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From YouTube: ADA Day 2023
Description
In July 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, expanding and protecting the rights of people with disabilities. To commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the ADA passing, Mayor Wu joined the Disability Commission, City Officials, and community members for a celebration at City Hall Plaza.
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A
A
For
Mark's,
the
33rd
anniversary
of
the
Americans,
with
Disabilities
Act,
a
groundbreaking
civil
rights
law,
that's
increased
accessibility
and
opportunities
for
people
with
disabilities
across
the
country
locally.
This
marks
our
13th
annual
Austin
Ada
day
and
we're
looking
forward
to
continuing
the
tradition
program
in
my
role
as
commissioner
I
lead
the
city's
Collective
efforts
toward
accessibility,
equity
and
inclusion.
This
covers
all
local
government
policies,
programs
and
services.
A
I
also
want
to
give
a
big
shout
out
to
my
disability,
commission,
Advisory
Board,
some
of
whom
are
sitting
next
to
me.
This
is
a
volunteer
board
made
up
of
13
residents
with
disabilities
or
those
who
are
family
members
of
disabilities,
and
they
raise
issues
of
importance
to
my
office
about
what's
happening
in
their
communities.
Big
round
of
applause
for
the
advisors.
A
So,
every
year,
at
ABA
day,
we
choose
a
partner
to
recognize
for
the
outstanding
work
and
increasing
accessibility
and
inclusion.
This
year
we
are
honoring
the
Boston
streets
cabinet,
for
the
commitment
to
ensuring
accessibility
of
the
changing
infrastructure
on
sidewalks
throughout
the
city.
Boston
is
committed
to
a
Greener
climate
resilient
and
healthier
City,
and
part
of
this
includes
changes
to
the
curve,
such
as
bike,
Lanes,
electronic
vehicle
charging
stations
and
outdoor
dining.
Our
department
has
been
involved
in
all
these
conversations
to
ensure
accessibility
is
prioritized
and
that's
why
we're
recognizing
Chief
yasher
Franklin
Hodge
today.
B
My
name
is
Maria
Anjali
I
usually
hear
pronouns
and
I'm.
The
chief
of
equity
and
inclusion
and
I
have
the
honor
to
grow
as
a
leader
alongside
commissioner
Kristen
rakash
and
her
amazing
talented
kind
team
that
is,
the
disabilities
commission
and
I'm
going
to
ask
all
of
you
to
please
give
a
round
of
applause
for
getting
us
to
where
we
are
today.
B
I
am
successful
because
we
are
a
team,
a
diverse
team
of
people
with
different
lived
experiences
with
sorry
different
talents,
as
well
as
different
ideas
on
how
to
ensure
that
we
are
moving
forward
as
a
City
without
leaving
behind
our
most
historically
excluded
communities.
The
disabilities
Community
is
one
that
I
hold
very
dear
to
my
heart.
I'm,
a
former
educator
and
I,
had
to
very
much
work
with
families
to
ensure
that
we
were
implementing
IAP
plans
in
different
classrooms
and
learning
opportunities,
and
now
I
get
to
do
this
for
the
entire
city.
B
Under
the
leadership
of
this
incredible
Commission,
I
ask
for
those
of
us
who
are
in
this
space
as
people
who
are
just
being
welcome
as
allies
to
think
about
who
in
your
communities
and
who,
in
your
families,
have
a
disability
and
that
you
make
space
for
them.
Nobody
should
be
assimilating
to
the
status
quo.
We
should
be
creating
spaces
that
are
better
for
everyone
with
or
without
disability.
Thank
you
all
have
a
good
day
and
without
further
ado,
I
get
to
pass
it
on
to
the
coolest.
B
C
Thank
you
so
much
I'm,
so
grateful
for
the
leadership
of
commissioner
makash,
who
has
been
shaping
this
city
for
a
very
long
time
and
making
sure
that
we're
following
the
lead
of
our
community
members
and
residents,
and
thank
you
to
all
the
members
of
the
disability
commission
Advisory
board
for
joining
us
here
today.
Helping
organize
a
wonderful
event
and
for
all
that
you
do
day
in
and
day
out
for
our
communities
as
well.
A
C
Thanks
to
commissioner
makash,
her
Chief
of
Staff
Andrea
Patton,
our
entire
disabilities,
commission
team
and
The
Advisory
Board,
we
are
proud
to
be
a
city
that
leads
the
way
in
going
Beyond
basic
accessibility.
Our
goal,
the
standard
we
set
for
ourselves
is
to
create
fully
inclusive
spaces
and
services
for
all
of
our
residents,
especially
and
including
our
residents
with
disabilities,
from
our
schools,
parks
and
playgrounds
to
voting
locations,
closed
captioning
practices
and
job
opportunities.
C
We
are
excited
to
be
hosting
this
year's
Ada
Day
celebration
on
our
recently
renovated,
fully
accessible
City,
Health
Plaza,
for
example,
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
had
a
role
in
giving
feedback
and
helping
to
shape
the
literal
rebuilding
of
the
People's
Plaza
and
the
doorstep
to
your
building.
Where
so
many
important
services
are
should
be,
and
we
strive
to
be
accessible
to
all
as
part
of
this
as
well.
C
The
main
entrance
to
City,
Hall,
The
public's
front
door
to
our
building
for
the
people
is
no
longer
a
wall
of
stairs
as
it
had
been
for
so
long.
All
of
our
residents
deserve
more
than
just
access
to
services.
We
deserve
to
be
able
to
access
them
with
ease
and
dignity
in
every
language,
every
ability
and
to
make
sure
that,
no
matter
what
community
we're
representing,
we
can
come
as
our
full
selves.
C
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
making
sure
that
Boston
continues
to
lead
the
way
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
still,
and
we
look
forward
to
doing
it
in
Partnership
and
before
I,
pass
it
on
to
our
colleagues
on
the
city
council
to
introduce
themselves
and
say
a
few
words
as
well.
I
I
have
the
huge
honor
of
giving
the
proclamation
today.
C
A
D
So
just
want
to
congratulate
you,
Kristen
and
your
team
and
mayor
woon's
team
on
making
sure
that
Boston
is
always
a
city
that
treats
our
persons
with
disabilities
with
respect
and
dignity.
I
also
want
to
recognize
my
my
friend
who's
in
the
audience
Rob
Santiago
from
the
veterans
department,
who
does
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
supporting
disabled
veterans.
D
E
D
F
It's
already
been
said
that
the
physical
needs
of
those
with
disabilities
are
visual,
like
we
can
see
when
we
can't
access
buildings
or
we
can't
get
over
a
curb,
but
there's
all
also
disabilities
that
are
not
visual.
That
people
suffer
with
so
we'd
also
need
to
be
mindful
of
that
and
I
know
that
this
this
mayor
and
this
Administration
in
our
city
really
does
care
and
uplift.
Those
needs
also
so
I'm
just
proud
to
be
here,
Proud
to
be
an
ally
and
also
congratulations
to
Yasha
from
the
streets
department.
F
G
G
That's
why
and
I'll
just
give
you
a
little
brief
overview,
because
I
am
not
going
to
hug
up
the
mic
y'all.
So
basically,
just
a
few
little
extras
from
this
resolution
that
we're
going
to
be
reading
on
the
council
floor
tomorrow.
That
we
did
in
partnership
with
the
commission
is
diversity,
is
a
fundamental
aspect
of
our
society
that
should
be
celebrated
and
embraced.
Disability
pride
month
is
recognized
globally
each
year
during
the
month
of
July
highlighting
the
accomplishments.
The
struggles
and
contributions
of
this
of
individuals
with
disabilities.
G
Individuals
with
disabilities
have
made
significant
contributions
to
various
Fields,
including,
but
not
limited,
to
aren't
literature,
science,
Sports
business
advocacy,
enriching
our
society
with
their
unique
perspective,
let
that
sink
in
with
our
unique
perspective.
Our
superpower
and
Who
We
Are.
However,
we
show
up
in
this
world
that
is
the
beauty
of
us.
That
was
not
part
of
the
resolution
that
came
from
my
heart,
but
I
just
really
want
us
to
sink
in
this
moment
and
recognize
that
it
should
not
just
be
a
day
or
a
month.
It's
365
days
a
year
celebrating,
disability
time.
E
Thank
you
very
much.
I'm
Joshua,
Franklin,
Hodge
chief
of
streets
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
I
am
incredibly
grateful
to
commissioner
makash
and
her
team
for
this
recognition.
I
am
accepting
this
really
truly
on
behalf
of
the
hall
streets
cabinet.
The
the
work
that
that
the
that
the
commissioner
spoke
of
and
that
that
we
have
been
doing
is
is
not
something
that
came
about
all
of
a
sudden
one
day.
E
It
is
the
work
of
many
many
years
of
building
relationships
of
learning
from
the
disabilities
Commission
of
creating
models
for
how
we
work
together
so
that
the
needs
of
people
in
Boston
with
disabilities
are
not
just
an
afterthought
or
a
thing
that
we
accommodate
after
the
fact,
but
are
designed
in
from
day
one
when
we
plan
a
project-
and
this
has
sort
of
been
I-
think
the
you
know
over
time.
This,
as
this
relationship
is
developed,
we've
learned
to
do
things
differently.
We've
created
new
designs,
we've
learned
to
change
our
process.
E
I
will
say
you
know
it
is
now
the
norm
when
we
start
a
new
Prosper,
a
new
project.
One
of
the
first
calls
that
we
make
is
to
the
disabilities
commission.
You
know
when
it's
the
middle
of
winter
and
commissioner
makash
calls
to
tell
our
Public
Works
operations
team
about
an
issue
with
snow
clearance
in
front
of
a
building
with
residents
with
disabilities.
That's
the
first
call
that
gets
answered
and
responded
to
we've
built
over
time.
E
We
are
by
no
means
done,
and
we
can
see
it
in
sidewalks
that
sometimes
are
not
as
smooth
or
as
as
possible,
as
they
need
to
be
winter
time
is,
is
can
be
a
can,
be
a
challenge
for
people
with
disabilities
or
any
kind
of
Mobility
limitation
to
move
through
this
city.
So
we
know
we
have
more
to
do
and
so
well.
I
want
to.
You
know,
acknowledge
and
talk
about
some
of
the
things
we've
done.
E
What
our
goal
is
fundamentally
is
universal
streets
streets
that
just
work,
no
matter
who
you
are
no
matter,
how
you
travel,
and
so
where
that
plays
out
when
we
start
a
project
to
design
a
bus
Corridor
with
maybe
new
areas
for
boarding.
How
do
we
make
those
places
that
are
comfortable
that
are
dignified,
that
are
accessible
for
everyone?
When
we
build
a
bike
lane
that
maybe
changes
the
curve?
E
How
do
we
ensure
that
people
who
need
access
to
that
curve
can
have
it
and
then
we've
designed
that
into
the
projects,
even
smaller
things
like
our
outdoor
dining
program
or
our
EV
charging
program?
All
of
these
have
implications
for
people
with
disabilities,
and
all
of
these
require
intention
to
make
sure
that
they
are
done
right
and
that
the
result
is
something
that
benefits
all
members
of
our
community.
E
One
of
the
places
we've
spent
we
spend
every
year.
A
tremendous
amount
of
focus
is
around
our
crosswalks
and
our
curb
ramps.
Last
year,
we
brought
1600
curb
ramps
into
compliance
with
the
Americans,
with
Disabilities
Act
and
the
associated
standards.
This
is
work
that
will
continue
for
many
years.
We
have
a
long
ways
to
go,
but
we're
building
that
muscle
and
that
capacity
to
make
these
changes
year
over
year.
Every
year
we
also
announced
the
switch
from
what
our
basically
plastic
tactile
panels
on
those
car
brands
to
cast
iron.
E
That's
going
to
be
rolled
out
over
the
course
of
the
next
year,
but
what
we've
learned
is
that
if
we
build,
we
can
build
a
perfect
crosswalk,
but
if
it
falls
apart
after
a
year
or
two,
it's
not
serving
the
the
job
it
needs
to
serve
so
we're
making
changes.
Based
on
what
we've
learned
to
those
materials.
We're
making
other
changes
like
adding,
audible,
pedestrian
signals
at
our
crosswalks,
so
that
people
with
visual
impairments
can
know
when
and
where
it's
safe
to
cross
and
we've
increased
the
amount
of
work.
E
The
other
area
of
focus
for
us
is
safety
on
our
streets.
People
with
disabilities
are
unfortunately
more
likely
to
be
injured
or
killed
in
a
traffic
crash,
especially
when
they
are
on
the
sidewalk
or
in
a
crosswalk,
and
so
we're
trying
to
build
safer
streets
throughout
the
city.
We
announced
recently
a
safety
surge
program
that
will
bring
speed
hunts
to
many
of
our
residential
streets
in
Boston.
E
This
is
something
that
you
know
is
an
incredibly
beneficial
from
an
accessibility
perspective,
as
it
keeps
the
crosswalk
at
the
same
height
as
the
adjacent
sidewalk.
It
also
has
safety
benefits
as
it
slows
down
cars.
It
keeps
the
crosswalks
clear
in
the
winter.
So,
as
I
said,
we
know
that
there's
more
to
do,
but
we
are
really.
You
know
proud
of
the
legacy
of
working
with
the
disabilities,
commission
and
people
in
the
disabilities
Community
to
build
new
ways
of
work
to
make
new
standards
for
the
design
of
city
streets.
E
We
will
keep
building
on
that
and
keep
investing
in
the
places
where
we're
not
where
we
need
to
be
yet
and
so
I.
Just
want
to
close
by
again
thanking
first,
my
team,
in
particular
the
Public
Works
operations
team,
the
Public,
Works
engineering
and
construction
teams,
the
policy
and
planning
team
that
designed
so
many
of
our
new
projects.
I
want
to
thank
the
disabilities
commission
and
commissioner
Akash
and
her
staff
for
all
that
part.
All
of
the
partnership
and
I
think
what
we
you
know.
E
If
there's
one
thing
we've
learned
in
the
decades
since
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
was
passed,
it
is
that
these
Universal
streets
streets
that
work
for
everyone
streets
that
work
for
people
with
disabilities
or
streets
that
work
better
for
everyone,
and
so
we're
going
to
keep
doing
that
work
to
keep
building
these
streets
and
making
these
changes
here
in
Boston.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you,
mayor
Wu
and
chief
Mary,
Angeli
solasaveras
and
chief
Yasha
Franklin
Hodge
as
part
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
with
the
streets
cabinet.
We
are
looking
at
interactions
of
pedestrians
with
disabilities
on
sidewalks
to
increase
safety
and
awareness.
We've
been
working
on
an
educational
and
Outreach
campaign
for
the
past
year
and
we
just
launched
it
last
month.
So
I
want
to
introduce
one
of
my
staff
to
come
and
talk
about
the
campaign
and
let
you
know
how
you
can
get
involved
and
also
also
watch
out
for
posters
and
messages
that
you
can
share.
A
H
H
This
initiative
Boston
breaks
that
I'm
thrilled
to
announce
today
was
the
idea
of
the
late
David,
Vieira
I
know.
Many
of
you
here
will
remember
David.
He
was
a
phenomenal
Advocate
from
Hyde
Park
who
worked
to
make
Equitable
and
accessible
transportation
for
everybody,
especially
people
with
disabilities.
The
Boston
breaks
initiative
is
dedicated
to
him,
and
the
Boston
breaks
initiative
is
important
because,
as
the
city
of
Boston
moves
forward
to
becoming
a
healthier
Greener
more
resilient
City,
it
is
important
that
the
unique
needs
of
people
with
disabilities
are
understood.
H
Boston
breaks
will
wear,
raise
awareness
about
our
needs
to
Residents
and
visitors
to
continue
to
keep
clear
access
to
sidewalks,
to
curb
ramps,
to
crosswalks,
to
audible,
pedestrian
signals,
an
on-street,
HB,
DB
Park
parking
spaces.
So
what
you
can
do
to
help
amplify
the
Boston
brakes
message
to
make
sure
that
everybody
knows
about
the
unique
needs
of
people
with
disabilities
is
when
you
see
a
billboard
by
a
bus,
stop
or
something
on
social
media
share
it
with
your
networks
and,
let's
make
sure
everybody
knows
about
the
unique
needs
of
people
with
disabilities.
A
Thank
you,
Colleen
and
Colleen
is
running
point
for
outreach
on
the
campaign.
You
can
find
out
more
on
our
website
at
boston.gov
disability.
So
that
concludes
our
speaking
program
for
today,
make
one
last
round
of
tables,
get
some
water
and
we'll
be
wrapping
up
our
event
for
2023
in
the
next
two
minutes
and
we
hope
to
see
you
again
next
year.
Thank
you.
Everybody.