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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 7-23-18
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 7-23-18
A
A
Good
evening,
everyone,
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,
now
I
hand
it
over
to
Carl
Richardson.
B
B
Ok,
since
we
don't
have
a
qualm
right
now,
I'm
going
to
table
the
approval
of
the
June
meeting
minute
to
the
August
meeting,
and
we
will
start
with
our
presentation
and
just
for
the
purposes
of
both
the
broadcast
and
the
accessibility
make
sure
everybody
speaks
into
the
microphone.
That's
a
big
help
to
everybody.
Carl.
B
B
B
D
F
B
Those
opposed
motion
carries
two
minutes
approved
neck.
We're
gonna
have
some
presentations
just
a
friendly
reminder.
Please
speak
into
the
microphone
for
the
purposes
of
the
broadcast
and
for
those
who
may
be
hard
of
hearing
and
try
to
keep
it
presentation
to
10
to
15
minutes
and
then
we'll
open
it
up
for
a
few
minutes
to
question.
First,
we
have
from
the
office
of
housing
stability,
Dominique,
Williams.
H
H
We
presented
the
disabilities
Commission
annual
forum
at
Boston
Public
Library
a
few
months
ago.
I
really
appreciate
you
having
us
there
and
now
having
us
here
as
well,
and
we
wanted
to
provide
an
update
on
the
street
caster
program
and
then
discuss
a
activity
that
hopefully
we
may
be
able
to
have
some
attendees
engage
in
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
If
there's
time
so
I'm
gonna
give
a
quick
overview
as
a
refresher
about
the
program
and
then
get
into
what
the
activity
actually
is.
H
So
thank
you,
David,
and
thank
you
very
much,
commissioner
macaws
for
having
us
here
so
street
caster
is
a
program
that
the
mayor's
office
of
new
urban
mechanics
is
working
on
in
partnership
with
Public,
Works,
Department
and
several
other
city
agencies,
and
it's
a
new
approach
to
how
the
city
invests
in
infrastructure,
putting
equity
at
the
front
of
that
decision-making
process,
meaning
getting
help
to
the
areas
that
need
it
most
and
we're
starting
this
with
sidewalks.
So
the
reason
this
is
necessary
is
about
three
years
ago.
H
I
Everyone,
so
in
October
of
last
year
the
Bloomberg
Foundation's
had
come
out.
The
Bloor
philanthropies
had
issued
their
call
for
the
next
set
of
mayor's
challenge
responses
and
the
City
of
Boston
decided
to
put
forth
this
project
to
improve
equity
in
infrastructure
planning
focused
on
sidewalks.
First,
as
the
response.
So
in
January
we
were
notified
that
we
are
a
finalist
31
of
35
cities
that
are
awarded
$100,000
to
test
this
idea
and
test
potential
solutions
to
that
this
August.
I
So
very
soon
we
will
be
submitting
a
more
detailed
application
and
then
in
October
the
final
prize
will
be
announced,
and
so
the
winner
of
the
mayor's
challenge
will
win
five
million
dollars
toward
this
project.
What
project
they
read
for
post
and
then
the
next
four
cities
will
each
and
another
million
dollars,
regardless
of
the
outcome
of
Bloomberg
philanthropies
having
another
1
to
5
million
dollars
would
be
great,
but
the
city
is
still
invested
in
figuring
out
a
way
of
managing
these
managing
sidewalks
to
improve
equity.
I
If
there
is
time
I'll
be
in
the
back,
so
feel
free
to
come
by
and
we
can
talk
through
it,
but
our
work
has
been
very
informed
by
a
lot
of
the
partners
that
we've
been
working
with
lots
of
people
inside
the
city,
the
disabilities
Commission
and
has
been
a
huge
help
in
helping
us
think
about
ways
that
we
can
better
improve,
better,
improve
delivery,
better
improve
the
way
that
we
engage
on.
It
also
been
working
with
DUI
quite
extensively.
I
The
Boston
area,
research
initiative,
apprenticeship
between
Northeastern
and
Harvard,
the
Harvard
City
forum
lab
advocate
groups
such
as
walk
Boston,
the
livable
streets
alliance
and
also
many
groups
that
represent
neighborhoods,
so
neighborhood
organizations,
as
well
as
individual
residents
who
you've
spoken
with
I,
think
the
number
looks
to
be
about
1,200
people
who
have
spoken
with
so
far
know
I'll
hand
it
rid
of
Joe
to
talk
about
testing
and
learning.
So.
H
Raina
mentioned
that
we've
been
really
prototyping
and
learning
about
different
aspects
of
this
program
as
its
evolved
throughout
the
spring
and
summer,
and
those
really
broken
down
into
three
categories:
how
we
plan
infrastructure
work,
how
we
do
infrastructure
work
and
then
resident
experience
in
communication
at
the
annual
disabilities
forum?
We
were
there
talking
with
many
residents.
We
got
a
bunch
of
great
survey
response
is
about
how
we
plan
infrastructure
work.
Today,
Rana
is
going
to
share
information
towards
the
end
of
the
meeting
with
on
how
we
communicate
about
this
work.
H
But
this
how
we
do
infrastructure
work
piece
is
one
that
we're
really
focusing
on
lately
too,
and
that
ranges
from
better
coordination
between
Public
Works
Department
in
Boston
transportation
around
making
sure
that
when
there's
sidewalk
work
being
done,
that
you
know
other
public
realm,
improvements
are
happening
at
the
same
time
to
testing
out
new
materials
and
sidewalks
that
the
city's
never
used
before,
which
we
did
a
sidewalk
Fair
in
Southend
the
other
day.
So
it's
been
really
exciting
to
really
grow.
I
So
one
of
the
things
that
we're
looking
at
is
the
resident
experience
a
communication
piece.
We
have
a
couple
of
things
that
we're
thinking
about
that
we
hope
are
better
ways
to
communicate
with
residents,
but
we're
really
open
to
better
understanding
what,
whether
they
work
or
not,
and
if
they
don't
work.
What
a
better
approach
would
be.
I
One
is
that,
on
the
website
now,
you
can
actually
see
and
search
through
lists
of
sidewalk
cases
that
are
available
and
we're
looking
for
feedback
around
how
what
people
think
about
that,
whether
they
like
being
able
to
see
the
many
other
requests
that
are
there
and
what
they
think
about
that
others
that
I
would
love
for
your
feedback
on
today
are
related
to
the
boss.
Three
on
one
mobile
app.
F
H
Sure
so
so
we
tried
out,
we
tried
for
new
materials.
The
first
one
was
a
it's
called
cold
patch.
The
city
currently
uses
it
for
asphalt.
We
know
nobody
really
likes
asphalt,
and
so
this
is
a
concrete
cold
patch.
That
is
really
allows
for
very
quick
repairs
that
hopefully
settle
well,
and
this
is
usually
best
used
on
minor
cracks.
The
second
one
is
a
really
exciting
sort
of
composite
material
that
is
very
environmentally
sustainable.
H
It
includes
elements
of
concrete
glass
and
sand,
it's
very
permeable
for
water,
and
it
really
creates
a
great
finish
that
can
be
applied
pretty
quickly.
That
seemed
to
be
one
of
the
favorites
at
the
fair.
The
third
is
more
of
a
technique
than
a
new
material,
as
many
of
you
know,
there's
a
ton
of
tree
heaves
in
the
city.
H
We
have
a
lot
of
old
trees
that
are
pushing
up
sidewalks
everywhere,
and
this
is
an
approach
to
be
able
to
cut
those
roots
without
damaging
the
tree
and
using
the
existing
materials
in
the
sidewalk
to
kind
of
shave
it
down
and
smooth
it
out.
So
it
is
actually
this
company
prioritizes
making
sure
that's
an
ad.
A
compliant
grade
for
what
definitely
was
not
before
and
then
the
fourth
is
really
interesting.
People
at
the
fair,
either
really
loved
this
or
really
did
not,
and
it
was
a
was
a
rubber
sidewalk.
H
H
H
G
Sure
it's
Jerry,
so
you
mentioned
at
the
very
beginning
of
your
talk
like
so
how
is
it
prioritized
what
what
sidewalks
get
looked
at
or
what
neighborhoods
get
looked
at
first
or
what
not
or
what?
If
what?
If
they
can
stitch
winter
or
you
know,
a
resident
had
had
a
concern
over
a
particular
stretch
of
sidewalk.
What
would
they
do?
It's.
H
Now,
that's
the
sort
of
equity
based
master
planning
of
sidewalk
networks
being
incredibly
responsive
through
three
one.
One
is
absolutely
core
to
this
project,
because
we
know
that
you
can't
have
foresight
on
interim
repairs
that
are
needed,
so
this
project
is
really
paring
that
forward
thinking
planning
with
improved
effectiveness
and
responsiveness
to
3-1-1
requests.
So.
C
H
You
could
always
see
those
it's
just
we're
trying
to
increase,
really
transparency
into
what
the
project's
goals
are
or
not
increased
cuz
abroad.
You
know
the
program
is
brand
new.
We're
trying
to
just
be
very
transparent
about
what
its
goals
and
activities
are
in.
One
of
those
ways
was
by
taking
that
three
one
one
feet
of
sidewalk
issues
that
already
exists
on
the
three
one
one
website
and
just
embedding
it
right
on
the
prop
of
the
program
page.
So
people
don't
have
to.
H
A
great
question
too,
and
so
we
at
the
sidewalk
fair
we
had
residents
vote
on
which
one
of
the
materials
was
their
favorite,
but
separate
from
that
we
had
our
engineers
from
the
Public
Works
Department,
not
only
look
at
cost,
which
is
of
course
important,
but
also
look
at
the
sustainability
in
terms
of
duration,
the
environmental
sustainability,
especially
in
terms
of
water,
permeability
and
then
the
safety
of
those
products
as
well.
You
know
on
a
safety
front,
the
first
one
I
mentioned
that
concrete
cold
patch.
H
We
started
to
see
that
we're
really
quickly
in
a
way
that
we
didn't
feel
was
very
safe,
and
so
we
right
away
contacted
the
vendor,
and
you
know
they
said
you
know.
We
think
there
was
an
issue
with
the
application
of
it,
and
that
was
a
learning
opportunity
to
learn
how
to
actually
apply
that
better.
But
safety
is
absolutely
a
huge
consideration,
as
is
sustainability.
D
J
H
Another
really
good
question.
Thank
you.
We
actually
left
three
of
the
four
there.
The
rubber
sidewalk
was
not
installed.
We
put
that
over
existing
sidewalk
because
we
were
considering
bringing
it
to
a
DA
day
tomorrow
to
have
in
the
plaza
which
we
are
not
sure.
If
we'll
be
able
to
do,
but
of
the
four
different
sidewalk
treatments.
Three
of
them
are
still
there
because
we
wanted
to
see
how
they
wear
over
time
and
we'd
be
happy
to
lead
a
tour
down
to
them.
H
C
G
G
K
K
Okay,
all
right
well,
good
evening.
Everybody
thank
you
first
for
having
me
here
and
for
allowing
me
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
really
important
work
that
we
do
over
at
the
office
of
housing.
Stability,
first
and
foremost,
were
located
over
a
26,
Court
Street,
so
we're
housed
in
D
and
D,
so
we're
not
too
far
away
just
far
enough
away
to
to
get
away
from
the
craziness
over
here
at
City
Hall,
but
I'm,
still
very
close.
K
So
the
office
of
housing
stability
first
was
established
by
Mayor
Walsh
in
2016,
with
a
singular
goal
of
making
sure
that
Boston
residents
are
able
to
stay,
maintain
safe
and
affordable
housing.
We
accomplish
this
through
three
three
different
ways:
the
first
is
through
housing
search,
so
we
assist
families
who
are
in
need
of
emergency
housing
and
emergency
shelter,
but
we
also
help
families
to
find
long-term
housing
solutions,
and
we
do
this
in
a
couple
through
a
couple
different
ways.
First,
is
the
Metro
list.
So
hopefully
everyone
here
knows
about
the
Metro
list.
K
It's
a
weekly
e-newsletter
that
goes
out
and
shows
affordable
listings
for
rentals
and
for
homeownership
opportunities,
both
in
Boston
and
just
outside
of
the
city
as
well.
We've
actually
seen
a
47
percent
increase
on
that
metro
list
subscribers
from
the
very
beginning
of
January.
Until
until
today
we
just
ran
those
statistics
was
incredible
to
see
it
ballooned
from
15
from
10,000
to
15,000
list
ease.
So
we
also
have
an
evening
clinic
that
we
run
twice
a
month.
Second
Thursday
of
the
month
from
five
to
six,
and
that
is
our
housing
search
clinic.
K
Second,
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
tenancy
preservation
efforts.
We
have
nine
different
vendors
all
across
the
city,
who
are
nonprofit
partners
who
are
integral
to
the
work
that
we
do.
They
help
families
and
individuals
to
access
city
flex,
funds
which
can
help
for
families
who
are
facing
rental
arrears.
We
have
few
programs
that
also
will
help
to
link
to
either
tenancy
preservation
programs
that
are
housed
within
the
court.
K
If
someone
is
facing
eviction
and
then
we
also
have
a
partnership
with
home
start
which
will
link
you
to
an
attorney
who's,
actually
pretty
good,
who
will
help
to
stand
up
with
you
in
court
if
you're
facing
an
eviction
and
you're
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
navigate
the
process?
So
that
way,
you
don't
have
to
do
it
on
your
own.
It's
a
very
important
program.
Second,
we
also
have
a
couple
resources.
I
figured
I
would
bring.
K
If
you're
looking
for
housing
in
the
city,
what
you
do
when
you
lease
an
apartment
and
you
lease
up
and
then
also,
if
you're
facing
eviction
or
what
to
do
at
the
very
end
of
your
tenancy,
so
two
separate
guides:
we've
created
one
specifically
for
landlords
and
then
one
specifically
for
renters
information
is
fairly
similar
but
I'm
a
little
bit
meteor
on
one
side
and
then
on
the
backs.
It
also
has
access
to
some
of
the
different
offices
that
we
try
to
refer.
K
People
to
including
the
office
of
housing
stability,
the
Boston
Home
Center,
which
is
also
in
DND-
not
everybody,
is
renting,
so
sometimes
folks,
folks
need
some
help
as
a
one-stop
shop
for
home
buyers
and
homeowners,
the
homes
there
as
well,
and
then
we
also
do
a
lot
of
referring
over
to
inspectional
services.
A
lot
of
people
have
housing
conditions,
challenges
that
they're
facing,
and
we
want
them
to
know
where
to
reach
out
to
folks.
K
The
next
thing
that
we've
created
is
this
eviction
guide,
a
lot
of
people
call
our
office
and
don't
necessarily
know
that
eviction
is
a
legal
process,
so
we
can't
just
tell
you
you're
being
evicted.
They
have
to
take
you
to
court
first,
which
can
help
to
can
help
to
complicate
the
process,
especially
if
you're
not
informed
of
exactly
what
your
rights
are.
K
Finally,
we
also
help
to
set
housing
policy
for
the
city,
so
we
suggest
legislation
that
comes
from
our
office.
We
use
data
to
determine
exactly
what
the
trends
are,
that
we're
seeing
across
the
city
of
Boston
the
people
who
are
coming
to
our
office.
Where
are
they
coming
from?
What
kinds
of
income
do
they
have?
What
kinds
of
educational
backgrounds
do
they
have
so
many
other
data
that
that's
important
data
that
helps
to
inform
policy.
So
that
way
we
can
help
to
address
displacement
and
in
a
really
thorough
manner.
K
So
one
of
the
other
things
that
we've
also
been
we've
just
started
last
month,
there's
a
community
conversation
out
in
Mattapan
which
really
helped
to
get
us
some
really
good
feedback.
It
helped
folks
in
our
in
the
community
to
know
that
the
city
is
here
as
a
resource
and
that
we
want
to
partner
with
them,
hear
their
concerns,
hear
their
needs
and
be
able
to
try
to
address
them.
So
our
office
is
pretty
busy.
K
We
got
about
a
hundred
hundred
touches
a
week,
one
hundred
new
cases
a
week
that
we're
starting-
and
we
really
just
address
all
all
different
kinds
of
issues
in
terms
of
housing.
But
we
it's
a
small
team,
but
we
really
love
the
work
that
we
do.
It's
a
very
passionate
and
very
dedicated
team
and
I'm.
So
hopefully,
now
that
everyone
knows
about
it
and
we're
able
to
get
out
into
the
community
a
little
bit
more
people
will
start
to
will
continue
to
come
on
and
trickle
on
and
we
get
them
to
help
they
need.
G
K
That's
a
really
good
question:
Jerry
the
Metro
list
is
actually
online
and
I.
Think
at
the
very
back
of
this
guide.
It
will
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
how
to
access
Metro
lists,
but
it's
really
just
through
Boston
gov.
If
you
punch
in
Metro
list
into
the
search,
it's
like
Boston
gov,
back
slash,
Metro
list
and
there's
a
little
subscribe
button.
So
it
will
ask
you
for
your
name
and
then
it
will
ask
you
for
your
for
your
email
address.
You
click
the
subscribe
subscribe
me
button
and
it'll
get
you
signed
up
that
email.
K
C
C
B
D
Here's
Ducie
a
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
your
presentation,
I.
Actually,
it's
the
first
time
I'm
hearing
about
this
Wow,
yes
yeah
so
I
think
so.
Thank
you
also
for
inform
us
about
how
we
can
access
the
website.
Yes,
there's
Stephanie,
informative,
I
think
what
I'm
wondering
is
like
there's
some
like
families
or
even
single.
D
Do
you
also
help
single
adults
as
well,
and
I
mean
they're
like
different
situations,
like
some
people
there
isn't
like
if
this
for
them
the
first
time
and
they
and
I
love
to
know
where
they
have
to
like
I
know,
you
said
that
it's
a
legal
process,
but
some
people
like
what
do
they
do
if
they
have
even
asesino
dialect
II,
for
instance,
they
were
working
for
10
20
years,
and
then
they
start
they're
now
starting
to
receive
disability
for
instance.
What
do
they
do
like
if
they
leave
with
Iran?
K
I
think,
thank
you
for
your
question.
You
asked
a
couple
different
questions.
So
first
we
want
people
to
know
that
in
order
for
a
person-
and
we
do
help
both
individuals
and
families
and
in
order
for
a
person
to
be
evicted,
you
have
to
go
that
your
landlord
has
to
take
you
to
court
first.
They
actually
have
to
serve
you
with
a
notice
to
quit
and
provide
you
with
an
opportunity
to
answer
to
that
summons.
Answer
to
that
complaint.
K
Ask
for
either
ask
for
discovery,
or
you
know,
get
to
ask
them
some
questions
a
lot
of
times
we're
seeing
people
who
are
being
evicted
for
rent
that
they
don't
necessarily
oh.
So
it's
always
a
great
idea
to
you
know:
ask
for
calculations
to
maintain
your
rental
receipts.
So
that
way,
if
you
ever
have
a
challenge,
you
have
your
own
information
right
there,
but
I
think
that
was
one
of
the
questions
you're
asked.
K
So
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
have
you
know
those
guidelines
in
place
and
advice
in
place
through
the
eviction
guide
for
people
so
that
they
know
exactly
what
steps
they
can
take
and
then,
in
terms
of,
if
you're,
if,
if
an
individual
is
first,
you
know
working
and
then
starts
to
receive
disability
for
the
most
part,
I'm,
not
sure.
If
you're
asking
for
you
know,
for
a
affordable
risk,
affordable
housing
opportunity
or
if
it's
something
that's
just
like
a
market
rent
either
one.
K
K
K
It
sounds
like
if
a
person
is
making
you
know
one
amount,
and
then
they
start
to
make.
You
know
they
take
a
pay
cut
or
they're.
Ultimately,
making
a
lot
lower
pulling
in
a
lot
literally
on
a
monthly
income
base
has
done.
We
would
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
they're
able
to
to
maintain
that
the
apartment
that
they're
into
so
it's
not
like.
We
just
kind
of
give
away
money.
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
the
person
is
able
to
afford
the
apartment
on
their
own
as
well.
K
That's
a
great
question,
so
we
have
two
two
of
our
housing
crisis
coordinators
speak
Spanish
and
then
also
the
resources
that
we
provide.
The
Landlord
and
Tenant
guide
are
both
available
in
Spanish,
as
well
as
Cape,
Verdean
Creole,
and
when
we
did
our
community
conversation
and
and
I
think,
our
victim
guide
is
also
a
bit
of
available
in
Vietnamese
as
well
as
well
as
Spanish
and
Haitian
Creole.
K
So
we're
definitely
trying
to
make
sure
that
our
capabilities
are
diverse
for
people
who
coming
into
the
office
who
don't
necessarily
speak
English,
so
we
do
our
absolute
best.
Sometimes
we
get
languages
that
are
not
as
common,
which
can
be
a
little
bit
of
a
challenge,
but
at
the
very
least,
the
resources
that
we
have.
We
definitely
make
sure
that
we
translate
them.
We
did
our
community
community
conversation
in
Mattapan.
Last
month
we
sent
out
three
thousand
fliers.
We
did
a
census
tract
on
the
area
in
Mattapan
to
Phil.
You
know
who's
the
most
at-risk.
K
What
language
do
they
speak
besides
English
and
turned
out
to
be
Haitian
Creole,
so
we
went
out
to
the
community.
We
made
sure
that
we
had
both
a
Spanish
interpreter
as
well
as
the
Creole
interpreter,
and
then
our
presentation
information
was
in
both
was
in
all
three
languages:
English
Haitian,
Creole
and
Spanish
as
well.
C
Can
I
just
make
one
final
comment?
The
city
is
doing
a
lot
of
work
on
housing,
and
this
is
just
one
particular
office.
We
also
have
the
office
of
fair
housing
equity.
We
have
the
BHA
Boston,
Housing
Authority,
and
one
initiative
that
I
started
in
in
my
office
is
the
disability
housing
task
force
which
looks
at
housing
specifically
for
persons
with
disabilities,
who
are
not
elderly,
because
sometimes
elderly
and
disabled
people
get
lumped
into
the
same
category,
but
categorically
we're
not
always
eligible
for
the
same
things.
J
C
C
K
L
So,
okay,
let
me
see
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
you,
the
Commissioner
macaws,
to
have
me
here
to
have
the
Federation
presenting
today.
So
my
name
is
Olga.
Lopes
I
am
the
Latino
outreach
coordinator
for
the
Federation
for
children
with
special
needs
here
in
Boston,
and
the
reason
why
I'm
here
is
first
of
all,
I
want
to
let
you
know
who
is
the
Federation,
how
we
work
with
the
community
and
second,
we
want
to
advertise
an
event
or
leadership
program
that
we
are
pushing
so
hard
this
year
for
the
Latino
community.
L
So
just
to
let
you
know
who
is
the
Federation
in
1974
a
group
of
families
together
together,
all
the
family
have
a
child
with
disabilities
and
the
girl
I
run
a
kitchen
to
these
cues,
how
they
gonna
get
more
assistance
or
help
for
their
own
kids,
all
the
ski
hut
disabilities.
Starting
from
that
point,
this
family
needs
a
start
to
getting
together
and
decide
to
create
the
Federation
for
children
for
special
needs.
They
grow
up
nationally.
L
They
turn
into
a
501c3
organization.
The
annually
we
serve
45,
45
thousand
Massachusetts
families
under
children
with
special
needs.
So
this
is
the
population
that
we
are
serving
right
now,
so
the
Federation
born
with
a
group
of
families
with
our
families
who
have
kids
with
disabilities,
so
the
Federation
for
children
with
special
needs,
provide
information,
support
and
assistance
to
parents
of
children
with
disabilities,
the
professional
partners
and
the
communities.
We
are
committed
to
listen
to
and
learn
from
families
and
encourage
then
to
full
participation
in
community
life
by
all
people,
especially
those
with
disability.
L
So
our
guiding
principle,
the
Federation
promotes
the
active
and
formal
participation
of
parents
of
children
with
disabilities
in
shaping,
implement
anyone
riding
public
policies
they
affected
them.
The
Federation
believes
in
the
power
of
parents,
helping
parents
and,
if
used
a
problem,
all
the
peer
support
to
this
work.
So
the
Federation
we
have
different
program.
We
had
a
Special
Education
Center.
We
had
an
Albuquerque
Center,
we
had
the
Family
Support
Center.
We
had
the
parent
professional
Leadership
Center.
We
had
the
family
engagement
community
and
engagement
Center.
This
is
our
our
our
our
programs.
L
I
am
part
of
the
parent
training,
information
center
and
part
of
my
job
at
the
Federation
of
our
parent
Information
Center.
We
have
five
different
outreach
coordinators
and
our
work
is
travel
around
Massachusetts
and
outreach,
the
community
that
the
families
with
key
witness
abilities.
We
have
a
Vietnamese,
Portuguese,
Chinese
and
Spanish
outreach
coordinator,
and
we
work
very
closely
happy
for
working
with
the
Asian
anchor
community
and
we
are
working
by
the
club
in
Arabic,
a
parent
support
group
in
here
in
in
Boston.
L
So
our
mission
is
is
working
with
the
community
right
now.
The
Latino
community,
based
and
se
last
report,
a
report.
We
had
17,000
and
600
Latino
families
who
are
receiving
special
education
services
in
Massachusetts,
and
we
have
around
6,000
families
here
Joe's
in
Boston
Massachusetts,
and
our
big
goal
is
to
outreach
the
communities
to
provide
the
information
and
educate
the
families.
So
we
work
very
closely
with
different
state
organization.
L
We
were
with
DPH,
we
were,
we
did
the
a
DCF
we
collaborate
all
together
in
order
to
provide
the
services
and
the
health
that
the
families
need.
So
let's
see
how
the
Federation
works
when
families
call
us
to
our
call
center,
we
take
the
call.
If
the
family
doesn't
speak
English,
they
speak
different
language.
L
We
provide
family
with
the
consultant
so
and
we
take
care
of
those
families
and
we
get
in
and
we
teach
them
how
to
advocate
for
the
kids,
but
our
major
goal
is
educate
families
if
families
are
very
well
educated
and
they
if
they
know
how
to
navigate
the
system,
it
would
be
more
easy
for
families
to
get
the
services
that
they
need
for
their
kids.
So
because
the
Latino
population
is
the
biggest
population
right
now,
I
must
use
it.
L
L
Those
person
who
would
be
continued,
the
world
and
I
will
fit
them
with
information,
and
they
we
can
continue
working
very
close
with
the
communities,
so
I
think
so.
For
families
who
are
in
Greater
Boston
is
more
easy
to
access
all
the
information
and
services.
But
our
big
concern
is
those
families
who
are
far
away
from
Boston
who
have
more
major
difficulty
accessing
the
services
so
that
the
reason
we
are
pushing
so
hard
to
this
parent
leadership
program
here
in
Boston
by
people
from
different
areas-
Greater
Boston
Boston,
just
to
start
to
educate
themselves.
L
So
we
are
calling
very
important
topics
in
our
Latino
parent
leadership
program.
We
are
talking
about
the
basic
rights
and
a
special
education.
I
pre-measured
girls,
effective
communication
transition
plan,
an
assessment
IDE,
a
unmask,
a
special
education
immigrant
parties
with
Cuba,
Disability
Rights,
so
I
think.
So.
This
is
a
very
key
topic
right
now,
especially,
we
have
a
lot
of
immigrant
family
who
kids
born
here
they
had
disabilities
and
those
families.
There
are
Novara
terrorized
and
we
want
to
educate
the
families.
How
can
they
get
the
services
we
want
to
build
up?
L
We
want
to
continue
with
that
relationship
with
the
families,
because,
based
on
my
work
with
medical
with
the
community
in
northern
for
families
trust
my
work
at
the
Federation
I
need
to
build
a
relationship
with
them
and
the
only
way
you
can
build
the
relationship
with
the
families
and
with
when
you
work
very
close
with
the
grassroot
organization,
and
this
is
what
I
can
do
an
especially
is
Boston,
Chelsey,
Laurie's
and
Boston.
So
here
in
Boston,
we
have
been
working
very
close
with
Children's
Hospital,
my
General
Hospital
just
to
support
those
families
problems.
L
We
have
effective
communication,
we
had
discipline
and
suspension
neuropsychological
and
economic
evaluation,
families
and
culture
problem
resolution
service
in
trauma
and
learn,
especially
right
now
in
families
are
fashion.
Olara
trauma
boosts
separation
for
become
a
family
again
separate
from
the
kids,
so
the
Latino
Partnership
Program
has
to
the
Holocaust
as
$200
for
families
and
$200
for
professional.
But
if
the
family
is
working
with
Didier's,
they
can
use
the
MD
DC,
scholarship
and
and
the
DC
they
will
cover
the
scholarship
for
the
families.
L
So
it's
very
difficult
for
families
to
navigate
the
application
so
just
to
access
to
internet,
a
federal
application
and
filter
data
in
Federation
application.
I
will
be
happy
to
help
them
to
figure
out
the
application,
because
we
are
talking
about
they.
Barely
the
family
facing
a
six
to
technology
as
one
of
the
challenges
on
Latino
families
or
some
family
surface
in
arena,
so
I
will
support
and
will
be
supporting
will
be
helping
to
access
the
information.
C
L
Are
there
with
education
and
outreach
part,
so
we
teach
families
how
to
advocate
for
the
kids.
It
is
our
major
goal,
but
we
are
working
so
hard
to
invite
families
to
engage
and
to
participate
actively
in
the
communities,
because
it's
very
important
the
families
get
involved
in
the
end
with
the
school,
like
other
kids,.
L
Are
located
in
the
describe
Center
and
I?
Forget
yes,
after
Bunker
Hill,
College
and
Sullivan
asked
where
people
take
the
orange
line
get
out
in
Sullivan
asked:
where
is
529
ministry
in
Boston?
So
we
have,
we
are
very
accessible
for
everyone,
so
we
have
free
parking
and
people
can
take
the
orange
line
get
on
the
Sullivan
square.
It's
a
shadow
to
bring
the
families
to
the
Federation.
The
parking
is
free,
so
ok.
L
G
B
Now
is
the
chance
report:
I,
don't
have
a
lot
to
say
other
than
the
budget.
The
state
budget
finally
came
out
of
conference
last
week
and
they
would
some
good
things
in
it.
One
math
Commission
for
the
blind
asked
for
a
1.5
million
dollar
increase
in
their
community
services
account
they
actually
got
a
2.4
million
dollar
increase
900,000,
which
is
earmarked
for
things
like
radio
reading
services,
but
the
one
point:
five
five
million
will
go
to
to
make
up
for
the
shortfall
and
VR
this
shortfall
in
funding
and
vocational
rehabilitation
services.
B
B
B
B
I
would
concur
John,
that's
not
one
of
their
focuses
right
now.
We
only
have
a
week
left
before
they
formal
session
ends,
because
this
is
an
election.
Yes,
but
that
doesn't
mean
you
shouldn't.
Try
to
call
the
legislature
and
focus
on
the
house
and
representative
Sanchez
is
the
chair
of
ways
and
means
if
you
want
to
get
in
touch
with
them.
That
office
is
a
legislative
four
here
in
Boston,
so
it
wouldn't
hurt
for
you
to
get
in
touch
with
them.
B
Representative,
Jeffrey,
Sanchez
of
the
office
there
to
stay
health.
If
you
want
to
try
to
get
the
architectural
access
bill
passed,
John
I
am
Commissioner.
Heidi
read
John
to
my
far
left
I
in
Commissioner,
Heidi
Reed
will
be
speaking
on
a
panel
on
the
anniversary
of
the
ABA.
This
coming
Thursday
I'm,
July
26
after
disability
rights
fund
office
at
eighty
nine
thousand
three
at
9:30
a.m.
so
please
come
if
anybody
want
to
come
and
hear
John
and
Heidi
and
myself,
along
with
several
other
people
who
have
a
point
of
view
on
the
ABA.
C
You
Carl
I,
don't
have
a
lot
of
my
report
tonight.
I
just
have
one
very
important
update,
which
is
that
we
have
received
permission
to
move
our
meeting
location
to
the
city
council
chamber,
starting
in
August,
which
will
give
us
more
space
at
the
table.
So
we
can
accommodate
13
board
members.
So
our
plan
right
now
is
to
have
all
13
board
members
sworn
in.
C
May
recommendations
made
to
Mayor
Walsh,
have
mayor
Walsh,
select
the
candidates
and
have
them
sworn
in
before
the
August
meeting.
So
then
we'll
be
able
to
proceed
with
elections
and
actually
get
Carl
off
the
hook.
He's
done
a
great
job
as
a
interim
chairperson,
but
we'd
like
to
really
stick
with
the
bylaws,
which
calls
for
elections
annually,
and
we
worked
really
hard
to
get
the
approval
for
13
board
members.
So
that's
what
we
are
excited
about
now,
so
our
August
meeting
will
be
held
on
the
fifth
floor.
C
Instead
of
the
ninth
floor
city
council
chamber,
it's
all
newly
accessible
and
luckily
for
us
there
just
happened
to
be
13
desks.
Okay,
so
every
board
member
will
get
their
own
desk
and
I
think
it
will
be
a
great
change.
It
will
be
a
great
time
for
some
new
members
to
come
in
with
new
thoughts,
new
ideas,
new
perspectives
representing
different
disabilities
and
other
neighborhoods.
So
we're
really
really
excited
about
this
change.
C
C
We
really
had
no
choice
in
the
matter,
because
Wednesdays
are
the
only
days
that
the
council
does
not
Wednesday
evenings
of
the
only
evenings
that
the
council
chamber
does
not
use
the
facility,
so
the
dates
that
I
have
for
the
next
meetings
will
be
Wednesday,
August,
22nd,
Wednesday,
September,
19th,
Wednesday,
October
24th,
and
then
we
usually
combine
just
November
in
December,
so
that
will
be
Wednesday,
December
12.
So
four
more
meetings
till
the
end
of
the
year.
B
G
C
August
22nd,
yes
correct,
and
we
just
got
this
permission.
So
it's
a
hot
off
the
presses,
but
I
will
obviously
send
an
email
out
to
the
board
members
and
we
really
hope
that
more
members
of
the
public
will
start
attending
the
meetings.
We
know
we
have
some
regular
members
who
attend
frequently,
but
the
council
chamber
is
such
a
really
great
accessible
space
and
with
the
new
board
members,
we
think
that
it's
a
great
opportunity,
because
we'd
love
to
have
the
advisory
board
really
shoes.
C
Write
letters
about
tell
us
who
you
want
to
hear
from.
We
have
lots
of
great
things
that
no
you
can
accomplish,
so
we're
excited
to
work
with
you
and
employees
at
work
and
then
just
a
reminder
to
everybody
that
tomorrow
is
a
da
day.
We
will
be
recognizing
the
mass
rehab
Commission
for
their
long-standing
partnership
with
the
city
of
Boston.
C
In
this
program,
we
also
partner
with
mass
rehab
Commission
on
disability,
mentoring
day
every
October,
so
we're
recognizing
mass
rehab,
and
our
theme
this
year
to
celebrate
is
employment
of
persons
with
disabilities
so
come
out
tomorrow
for
some
free
food
and
music
and
t-shirts
mayor
Walsh
will
be
speaking
about
1:45
and
it's
a
great
day.
It
looks
like
the
rain
will
hold
off
so
really
excited
to
welcome
everybody
to
a
DA
day.
E
Evening,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Patricia
Mendez
I'm,
the
architectural
access
specialist
for
the
Commission
for
persons
with
disabilities.
I
will
start
talking
briefly
about
the
access
Advisory
Committee
to
the
MBTA.
We
had
the
last
meeting
for
the
act
as
it's
called
now.
They
have
been
meeting
for
the
last
40
years,
so
there's
going
to
be
now
a
transition
with
a
different
Commission
and
they
will
continue
to
do
the
work
with
the
MBTA.
E
We
we
brought
a
declaration
from
the
last
meeting
declaring
the
final
meeting
day,
June
27
as
act
day
in
honor
of
the
commission
on
the
committee.
Sorry
next
we've
been
working
with
the
event
planners
a
very
busy
season
using
our
new
checklist,
and
we
continue
to
communicate
regarding
accessibility
for
the
events
for
our
visitors
and
residents,
so
everybody
can
be
able
to
enjoy.
E
Next,
we
also
continue
to
work
with
Commission
on
disability
Alliance,
which
is
the
group
of
municipalities
that
we
get
together
on
a
phone
call
to
talk
about
accessibility
issues.
This
month
we
discussed
the
the
bills
that
are
going
up
to
legislate,
the
massachusett
legislate
legislature
and
we,
as
Carl
mentioned,
we
discussed
the
a
architectural
access
board
meeting
and
we
what
we
can
do
to
continue
to
contact
our
legislators
to
ask
them
to
vote.
Favorably.
B
G
B
J
Good
afternoon
again,
David
Vieira
from
Hyde
Park
I'm
back
on
the
subject
of
the
access
ramp
at
the
Boston
Public
Library
four
months
ago.
I
believe
we
were
told
that
the
library
was
probably
going
to
have
the
ramp
installed
in
the
next
couple
of
months
and
that's
come
and
gone.
Have
we
had
any
further
contact
with
the
library
on
this
issue?.
C
C
J
F
J
I
I'm,
going
to
defer
comment
on
this
until
the
September
meeting
and
the
September
meeting
should
occur
after
summer
has
officially
expired
and
if
summer
expires
and
the
ramp
is
still
not
up
there,
I'm
going
to
formally
ask
the
13
member
Commission
to
take
another
vote
to
approach
the
library
on
this
subject.
Thank
you.
Thank.