will
also
work
on
getting
out
more
information
regarding
road
closures,
so
that
people
with
disabilities
and
just
the
general
public
when
there
are
road
closures.
Our
office
can
work
on
elevating
that
information,
because
I
know
that
the
Transportation
Department
does
have
those
on
their
website.
A
E
B
R
Live
in
the
Back
Bay
area
and
I've
experienced
similar
problems
of
where
there's
the
information
is
difficult
to
come
by,
the
police
department
was
not
able
to
be
helpful.
They
did
direct
me
to
three
one
one
and
I
found
depending
on
who
I
spoke
to,
at
least
at
the
major
level
of
road
closures.
They
were
able
to
provide
some
of
that
information,
although
I
did
find
that
who
you
speak
to
even
at
three
one
one,
one
person
might
convey
the
information
a
little
bit
differently
than
another,
but
I
I
do
so.
R
B
Thank
you
and
thanks
for
bringing
it
to
our
attention
again,
David
and
and
I'm
glad
that
the
the
office,
the
Commissioner's
Office,
can
can
follow
up
and
I'm
sure
counselors
they
come
even
though
the
hearings
already
passed
I'm
sure
that
they
would
be
happy
to
hear
you
know
any
of
our
comments
or
concerns.
So
so
can
we
contact
them?
Well
can
can
we
maybe
send
letters
through
you
guys
Jessica
you
any
members
of
the
Commission
and
you'll
forward
them
to
two
councillors,
Aiken,
absolutely.
A
So
we
can
get
the
information
for
aware
letters
would
be
sent
regarding
this
issue
and
then
we
can
send
that
information
out
and
you
guys,
as
if
you
want
as
a
commission,
to
write
a
letter.
Then
that
would
have
to
be
voted
on.
But
if
you
as
individuals
as
members
of
the
disability
community,
as
well
as
the
public,
are
interested
in
getting
those
letters
out,
you
could
certainly
do
that
as
well
and
I'll
get
you
the
information
as
to
who
it
goes
to
great.
B
Thanks
so
much,
but
now
I
think
we'll
circle
back
to
will
circle
back
to
the
old
action
item
that
we
had,
which
was
again
a
letter
in
opposition
to
the
current
House
and
Senate
bills,
supporting
assisted
physician,
assisted
suicide.
I
know
Elizabeth,
you
know
had
some
particular
edits
or
comments
that
she
wanted
to
to
address.
Regarding
the
draft
letter
that
Jessica
sent
and
so
I
thought,
maybe
we
could
just
take
the
time
now
to
discuss
those
so
that
we
could,
you
know,
get
the
letter
off
as
quickly
as
possible.
Oh.
R
R
However,
as
the
chair
of
the
Cambridge
Commission
back
in
2012,
when
this
was
on
the
ballot,
this
generated
a
lot
of
discussion
and
different
viewpoints
in
in
that
back
Commission,
and
our
decision
was
to
write
a
letter
in
support
of
of
that
effort.
Although
it
was
it
was,
it
was.
There
were
some
people
on
the
Commission
who
had
some
varying
opinions,
but
in
the
end
we
did
have
consensus
to
write
the
letter.
R
R
After
introducing
the
Commission
and
the
bill
names
to
provide
some
brief,
summary
or
context
about
why
it's
of
particular
concern,
because,
on
the
one
hand,
I
know
that,
for
those
who
aren't
informed
of
some
of
the
issues
from
the
disability
committee,
a
counter-argument
to
play
devil's
advocate
could
be
you're,
always
talking
about
wanting
autonomy
and
independence
and
your
own
decision-making,
and
that's
something
you
too
could
decide.
But
I
think
the
to
condense.
R
Multiple
variants
of
the
argument,
I
think
the
concern
the
people
in
the
disability
community
have
expressed
and
experienced
is
that
that
other
people
that
sometimes
the
physician
is
using
their
judgement
or
given
the
abuses
they
could
occur
in
a
situation
that
has,
as
the
letter
points
out,
irrevocable
the
a
river
irrevocable
outcome
of
death.
That
I
thought
that
it
would
be
just
by
way
of
strengthening
the
letter
to
at
least
move
move
that
lower
paragraph
up
higher
about,
if
passed,
that
and
that
that
entire
paragraph
I
think
if
it's
placed
higher,
helps
position.
R
The
the
Commission's
concerns,
but
also
that
is
what
I'm
was
advising
for
a
letter
such
as
this.
That
I
think
if
there
are
because
in
in
a
sentence
that
says
something
like
the
view
that
someone
is
quote
better
off
dead
than
disabled
is
too
often
held
and
acted
upon,
that
we
do
know
that
there
have
been
abuses
or
misdiagnosis
by
physicians
under
other
jurisdictions
where
there
exists.
But
I
wondered
if
even
statements
like
that
might
be
a
little
bit
too
vague
that
we're
specifically
talking
about
physicians
and
who,
frankly,
as
a
separate
issue.
R
Perhaps
they
will
have
experienced
disability,
but
that
I
I
find
at
all
levels
of
medical
training.
There
is
not
an
adequate
understanding
of
disability,
so
it
was.
It
was
those
kind
of
dimensions,
just
in
a
few
sentences
that
I
wondered
if
even
if
we
don't,
for
the
purposes
of
this
letter,
take
on
medical
education.
R
But,
on
the
other
hand,
the
I
don't
know
that
a
term
substituted
judgment
is,
but
that
someone
else
is
making
that
presumption
and
I,
certainly
anecdotally,
know
of
colleagues
with
disabilities
who,
for
instance,
in
the
hospital,
are
asked
multiple
times
about,
do
not
resuscitate
DNR
in
a
way
that
made
them
think
other
people
were
making
value
judgments
you're
already
in
a
wheelchair.
Now
you've
got
you
know
complicated
pneumonia.
Do
you
really
want
to?
F
F
I'm
a
medical
field
myself
for
more
years
for
ten
plus
years
and
I
have
to
confirm
that
the
medical
community,
whether
it's
doctors,
nurses
and
would
not
they're,
not
adequately
educated
about
disabilities
and
especially
the
kind
that
particular
Papa
denies.
I
agree
it's
it's
like
it
seems,
situational
or
circumstance
like
as
you
can
do
this
or
yes,
just
this
and
DNR.
H
E
S
H
R
For
instance,
I
wondered
if
with
just
some
tweaking
but
I,
think
things
like
that
someone
is
better
off
dead
than
disabled.
Even
if
there
are
some
people
who
are
thinking
of
urgent
of
that
I
think
perhaps
MIT
using
that
language
might
be
inflammatory
in
a
way
that's
rather
than
something
that
has
I,
think
that
the
the
mention
of
mixed
diagnosis
and
abuse
means.
Certainly
there.
You
know
issues
of
someone
having
depression
or
and
then
also
I
was
interested
to
know
with
no
safeguards.
R
I
think
it
is
very
concerning
and
and
I
don't
know
if
language
like
inadequate
safeguards
is
to
that.
It's
supposed
to
be
that
these
certain
steps
have
been
gone
through,
I
have
heard
John,
Kelly
and
others
expressed
concern
about.
Sometimes
the
issue
of
the
two
physicians
that
it
might
be
that
neither
one
of
them
is
its
knowledgeable,
but
is
that
with
that,
with
the
no
safeguards?
Could
you
just
I'm.
B
A
R
That
I've
described
and
I
also
didn't
know
if
it
would
be
for
this
particular
one,
not
as
a
change
in
precedent
or
how
things
are
handled,
whether
how
the
board
feels
about
having
my
name
added
or
all
the
executive
board
names
added
so
that
at
least
the
fact
that
I
do
have
a
background
in
medicine
myself
would
would
be
present,
or
would
the
preference
be
that
if
I
were
going
to
do
that,
it
should
be
a
separate
letter.
I.
B
Would
say,
as
as
chair
I
mean
our
names
are
listed,
you
know
the
Commission
members
are
listed
on
the
letterhead
and
as
chair
you
know
it
should
be
my
signature.
I
don't
think,
that's
that's
necessary
to
add
the
executive
board
separately
to
the
letter.
I
mean
I.
Suppose
if
we
wanted
to
change
the
letterhead
and
say
say
you
know
who
the
members
of
the
executive
board
were
next
to
the
names
we
could
possibly
do
that
I,
don't
know
if
the
Commission
has
any
rules
or
any
objections
to
that.
But
we.
A
Intergovernmental
relations
is
notified
within
our
office
that
the
we
are
that
the
board
is
sending
a
letter,
and
so
the
state
reps
on
the
same
state
senator
are
aware
that
the
city
of
Boston
that
the
disability
organization
within
the
city
of
Boston
government
is
sending
a
letter
so
that
I
believe
that
that
does
hold
additional
weight
as
an
entity
and
our
intergovernmental
relations
occasionally
actually
delivers.
The
letter
as
well.
R
That
that's
helpful
to
know
and
I
certainly
wasn't
trying
to
downplay
the
Commission's
importance.
I
just
don't
know
in
these.
You
know
how,
but
that
that's
very
helpful
to
know
that,
given
it's
difficult
to
know
with
any
of
these
with
correspondents,
you
know
to
what
extent
its
tabulated
versus
read,
but,
but
that's
very
helpful
to
know
and
I
know
we
went
I.
The
one
clarification
I'd
make
is
it
usually
for,
for
general
purposes,
I
think
the
one
issue
I
think
things
like
titles
that
that
can
be
awkward
or
even
credentials.
R
B
So
moving
forward,
just
just
clarify,
is
that
will
take
the
lead
on
on
making
some
edits
and
working
with
the
Commission
Commissioner's
Office
to
firm
those
up
and
then
Jessica
you'll
send
those
out
you'll
send
that
out
for,
for
you
know,
final
approval.
We
then
have
to
wait
till
next
month
to
vote
on
it
or
I.
A
A
Don't
believe
that
we
have
to
vote
on
it,
but
I
would
at
least
like
confirmation
from
all
of
the
board
members
that
they
have
read
it
and
in
regards
to
just
kind
of
to
Elizabeth's
point
about
credentials
not
specifically
related
to
this
letter,
but
in
regards
to
letterhead.
If
any
of
the
board
members
do
have
credentials
or
letters
after
their
name
that
they
would
like
to
be
added
to
the
letterhead.
B
You
know
publicly
apologize
and
to
say
that
that
I
know
end-of-life
issues
and
whatnot
of
you
know
it's
a
very
important
topic
and
as
Elizabeth
mentioned,
both
sides,
you
know
both
sides
definitely
should
be
heard,
and
you
know
I
I
hope
to
do
do
better
when
these
issues
come
up
in
the
future
and
I
know
that
Jessica
usually
spots
like
she
did
earlier
today,
if
I,
if
I
wasn't
following
Robert's
Rules
appropriately,
and
she
wasn't
here
last
month.
So
so
maybe
that's
one
reason
why
I
didn't
necessarily
look
happy.