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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 2-19-2020
This meeting begins at the 17:00 mark.
A
B
G
H
B
H
B
J
Good
evening,
everyone
thank
you
for
having
me
my
name
is
Amy
Walsh
I'm
from
the
aged
strong
Commission,
formerly
the
elderly
Commission.
We've
recently
changed
our
names,
I
work
in
the
dementia
friendly
initiative
in
the
aged,
strong
Commission,
and
if
you're
wondering
what
dementia
friendly
means,
it's
really
making
sure
people
living
with
dementia
are
respected,
included
and
able
to
engage
with
their
community
as
they
age
in
the
City
of
Boston.
J
So
thank
you
again
for
having
me
and
I'd
like
to
start
kind
of
with
what
I'm
hoping
to
present
to
you
all
today
and
I
really
hope
and
welcome
your
feedback
and
questions
and
looking
forward
to
that.
So
the
three
things
I'll
be
going
over
today
are
kind
of
an
overview
of
Alzheimer's
and
dementia.
What
is
the
difference
so,
where
I'll
have
a
similar
vocabulary
to
work
with?
J
The
second
thing
I'll
do
is
going
over
the
programs
that
we
offer
through
the
age
strong
Commission,
specifically
relating
to
people
living
with
dementia,
and
the
third
thing
I'll
go
over,
is
really
the
prevalence
in
our
population
and
why
we're
looking
at
these
issues?
So
with
that
being
said,
the
first
thing
I
would
like
you
to
do
is
bear
with
me
and
do
a
little
exercise.
G
J
H
J
Up
your
toothbrush,
thank
you.
So
my
first
step
is
locating
the
bathroom
right.
If
we're,
if
we're
pulling
it
back,
the
things
that
we
do
out
of
muscle
memory
are
so
ingrained
in
us
that
we
do
them
automatically
and
we
don't
necessarily
think
about
the
very
first
step
and
for
someone
living
with
dementia
or
another
form
of
cognitive
impairment.
You
know
those
steps
may
take
more
effort
to
exert
or
those
steps
may
become
out
of
order,
so
step
50
may
become
step
25
or
step.
One
may
become
step
fifteen.
J
So
it's
really
important
to
think
about
those
everyday
tasks
that
we
do
and
how
someone
living
with
dementia
may
have
difficulty
in
completing
those
steps
or
maybe
completing
those
steps
in
the
order
that
they
had
previously
done
that.
So
thank
you
for
bearing
with
me
for
that.
So
next,
we'll
just
talk
about
the
difference.
What
what
dementia
is
and
then
a
difference
between
dementia
and
Alzheimer's,
which
is
a
very
common
question.
So
dementia
is
actually
a
group
of
symptoms
that
lead
to
memory
effect,
memory
affecting
thinking
and
behavior,
as
well
as
emotion.
J
So
all
those
things
are
affected
and
those
symptoms
include
loss
of
memory,
difficulty
finding
the
right
words
or
understanding
what
people
are
saying
difficulty
in
performing
previously
routine
tasks
like
we
were
talking
about,
brushing
your
teeth
and
personality
or
mood
changes,
so
that
is
the
definition
of
dementia.
It's
a
collective
name
for
for
a
group
of
symptoms.
However,
dementia
is
not
a
normal
part
of
Aging
and
I
want
to
make
that
very
clear.
J
It
is
not
guaranteed
that
at
a
certain
age,
someone
will
definitely
develop
dementia,
so
it
is
not
not
a
normal
part
of
Aging,
which
is
frequently
suggested
that
it
is
a
normal
part
of
Aging
and
we're
really
working
against
that,
because
that
is
not
true.
So
the
difference
between
Alzheimer's
and
dementia,
because
dementia
is
a
group
of
symptoms.
It
is
not
a
disease
itself,
so
it
has
to
be
caused
by
something
else
and
Alzheimer's
disease.
Is
they
cause
of
dementia
or
vascular,
dementia
or
Lewy
body?
J
Dementia
could
be
causing
that
group
of
symptoms
that
we
know
as
dementia,
but
it
is
something
that
is
causing
the
dementia.
Dementia
is
not
the
disease
in
itself.
So
an
analogy.
I
like
to
think
of
is
that
if
we
have
a
headache,
our
headache
is
caused
by
something
it's
caused
by
dehydration
or
stress,
or
maybe
a
cold
that
you
have
so
dementia
is
the
headache
and
the
cause
is
Alzheimer's
disease,
or
perhaps
a
medication,
mismanagement
or
maybe
Lewy
body
dementia.
So
there
are
different
brain
diseases
that
cause
this.
This
symptom
of
dementia.
J
So
here
on
this
slide,
I
have
an
umbrella.
Really,
the
umbrella
term
is
is
dementia,
but
there
are
many
different
diseases
that
can
cause
dementia,
the
most
common
being
Alzheimer's
disease,
which
is
50
to
75
percent.
The
neck
leading
cause
of
dementia
is
vascular,
dementia,
which
is
20
to
30
percent,
and
then
it
goes
down
from
there
Lewy
body,
dementia
10
to
25
percent
and
frontal
temporal
lobe
10
to
15
percent.
So
those
are
just
a
few
brain
diseases
that
can
cause
dementia,
but
there
are
many
more
than
that
as
well.
J
So
next
we'll
go
on
to
the
10
warning
signs
that
the
Alzheimer's
Association
really
promotes
as
things
that
people
should
be
aware
of
if
they're
concerned
about
their
memory.
These
are
only
10,
but
it's
always
important
to
discuss
this
with
your
health
care
team.
If
you
have
any
concerns-
and
it's
always
better
to
you
know
over
acknowledged
then
under
acknowledged-
and
really
make
sure
that
early
prevention
and
early
detection
is
maintained,
so
any
of
these
concerns
should
be
discussed
with
the
healthcare
with
your
health
care
team,
so
we'll
go
through
these.
J
J
We
are
human
and
there
are
plenty
of
times
where
we
forget
things
and
that's
perfectly
normal,
but
something
that
may
disrupt
your
daily
life
is
maybe,
if
you
misplace
your
car
keys
and
you
put
them
in
the
freezer
and
then
you
find
them
in
the
freezer
and
you're,
not
sure
what
those
car
keys
are
for.
How
do
I
use
these
car
keys,
something
that
you
may
be
very
familiar
with,
that
is
no
longer
familiar
or
is
difficult
to
carry
out
two
challenges
in
planning
or
solving
problems.
J
So
next
I'll
focus
on
the
age,
strong
programs
that
we
offer
for
people
living
with
dementia,
and
these
are
two
sheets
that
I
passed
out
that
everyone
should
have.
So
the
first
is
the
respite
companion
program,
which
is
the
blue
sheet
at
your
at
your
table,
and
what
this
program
is
is
a
free
program
that
offers
respite
for
care
partners.
J
So
if
someone
who
is
living
with
dementia
is
living
at
home,
there
are
trained
volunteers
who
come
into
the
home
to
engage
with
the
person
living
with
dementia
so
that
their
care
partner
can
have
time
to
do
whatever
it
is
that
they'd
like
to
do
so.
That
is
a
minimum
of
3
hours
per
week
that
someone
can
come
into
the
home
and
and
be
with
that
person
living
with
dementia
and
provide
that
respite
for
that
care.
Partner,
oftentimes
volunteers
provide
more
than
3
hours
per
week,
but
the
minimum
is
that
3
hours
and
again.
J
That
is
a
really
important
thing
for
care,
partners
and
feedback
that
we
have
received.
That
respite
is
so
important
to
have
time
to
care
for
themselves
so
that
they
can
care
with
and
care
for
their
loved
one.
So
that
is
a
free
program.
People
are
also
able
to
become
volunteers
if
they
would
like
to,
but
that
is
a
free
program
that
families
can
avail
of
our
second
program
that
you
also
have
a
printout
at
your
table.
J
Is
our
memory
cafe
programs,
so
we,
the
H
strong,
Commission
Run
for
memory
cafes
in
the
city
and
what
a
memory
cafe
is
is
really
a
party
for
people
living
with
dementia
and
their
loved
ones.
It's
a
place
to
come
together
to
learn
something
new,
to
have
fun
and
really
forget
about
those
limitations
and
not
feel
so
alone
that
other
people
are
also
going
through
this,
and
that
is
again
feedback
that
we've
received
for
social
programming.
J
So
now
I
will
switch
gears
on
page
7
of
the
PowerPoint
to
learning
disability
and
the
risk
of
developing
dementia.
So
I'd
like
to
say
first
that
there
is
unfortunately
really
a
dearth
of
information
about
the
link
between
learning
disabilities
and
dementia
as
we're
still
learning
more
information
about
dementia.
Generally,
there's
really
a
lack
of
information
about
this
topic.
J
However,
there
there
is
information
specifically
related
to
Down
syndrome,
more
than
any
other
learning
disability,
and
so,
as
the
literature
has
defined
in
terms
of
learning
disabilities
and
the
risk
of
developing
dementia,
they
have
to
find
a
learning
disability
as
a
lifelong
condition
that
affects
someone's
learning,
communication
and
understanding.
The
person
may
require
support
with
some
aspects
of
their
life,
including
planning,
learning,
new
skills
and
socializing.
J
That
is
really
what
causes
the
range
and
in
those
numbers
and
again
these.
It
has
not
been
fully
identified
as
to
why
there
is
a
link
between
Down
syndrome
and
dementia.
However,
it
is
thought
to
be
linked
to
the
extra
copy
of
chromosome
21,
but
research
is
still
being
carried
out
about
about
that
and
and
they're
thinking
that
the
chromosome
21
carries
the
amyloid
gene,
which
plays
a
significant
factor
in
Alzheimer's
disease.
J
So
that
is
the
link
there,
because
Alzheimer's
disease
is
most
common
among
people
living
with
Down
syndrome,
and
that
is
a
makeup
of
amyloid,
plaques
and
tangles
without
going
too
far
into
the
biology,
and
so
if
that
chromosome
is
carrying
the
amyloid
gene
that
could
be
linked
to
the
amyloid
buildup
in
the
brain.
But
research
is
still
being
done
about
that,
and,
lastly,
are
why
why
we're
focusing
on
this?
J
So
currently,
a
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
people
are
living
with
dementia
in
Massachusetts,
and
that
number
is
set
to
rise
to
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
by
2025,
and
there
are
currently
eleven
thousand
people
living
with
dementia
in
Boston,
and
that
number
is
set
to
rise
as
well.
However,
it
is
thought
that
these
are
underestimates
of
the
current
number
of
people
living
with
dementia,
for
fear
of
stigma
for
underdiagnosis,
for
people
who
may
not,
who
may
be
socially
isolated
or
not
have
adequate
medical
care.
J
So
these
numbers
are
thought
to
be
underestimated
rather
than
overestimated,
and
currently
one
in
eight
Americans
is
living
with
Alzheimer's
disease,
age
65
and
over
and
nearly
one
in
four
Americans
is
living
with
Alzheimer's
disease,
age
85
and
over.
So
really
why
we're
focusing
on
this
in
our
dementia
friendly
initiative
is
really
to
increase
awareness
and
understanding
to
reduce
stigma,
to
support
people
to
live
well
with
dementia,
to
access
resources
and
to
continue
to
engage
people
living
with
dementia
in
the
community.
J
C
C
J
Have
those
exact
numbers,
my
colleague
runs
the
program
I
believe
20
families
are
participating
in
the
program
currently,
but
I
would
have
to
double
check
those
numbers,
but
it
is
again
something
that
people
can
sign
up
to
become
a
volunteer
for
and
they
go
through
kind
of
an
extensive
training.
There
korede
saw
read
and
fingerprinted
because
we
know
going
into
someone's
home
it's
a
very
private
thing.
We
want
to
make
sure
everyone
is
safe
and
and
well
trained
as
well
and
families.
Again,
this
is
a
free
service.
J
C
You
because
also
as
a
follow-up
I
can
see
how
the,
in
addition
to
the
quality
of
life
issues,
the
impact
on
the
entire
family,
that
economically,
certainly
in
a
situation.
I
can
speak
first
hand
to
a
situation
where
my
own
father
had
laid
on
some
dementia,
presumptively,
Alzheimer's
and
really
assisted
living
was
the
only
situation
that
was
workable
for
our
family
arrangement
and
they
provided
very
good
care.
They
they
had,
they
come.
What
did
they
call
it?
C
Something
like
the
reminiscence
floor
or
something
like
that
for
people
like
my
father
who
are
experiencing
these
conditions,
but
certainly
also
recognizing
that
families
or
close
friends
of
families
need
support
themselves,
because,
certainly
when
someone
is
on
that
slope
of
progressively
losing
their
cognitive
ability
to
not
have
them
recognize
your
name
or
eventually,
even
their
information
about
themselves,
their
own
birthday.
That
kind
of
thing
I
mean
is
it's
certainly
a
difficult
transition,
but
that
there
are
way.
C
You
know
it
sounds
like
a
cliche,
but
the
simple
pleasures,
a
meal
together
or
other
kinds
of
things
that
can
be
done.
But
that
is
an
additional
dimension
to
the
problem.
Is
that
whether
it's
through
caregivers,
in
a
home
setting
since
in
some
cases,
volunteers,
wouldn't
be
able
to
cover
all
all
the
time
and
demands,
but
just
recognizing
that
in
in
our
own
situation,
because
my
father
had
worked
for
many
years,
he
had
some
assets
that
could
be
used
for
this
purpose.
But
that
I
think
it's
important
that
this
issue
is
being
addressed.
Absolutely.
J
D
I
want
to
first.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
presentation.
I
first
need
I
need
a
little
personal
for
me.
It's
a
little
personal,
because
I
used
to
work
with
I
was
80
people
55,
plus
and
like
when
you're
pushing
your
presentation
and
everybody's
doing
I
have
they
have
moved
two
questions?
The
first
one
also
used
to
work
with.
D
D
J
Yeah,
so
we
I
mean,
through
our
kind
of
memory,
cafe
programs,
that's
a
chance
for
people
to
really
get
together
and
also
really
helping
support.
People
advocate
for
themselves
within
the
healthcare
system,
specifically
like
group
advocacy
for
policy.
Unfortunately,
at
the
city
level,
we're
not
able
to
do
that,
but
really
encouraging
people
to
advocate
for
themselves,
and
that's
really.
My
role
and
my
Who
I
am
as
a
resource
to
really
help.
People
navigate
the
process
after
a
diagnosis,
because
it's
very
difficult
and
hard
to
navigate
so
help
pointing
people
in
the
right
direction.
J
I
I
J
I
work
very
closely
with
a
lot
of
the
Alzheimer's
research
disease,
centers
that
are
here.
We
are
looking
enough
to
have
to
in
the
city
of
Boston
both
the
BU
Alzheimer's
disease
centers,
while
the
Brigham
and
Women's
Center
for
Alzheimer's
research
and
treatment.
So
that's
really
we're
getting
updates
from
them
all
the
time
and
I
work
very
closely
with
those
partner
organizations
and
they've
also
increased
funding
for
dementia
research
quite
significantly.
So
that
is
an
additional
kind
of
incentive
that
has
gone
through
and
been
approved
from
additional
research
and
funding
for
that.
J
But
I
definitely
stay
abreast
of
kind
of
new
drug
development,
although
there
are
very
few,
but
they
are
working
very
hard
to
get
those
drugs
to
get
FDA
approval.
However,
all
have
failed
thus
far.
So
there
is
one
drug
currently
that
is
up
for
FDA
approval,
but
I
stay
abreast
of
kind
of
all
that
research
and.
B
J
That
resource
absolutely
so
I
am
one
resource
for
that
another.
We
are
having
an
kickoff
event,
just
this
Friday
for
East
Boston
memory,
cafe
where
we're
inviting
community
partners
and
community
members
to
really
spread
that
word.
So
we
work
closely
with
community
organizations
who
work
with
older
adults,
but
it's
not
just
about
older
adults
working
with
schools
where
grandparents
pick
up
their
grandchildren
where
adult
children
may
be
caring
for
their
young
children
and
they
might
be
caring
for
their
older
adult
loved
one.
J
B
J
B
K
K
G
K
K
B
K
Is
solely
free
and
the
whole
purpose
of
the
program
is
not
just,
as
it
says,
facts
easy
and
tax,
but
the
earned
income
tax
credit
program,
the
children,
tax,
credit
program
and
health
care
tax
credit
services
are
all
of
these.
That
are,
you
can
consider
as
reimbursements
tax
reimbursements
and
not
everybody
knows
this
and
you
get
charged
for
these
kinds
of
things.
K
Rather,
when
you
go
to
the
other
sources,
the
h
and
r's
and
those
other
sources
to
help
you
with
your
taxes,
I
can
say
that
I
made
a
presentation
about
this
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
to
an
organization
and
two-thirds
of
the
place.
Hadn't
did
not
know
this
existed,
so
I
was
very
glad
to
get
out
and
that's
why.
I
am
here
now
saying
that
if
there's
any
organization
that
you'd
like
me
to
just
make
this
quick
yet
or
somebody,
some
information
to
you
I'd
be
very
happy
to
do
so.
To
get
this
yep.
B
A
Organisations
willing
to
pay
for
interpreters
or
have
the
funds
for
interpreters,
and
so
we
partnered
with
deaf
Inc
and
multiple
city
agencies
in
order
to
provide.
We
have
for
lack
of
a
better
word,
an
army
of
interpreters
that
come
in
that
day,
that
are
hearing
interpreters
as
as
well
as
CDI,
so
certified
deaf
interpreters,
as
well
as
deaf
Inc
staff,
who
are
really
there
to
break
down
any
financial,
any
linguistic
barrier
that
there
may
be
towards
getting
taxes
done,
and
so
that's
a
really
great
success
that
we're
very
proud
of.
B
K
Is
untrue
because
it
is
very
specific.
People
are
trained
specifically
with
the
process
and
they're
all
volunteers
to
that
degree
to
ensure
that
the
taxes
are
reviewed
and
I
do
have
to
admit
that
it
may
take
longer
for
someone
to
be
seen,
but
what
the
length
means
I
compare
it
to
a
doctor's
office
that
the
longer
you
get
with
someone
who's
going
to
help
you
with
your
taxes,
the
healthier
going
you're
going
to
be.
It's
worked
differently
at
the
different
organ
is
the
different
locations.
C
A
Sort
of
clarify
they
are
certified
to
prepare
taxes.
They
are
they're
Certified
Accountants.
Thank
you,
they're,
not
accountants
like
in
their
everyday
jobs.
Oftentimes.
These
are
volunteers
who
sometimes
they
are
college
students
or
PhD
students
or
masters
students
who
are
often
in
accounting
or
business
backgrounds
or
people
who
we
have
often
met.
We're
just
really
excited
about
taxes.
A
We
also
have
financial
guides
who
do
financial
checkups,
so
they
talk
about
credit,
scores
and
credit
building,
and
things
like
that,
and
then
we
also
have
people
who
do
quality
checks
on
each
of
the
tax
returns
to
make
sure
that
they
are
filled
out
properly.
These
are
people
who
have
much
more
extensive
training
and
background
often
times.
Sometimes
they
are
paid
city
staff
who
work
for
the
tax
help
coalition,
and
so
they
have
more
extensive
backgrounds
as
well,
but
to
clarify
they
are
oftentimes,
not
accountants,
but
certified
tax,
preparers
Thank.
A
B
L
M
Good
evening,
thank
you
for
providing
me
an
opportunity
here
to
present
an
overview,
the
Green
Line
transformation
program.
My
name
is
Angela
Pena
I'm,
the
chief
of
the
Green
Line
transformation
program
for
the
MBTA
I,
am
joined
here
tonight
by
three
senior
directors
from
the
program
team
as
well.
A
few
other
team
members.
M
Get
it
started,
I
recognize
that
there
are
people
here
with
sensory
limitations,
so
please
feel
free
to
raise
your
hand
and
stop
us
during
our
presentation.
If
you
would
like
us
to
repeat
anything
and
at
the
end
of
our
presentation,
we'll
welcome
your
questions
on
any
insights
that
you
want
to
share
with
us.
M
It
was
from
that
program
the
more
holistic
vision
developing
to
a
transforming
the
entire
green
line
to
recognize
the
impart
of
the
program.
It
is
important
to
first
I
believe
to
have
an
understanding
of
the
magnitude
of
the
Green
Line.
It
is
the
longest
network
within
the
MBTA
Transit
System
spanning
46
miles
of
track,
and
it
has
the
highest
ridership
per
mile
of
any
us
light
rail
system
with
passengers
making
around
200,000
trips
each
weekday.
M
M
Well,
it
is
a
portfolio
more
than
50
projects
that
impact
the
Greenline
organized
and
managed
together
on
their
GL
t
over
the
next
15
years.
We
can
say
now
that
we
have
a
strategy
in
place
to
ensure
that
the
system
will
meet
your
needs
today
and
in
the
future.
Our
strategy
is
a
holistic
approach,
with
one
main
goal:
to
improve
the
quality
of
service
of
the
Green
Line,
and
how
we'll
do
that?
M
M
The
implementation
of
this
program
over
the
next
15
years
will
provide
improvements
across
each
of
these
areas,
resulting
in
a
quality
service
that
you
both
want
and
deserve.
A
holistic
holistic
approach
means
for
my
team
and
I
that
will
provide
transparent
information,
moving
forward
on
construction
schedules
and
disability
impacts
and
progress
updates
to
you.
We
know
that
the
quality
of
service
today
is
less
than
ideal.
M
Some
of
these
comments
that
you
probably
already
complained
very
aware
and
concerns
include
really
feeling
unsure
if
you're
at
the
correct
location
due
to
lack
of
station
signage
feeling,
like
you,
don't
know
what
to
expect
due
to
inconsistent
station
amenities
feeling
unsafe,
due
to
a
narrow
or
poor
platform
conditions
feeling
nervous,
while
you're
waiting
on
the
platform.
When
it's
unclear
what
direction
the
train
is
coming
from
and
wondering
how
long
you
should
wait
due
to
the
lack
of
countdown
information
at
stations,
so
many
of
our
goals
and
projects
address
these
concerns.
M
We're
providing
solutions
like
improve
wayfinding,
which
is
a
project
currently
underway
and
I,
will
talk
a
little
bit
before
later
on,
defining
a
set
of
holistic
design
criteria
to
use
for
design
all
stations,
upgrading
a
stations
and
infrastructures
and
updating
technology
as
stations
to
address
the
needs
of
all
riders
and
provide
the
improved
quality
servers
that
we've
been
talking
to
you
about
for
everyone,
especially
people
with
limitations.
The
glt
team
has
established
a
holistic
vision
for
accessibility
and
inclusive
design.
M
M
The
rest,
the
needs
of
people
diverse
in
age,
ability
and
culture
and
too
sure
that
all
customers
feel
welcome,
and
this
is
why
to
achieve
our
goal
were
making
significant
investments
to
lay
the
groundwork
for
the
procuring
of
the
type
10
or
as
I
call
it.
The
supercar
we're
planning
for
the
deployment
of
the
supercar,
along
with
infrastructure
needed
to
one
day,
Dougray
operate
as
a
to
supercar
train
set.
M
M
Each
project
in
our
portfolio
moving
forward
is
alive
defined
by
the
areas
of
focus
which
will
be
overseen
by
one
over
three
G
ot
senior
directors,
destory,
Patrice,
Tamika,
Tavella
and
Kimberley
woolard.
The
answer
is:
focus
is
on
track
power,
signals,
infrastructures,
stations
and
accessibility
tameka's.
M
Laura
Rance
forest
was
planning
to
be
here
so
I
apologize
on
her
behalf.
She
was
looking
forward
to
be
with
us
here
tonight,
but
it's
also
important
to
note
that
the
glt
works
very
closely
with
her
team,
with
the
authors
of
system-wide
accessibility,
to
align
our
efforts
with
our
with
our
vision.
So
at
this
time,
I
would
like
to
pass
it
over
to
Kimberly
wheeler
who
to
give
you
a
little
bit
more
further
about
our
program.
O
Thank
you.
I
know.
Projects
are
underway
to
provide
interim
accessibility
improvements
prior
to
the
future
vision
of
for
a
fully
accessible
Green
Line.
Our
projects
include
B
branch
station
improvements,
which
is
a
project
that
is
an
improved
design
of
the
segment
of
B
branch
from
Packard's
corner
to
Warren
Street,
where
we
collaborate
with
the
city
of
Boston
and
coordinate
with
other
stakeholders.
O
This
project
will
increase
accessibility
by
allowing
for
step
free
boarding,
improve
station
amenities
and
will
reduce
crowding
on
platforms.
The
deep
branch
full
accessibility
project
will
also
allow
for
step
free
boarding
by
increasing
platform
height
to
eight
inches
above
the
top
of
rail,
at
four
stations,
which
are
Beaconsfield,
Chestnut,
Hill,
Elliot
and
wabun.
O
This
project
will
enhance
safety
at
stations
through
improved
lighting
and
signage,
as
well
as
improvements
to
the
overall
condition
of
the
stations
with
the
addition
of
two
projects
not
shown
here
that
addresses
the
accessibility
at
Newton,
Highlands
and
Brookline
Hills.
The
D
branch
will
soon
be
the
first
fully
accessible
Green
Line
branch
glt
is
preparing
for
the
new
type
10
sue
pakka,
which
is
40
feet
longer
than
the
current
vehicles
and
requires
many
many
infrastructure
upgrades.
O
Not
only
will
these
upgrades
allow
the
super
cars
to
run
on
the
current
system,
but
they
will
also
allow
for
more
cars
to
run
during
peak
hours.
In
addition,
modifications
will
be
done
to
platforms
to
allow
operation
of
a
two
car
supercar
train
set.
This
will
create
an
opportunity
now
to
double
the
capacity,
and
we
all
know
it's
a
challenge
to
get
a
seat
during
rush
hour
today,
with
the
future
design
into
consideration,
we
will
have
a
plan
while
the
supercar
is
still
in
the
conceptual
phase.
We
do
know
the
following:
it
will
reduce
crowding.
O
It
will
allow
for
level
boarding
with
low
floor
access.
It
will
have
additional
doors
which
are
wider
to
fully
comply
with
a
DA
requirements,
and
it
will
have
additional
weird
wheelchair
spaces
to
improve
comfort,
and
it
will
include
modern
technology
for
a
more
clear,
reliable
information
similar
to
the
input
we
sought
from
this
board
on
the
type
9
bridge
plate
design.
We
will
be
reaching
out
to
you
again
through
this
journey.
O
While
we
transition
to
the
su
paka
infrastructure
upgrades
will
occur
while
we
still
maintain
the
current
fleet
and
continue
to
supply
service
to
our
riders.
Today,
still
is
in
the
interim
period
where
there
are
three
types
of
vehicles
running
on
the
Green
Line
with
partially
or
fully
raised
platforms
requiring
a
bridge
plate
for
boarding.
Eventually,
the
Green
Line
will
retire
all
the
other
vehicles
and
exclusively
operate.
The
super
cos
with
all
platforms
raised
for
level
boarding.
I
will
now
turn
this
back
to
on
helm.
M
M
What
makes
this
different
than
other
programs
is
that
you
have
a
dedicated
team
that
you
can
rely
on
for
anything
on
today's
needs
for
a
green
line,
but
also
for
the
future
and
we'll
continue
to
do
this
outreach
efforts,
but
also
including
direct
engagement
with
the
accessibility
community
to
gain
feedback
and
ideas,
a
skimble
estate.
We
value
past
contributions,
and
we
recognize
that
your
input
will
greatly
benefit
the
success
of
this
transformation.
E
O
O
B
E
O
F
F
O
O
F
G
O
D
M
Yeah,
so
that's
like
the
question.
We
sometimes
get
that
same
because
I,
what
I
will
say
is
this
new
approach
is
really
looking
at
all
the
branches
of
the
Green
Line.
So
everything
that
we
have
presented
to
you
today
is
holistically
all
the
branches
on
the
Green
Line
look
at
in
a
holistic
way
to
modernize
the
system.
Yes
and.
D
P
F
P
I
we've
heard
that
and
we
are
looking
into
it,
but
all
the
coach
bus
we
do
use
are
accessible
and
we
are
working
with
those
vendors
to
make
sure
that
their
equipment
is
working
properly,
so
that
you
don't
have
that
issue.
But
every
shuttle
bus,
private
vendor
that
we
use
is
accessible
and
will
work
with
them
to
make
sure
that
their
drivers
are
trained
on
it,
so
that
it
can
accommodate
our
customers
when
you
have
to
use
them,
because
you
are
correct.
P
M
But
I
do
appreciate
your
your
comments
and
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
things
that
we're
looking
forward
this
while
we're
here
I
want
to
hear
your
concerns
and
we
can
also
find
ways
to
mitigate
it
and
so
to
make
it
easier
for
you
and
everyone
else.
While
we
are
trying
to
to
get
your
servers
reliable,
so
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
I
mentioned
also
is
we're.
M
Gonna,
be
working
very
closely
with
ICD
to
be
doing
those
engagement
sessions,
and
this
is
one
other
things
that
in
this
spring,
we
want
to
hear
from
us.
So
we
can
then
get
back
to
the
MTA
and
we're
collaborating
with
a
different
departments
that
we
got
involved
to
better
communicate.
What
are
the
issues
and
how
we
can
mitigate
what
you're
praying
in
here?
Yeah.
F
M
Yeah
so
and
I
hear
you
and
I
completely.
This
is
something
that
every
tutorial
is
truth.
We
went
through
a
lot
of
planning
and
and
here's
the
best
word
I
can
approach
this
I
I
want
you
to
bear
with
us
and
I
want
you
to
help
us
with
a
community
to
help
them
understand
the
benefits
with
it
right.
So
we're
trying
to
say:
okay,
we're
going
to
be
doing
this
work
in
28
days,
I
wanna
put
things
into
context.
M
M
We
took
a
lot
of
time
to
figure
a
way
how
we
can
minimize
this
eruption
in
a
longer
term.
For
you
and
just
imagine
this
the
work
that
it
will
have
take
in
28
days
that
I
know
stuff,
we
will
have
to
be
doing
that
for
a
year
and
their
amount
for
the
two
surge
that
the
to
28
days,
weekdays
and
weekends
who
have
taken
two
years.
So
what
I
want?
What
I
need
your
help
is
to
see?
Would
you
rather
actually
leave
the
pain
for
28
days
in
the
ER?
M
You
can
have
more
hours
of
service
I'll
be
leaving
this
and
being
there
interrupting
to
your
service
for
a
long
period
of
two
years.
So
we
figure
what
we're
not
go
out
there
get
that
work
done,
making
sure
that
we
do
it
safely,
but
I
celebrate
that.
So
you
can
you
see
the
worth
about
actually
taking
those
28
days
out
of
your
service
instead
of
disruptions
for
a
long
term.
B
C
All
due
respect,
I'd
like
to
follow
up
on
what
Olivia
was
saying,
I
think,
regardless
of
the
time
interval,
which
usually
is
measured,
at
least
in
months,
that
there
does
need
to
be
some
accommodation
recognized
for
people
who
use
mobility
devices
and
we
need
to
be
lifted.
It
happens
to
have
been
a
number
of
years,
since
I
was
in
a
circumstance
of
taking
a
coach
bus,
but
I
think
what
Olivia's
referring
to
is
the
sheer
height
of
that
I
have
no
fear
of
heights
and
also
I.
Don't
even
remember
in
that
instance.
C
If,
unlike
say,
the
MBTA
ride
vans,
the
conventional
vans
that
have
some
semblance
of
trying
to
it's,
not
strapping
the
chair
down,
but
at
least
have
a
little
bit
of
a
seat
belt
kind
of
situation.
Behind
the
passenger.
But
I
think
we
need
to
work
with
the
commissioner
and
with
with
people
who
need
to
be
at
the
table
and
find
out
ways
to
accommodate
people
with
mobility,
so
that
they
can
safely
go
from
place
a
to
be
in
a
timely
way.
C
P
Definitely
hear
you
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
when
the
sea
line
is
down,
the
B
line
will
not
be
down.
The
B
line
is
only
scheduled
to
be
down
for
three
weekends,
where
the
C
Line
is
July
with
that's
the
28
days,
and
then
the
e
line
would
follow
in
August.
So
we
are
not
planning
on
having
the
begin
C
downer.
At
the
same
time,
I
will
take
your
feedback
back
to
the
office
and
look
and
see
if
there's
something
that
we
can
do
to
assist
with
this
matter.
P
So
we
are
hearing,
you
were
taking
notes
and
we're
still
planning
what
we're
gonna
do
for
the
summertime.
So
I
do
know
that
the
plan
is
for
the
C
lines,
because
that
doesn't
have
a
bus
line,
dedicated
bus
line
to
use
the
coach
buses.
But
we
can
look
to
see
if
there's
other
options
that
we
can
do
for
the
community.
B
B
Maybe
the
commissioner
and
the
commissioner's
office
around
some
of
these
accessibility
concerns
as
well.
I
think
it's,
it's
very
important.
It's
great
that
you
have
a
separate
office
and
you
want
to
include
us
and
that
you've
already
reached
out
to
IH,
CD
and
so
forth.
I
think
that's
great
I,
you
know
I
wish
every
department
at
the
T
would
would
be
as
forward-thinking
and
I
hope.
Your
your
office
and
the
way
the
green
line,
your
green
length
transformation
goes,
you
know,
can
be
a
model
for
the
entire
transportation
system
in
the
future.
M
B
Next
on
the
agenda
is
my
report,
which
will
be
very
brief.
Probably
still
a
little
bit
of
the
of
the
commissioners,
Thunder
I
would
just
encourage
everyone.
I
know,
you've,
probably
seen
those
ads
and
heard
those
ads
from
secretary
Galvin
secretary
of
state
Galvan
about
early
voting
and
registering
to
vote.
I
would
encourage
everyone
here
and
everyone
you
know
with
a
disability
to
you
know,
make
sure
that
they
are
registered
and
you
know
avail
themselves
of
early
voting,
Manoah
limits
the
possibility
of
bad
weather
and
so
forth.
B
It's
great
that
Massachusetts,
you
know,
has
implemented
this,
and-
and
there
are
several
you
know,
opportunities
several
places
throughout
the
different
neighborhoods.
You
know
for
the
next
week
from
the
24th
to
the
28th
and
I
would
just
encourage
us
all.
You
know,
whenever
possible,
to
avail
ourselves.
You
know
to
vote
and
and
to
exercise
a
right
to
vote
and
to
also
to
challenge
any
candidates
for
any
elective
office
that
you
see
to
to.
B
I
Gerry,
so
I
can
just
follow
up
on
Gerry's
comments
about
early
voting
as
you,
as
he
mentioned.
There's
a
flier
in
your
packets
with
the
dates
and
locations.
Early
voting
will
be
open
in
City
Hall
every
day
throughout
the
week.
All
next
week,
Monday
through
Friday,
all
the
polling
locations
are
accessible
and
the
automark
will
be
available
at
every
polling
location
during
early
voting
and
also
during
the
standard
voting
on
March
3rd.
I
So
if
you
have
questions
you
can
call
the
elections
Department
or
you
can
reach
out
to
us,
but
as
Gerry
said,
we
encourage
everybody
to
take
advantage
of
the
early
voting.
We
know
people
with
disabilities
may
have
a
day
when
they
don't
feel
well
or
the
weather's
bad,
like
you
said,
transportations
an
issue
so,
instead
of
waiting
for
one
day
when
it's
the
only
chance
you
have
to
vote
now,
you
have
a
week's
worth
of
opportunity
to
try
and
get
out
and
make
your
voices
heard.
I
So
thank
you
Gerry
for
that.
A
few
other
announcements
we
have
the
census
is
this
year.
As
everybody
knows,
census
2020
April
1st,
is
officially
census
day
for
Boston
residents,
you'll
be
getting
mailing
before
April
1st.
It
will
have
a
number
on
a
postcard
that
will
be
your
unique
identification
number.
You
can
use
this
to
call
and
do
the
census
over
the
phone.
You
can
do
it
online
and
you
can
still
do
it
by
mail
on
a
form
so
watch
out
for
a
mailing
on
the
census.
I
You
don't
need
to
have
that
number
if
you
misplace
the
the
postcard
or,
if
you
don't
get
it,
but
if
you
have
it,
it's
almost
automatic.
If
you
type
in
the
number,
it
will
bring
up
your
information
and
you
can
just
correct
it-
make
sure
it's
correct
and
put
in
anything,
that's
missing
so
either
way.
If
you
get
the
postcard
or
not,
please
pay
attention
to
the
census.
It's
really
critical
that
everybody
fills
it
out
because
it
determines
the
number
of
representatives
we
have.
It
determines
funding.
I
Another
thing
that's
happening
soon
is
the
reelabilities
Film
Festival,
that's
happening
from
March
22nd
through
April,
2nd
and
it's
gonna
be
at
venues
all
throughout
Metro
Boston
several
will
be
taking
place
in
Boston.
I
know
the
Museum
of
Science
is
a
venue.
The
Cambridge
Public
Library
is
a
showing
in
Newton.
The
full
schedule
is
available
online
and
I'm
not
sure
the
website,
but
we
can
get
it.
We
can
email
it
to
you
or
you
can
google
it
it's
reelabilities
Boston
and
for
those
of
you
who
aren't
familiar
with
it,
it's
a
film
series.
I
We
take
part
in
the
national
initiative.
This
is
our
local
local,
showing
and
all
the
films
are
either
about
people
with
disabilities
or
written
or
produced
by
people
with
disabilities.
So
they're
all
free,
and
they
are
it's
a
wonderful
experience.
If
you
haven't
gone
yet
I
encourage
everybody
to
go
a
lot
of
times.
People
who
are
in
the
movie
or
who
produced
the
movie
will
come
and
do
a
talk
afterwards.
I
So
we
encourage
everybody
to
attend
all
open,
caption,
Thank,
You
Carl,
that's
great,
very
important,
so
that
will
be
March
22nd
through
April
2nd
also
next
month,
with
the
Advisory
Board
I'm
meeting
is
a
week
earlier.
It's
going
to
be
on
March
12th.
Just
so
you
have
that
in
mind.
Just
because
of
scheduling
with
the
chamber
and
our
presentation
that
month
is
going
to
consist
of
the
Public
Works
facilities,
the
City
Public
Works
facilities
are
going
to
come
out
and
present
on
the
accessibility
upgrades
for
City
Hall
plaza.
It's
a
really
big
deal.
I
It's
part
of
a
five-year
master
plan
on
the
plaza
and
there's
a
lot
of
changes
coming
so
I
want
to
encourage
everybody
to
attend.
We're
gonna
get
some
social
media
out,
try
to
get
members
of
the
public
to
come
and
see
all
the
great
access
that
will
be
built
into
the
plaza,
because,
right
now,
as
we
know,
it's
traditionally
been
very
inaccessible.
So
soon
it
will
be
not
only
beautiful
but
also
accessible,
Commissioner.
I
I
Let's
see,
okay,
a
da
30
is
this
year's
the
30th
anniversary
celebration
of
the
a
da
so
for
this
year,
instead
of
having
another
big
celebration
on
the
common
like
we
did
for
the
20th
or
25th
we're
going
to
do
a
march
and
rally
in
Copley
Square
to
shout
out
about
rights,
disability
rights
and
call
for
equity
diversity
and
inclusion,
equality,
diversity,
inclusion
in
all
legislation
and
in
all
laws
and
policies
of
all
people
with
disabilities.
So
that's
gonna,
be
on
July
22nd,
which
is
also
a
Wednesday.
Is
that
right,
Jessica,
Wednesday,
Wednesday.
I
I
Let's
see
what
else
doing
up,
we
wanted
to
give
a
shout
out
to
one
of
our
board
members.
Sorry
Amir
Hosseini,
if
you
haven't
heard
yet
she
is
gonna,
be
recognized
this
month
later
this
month,
at
the
be
CIL
Murray
felt
an
awards.
Dinner
she's
gonna
be
get
the
annual
award
from
Murray
Felton,
so
we're
thrilled
that
she's
been
being
recognized
in
that
way.
I
If
any
of
you
haven't
been
to
the
event,
it's
a
great
event,
it's
a
fundraiser
for
BC
IL,
it's
a
really
beautiful
hotel
in
Copley,
Square
I,
think
it's
the
Fairmont
yep
and
so
congratulate
sorry.
If
you
see
her,
if
you,
even
if
you
can't
make
it
to
the
event,
it's
a
she's,
a
great
great
great
recipient
of
the
award.
I
20Th,
okay,
so
not
this
month,
it's
next
month!
Thank
you
and
then
one
other
announcement.
We
do
have
two
open
seats
on
our
advisory
board,
so
I'm
gonna
work
with
the
different
city
departments
that
we
work
with
to
get
that
posted
requirements
for
the
board
are
that
you
have
to
be
a
city
resident
either,
have
a
disability
or
have
a
close
affiliation
with
someone
with
a
disability,
either
a
relative
or
a
significant
other,
and
do
you
have
to
be
available
to
come
to
the
meetings
once
a
month?
I
So
we
encourage
people
to
get
the
word
out,
we'll
send
you
the
posting,
once
it's
finalized
and
we'd
love
to
get
diversity
and
representation
of
neighborhoods
disabilities
languages
just
so
the
more
diversity
we
have,
the
more
people
we
can
work
with
and
hear
from.
So
please
spread
that
word
and
then
my
last
update
is
just
on
our
financial
empowerment
initiative.
I
believe
I've
told
you
that
we
are
getting
funding
from
the
Citibank
Foundation
to
work
on
financial
empowerment.
I
So
we
hope
to
kick
that
off
in
the
next
month
or
two
and
we'll
have
more
updates
for
you
on
workshops
and
community
outreach
and
community
programs
for
people
in
the
Boston
area
to
learn
about
financial
empowerment,
everything
from
banking
to
mortgages,
to
savings
to
going
back
to
work.
If
you
have
benefits
so
we're
gonna,
take
a
real
close-up
and
specific
look
at
financial
empowerment
as
opposed
to
every
other
type
of
empowerment.
So
we're
excited
about
that
and
I
believe.
That's
all
I
have
for
my
report.
B
B
A
Do
not
need
an
additional
vote.
We
just
wanted
to
submit
it
to
the
board
so
that
the
board
could
make
any
edits
that
they
deem
necessary.
So
if
you
have
any
today
or
over
the
next
couple
days,
please
email
me
and
let
me
know
an
additional
action
item
or
an
old
business
item
Jerry
if
I
could
add.
Okay.
B
A
Melinda
from
our
office
came
and
spoke
to
you
guys
last
month
about
getting
a
couple
questions
from
each
of
you
for
social
media.
That
was
to
highlight
everybody
during
the
month
of
February,
and
so
month
of
February
is
dwindling
and
we
have
not
heard
from
all
of
you
so
please
either.
Let
Melinda
know
that
you
are
declining
to
participate,
which
is
totally
fine
or
please
get
us
your
answers
this
week.
If
you
need
the
answers
resent
to
you,
ask
Melinda
or
I,
and
we
can
make
sure
we
get
to
them,
get
them
to
you.
A
B
G
A
I
B
I
B
I
I
I,
don't
know
if
last
month,
I
was
very
clear
in
expressing
my
support
for
it,
but
I
do
absolutely
support
it
and
I
think
it's
great
that
the
board
wants
to
take
action.
Items
like
this
I
fully
encourage
it
because
you,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
power
in
the
community
voices,
especially
when
you're
appointed
by
the
mayor
to
speak
out
for
access.
So
the
more
things
like
this
you
want
to
do.
I
B
L
This
one
Ramirez,
yes,
was
wondering,
since
we
are
just
trying
to
get
all
these
media,
these
public
media
juice
more
often
other
chances
that
perhaps
we
can
repost
information
that
is
provided
during
these
meetings
into
Media
Fair
news,
I,
don't
know,
for
example,
a
phone
number
websites
or
things
that
were
presented
here
then
show
that
this
was
discussed
I'm.
If
you
want
more
information,
please
follow
these
links.
Something
like
that.
Something
to
consider
perhaps.
I
L
B
I
D
G
Just
real
quick:
this
is
budget
season
for
the
state
and
there's
a
number
of
ways
and
means
here
and
taking
place
now,
but
but
the
public.
What
the
one
that's
open
to
the
public
for
the
public
to
testify
is
on
Tuesday
March
24th
after
State,
House
and
Gardiner
auditorium
at
I.
Think
it's
at
11
a.m.
and
you
can
come
and
testify
about
any
aspect
of
the
budget.
Anything
it
doesn't
necessarily
have
to
be.
G
Disability
related,
but
I
just
want
to
let
everybody
know
and
I
will
have
interpreters,
cart,
assistive,
listening
devices
and
well
accommodate
others
with
need
if
they
contact
the
State
House.
So
I
just
wanted
to
let
everybody
know
about
the
public
ways
and
means
Aaron
if
their
opportunity
to
come
and
be
heard
and
testify
about
any
aspect
of
the
state
budget.
I
A
few
other
things
to
throw
out
there
to
everybody.
We've
been
talking
internally
with
the
staff
just
about
ways
to
support
the
Boyd's
work
and
a
few
things
we're
talking
about
at
different
trainings
and
also
a
retreat.
I
know
a
few
of
you
had
mentioned,
possibly
retreat
where
we
could
get
to
know
each
other
a
little
bit
better.
So
we'll
follow
up
this
meeting
with
some
emails
about
what
your
thoughts
are
on
a
retreat.
I
If
you'd
like,
we
also
get
all
the
notices
of
public
comments
from
the
BPD.
A
about
new
developments
going
in
and
public
comments
are
usually
open
for
three
weeks
to
a
month.
So
if
you
were
interested
in
getting
those
notices,
we
can
send
them
to
you,
and
so
we
could
just
give
you
a
little
bit
of
a
primer
on
how
to
read
them.
What
to
look
for,
we
can
give
you
some
guidance.
I
I
mean
we
really
want
your
input
on
the
content,
but
I
know
it
can
be
kind
of
confusing
to
figure
out
how
to
get
to
to
figure
out
what
it
means.
What
they're
saying
so
we
thought
of
a
training
on
architectural
access.
If
there
are
other
things
you
want.
Training
on
we'd
be
happy
to
promote
that.
So.
N
B
B
N
Oh
boy,
does
it
make
good
sense
for
people
to
just
know
what
they're
looking
at,
because
there's
this
assumption
that
you
have
somehow
gotten
it
through
your
bloodstream
because
you're
a
person
with
disability,
so
ridiculous
right
people
assume
this
all
the
time
it's
very
technical
but
Megan
do
frame.
It
would
be
more
than
happy
to
do
this
for
you.
If
you're
interested,
we.