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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 2-9-22
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 2-9-22
A
My
name
is
andrea
patton
with
the
city
of
boston
disabilities.
Commission,
the
open
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
recorded.
Therefore,
please
be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
recording
of
this
meeting
is
being
monitored
or
being
made.
Excuse
me
by
the
boston
city,
tv,
a
part
of
the
city
of
boston
office,
of
cable
communications
and
is
being
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
24,
rcn,
channel
13
and
fios
channel
962.
C
B
Okay,
elizabeth
just
joined,
would
you
like
to
introduce
yourself
dora.
F
B
So
sorry,
would
you
like
to
introduce
yourself.
G
B
B
B
Move
on
to
do
we
have
enough
for
approval
of
minutes.
B
Okay,
so
let's
hear
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
for
january.
C
B
A
Hi
this
is
andrew
with
the
commission.
Lynn
has
unfortunately
had
a
personal
matter
come
up
and
is
unable
to
attend.
A
However,
our
outreach
and
engagement
specialist
colleen
has
been
attending
boston
tax,
help
coalition
meetings
and
can
give
at
least
a
brief
update
of
the
of
the
highlights
of
some
of
what
lynn
was
going
to
present,
and
we
will
invite
her
back
for
a
following
meeting
to
provide
more
details
if
there
are
questions
from
the
board
colleen.
H
Andrea,
can
you
can
you
hear
me.
I
H
H
I
G
H
Okay,
we
fixed
it.
Thank
you,
okay,
so
the
boston
tax
up
coalition
includes
a
disability
task
force
and
you
should
absolutely
know
about
it.
If
you
make
60
000
or
less
an
income,
because
if
you
make
60
000
or
less
an
income,
you
are
eligible
to
take
advantage
of
free
tax
preparation
services
through
the
boston
tax
hub
coalition.
H
These
are
free
resources
available
to
you
to
file
from
home
or
with
scheduled
drop-off
assistance.
These
resources
are
open
right
now.
Please
see
the
boston
tax
help
flyer,
which
I'm
going
to
put
in
the
chat
for
more
information.
This
flyer
is
available
in
seven
languages
and
has
a
screen
reader
compatible
version.
H
B
Okay,
is
there
any
questions
or
input
from
the
board.
B
All
right,
seeing
none
we'll
move
on
to
the
presentation
from
the
disabled
persons,
protection
commission.
A
A
Me
to
share
my
own,
absolutely
yeah,
no,
whatever
you
prefer,
while
you're
doing
that.
I
just
want
to
offer
a
quick
content
warning
to
folks
who
may
be
watching
that
this
presentation
does
cover
reporting,
abuse
and
neglect
of
persons
with
disabilities
and
so
may
be
sensitive
for
people.
Just
a
heads
up
and
sarah
I'll
hand
it
back
to
you
yeah.
K
K
So
by
adult
we
mean
anybody
between
the
age
of
18
and
59
by
disability,
we're
talking
specifically
about
people
who
need
assistance
with
some
of
their
daily
living
needs.
So
that
could
be
you
know,
medication
or
getting
dressed
or
transportation,
and
we
are
specifically
looking
at
abuse
by
caregivers.
K
K
K
I
would
recommend
writing
this
down
or
putting
it
in
your
phone.
Whatever
is
going
to
be
helpful
for
you
to
remember
it
if
you
ever
need
it
okay,
so
this
is
a
24-hour
hotline.
Seven
days
a
week,
365
days
a
year,
any
time
that
you
call
you
will
get
a
live
person
on
the
other
end
and
they
will
ask
you
a
few
basic
questions.
K
So
they'll
ask
you
know
what
happened,
who
was
involved?
When
did
it
happen
where,
if
you
don't
have
all
of
the
information
it's
okay
to
say,
I
don't
know
it's
okay
to
say
it
over
and
over
again,
if
you
really
don't
know
just
give
whatever
information
you
do
have,
even
if
it's
just
the
name
of
the
person
and
the
fact
that
you
think
they
might
be
facing
abuse
and
might
is
really
the
key
word
there.
You
do
not
need
proof
to
report
to
dppc.
K
You
only
need
suspicion
or
reasonable
cause
to
believe
that
abuse
is
happening.
You
don't
need
evidence,
you
don't
need
to
have
conducted
your
own
investigation.
All
you
need
is
suspicion
and
it's
okay
to
be
wrong
right.
It's
okay
to
call
and
find
out
after
we've
done
our
investigation
that
in
fact
there
was
no
abuse
here.
That's
all
okay
and
in
fact,
that's
kind
of
the
best
case
scenario.
K
K
These
are
state
troopers
who
are
screening
all
of
our
calls
for
criminal
abuse
and
when
they
find
it,
they
can
conduct
a
criminal
investigation
alongside
our
civil
investigation,
so
that
just
ensures
that
there's
more
information
sharing
and
communication
between
those
two
groups,
if
the
call
meets
all
of
our
jurisdiction
requirements.
So
it
is
an
adult
between
the
age
of
18
and
59.
They
were
abused
by
a
caregiver
and
they
have
a
disability.
K
Then
that
report
will
be
assigned
one
of
our
investigators
or
an
investigator
from
one
of
our
partner
agencies.
So,
department
of
developmental
services,
massachusetts,
rehabilitation,
commission,
department
of
mental
health-
these
are
civil
investigators,
they
are
fact
finders,
so
their
job
is
to
figure
out
what
happened.
Was
this
abuse?
Who
was
responsible?
K
K
So
supporting
the
victim
might
look
like
recommending
the
health
care,
the
counseling,
the
peer
support
that
I
mentioned
before
might
look
like
recommending.
You
know
trainings
that
are
offered
on
healthy
relationships,
transportation,
whatever
that
particular
victim
needs
in
their
specific
situation.
So
it's
very
case
dependent
preventing
future
abuse,
might
look
like
recommending
respite
services
for
an
overwhelmed,
caregiver
staff,
training
or
policy
changes
for
a
professional
caregiver
that
maybe
they
were
doing
what
they
were
told
to
do.
But
what
they
were
told
to
do
was
still
something
that
caused
harm.
K
We
can
recommend
changes
in
staffing
ratios
and
agency
action,
so
dppc
cannot
fire
people,
we
don't
have
the
authority,
but
those
agencies
that
are
employing
these
professional
caregivers
agencies,
like
the
department
of
developmental
services
or
the
department
of
mental
health.
They
are
looking
at
our
investigation
to
figure
out
what
they
should
do,
so,
whether
they
should
suspend
the
person
or
terminate
them
or
reassign
them.
K
So,
specifically
we're
talking
about
care
providers
who
are
working
with
people
with
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities
and
that
are
connected
to
the
department
of
developmental
services
in
some
way.
Either
they
work
for
dds
or
they
are
contracting
with
dps
and
by
registerable
abuse.
We
mean
abuse.
That
is
not
just
a
one-time
thing
right.
It
cannot
be
fixed
with
just
more
training
and
more
support
that
this
person
really
needs
to
be
removed
from
these
types
of
positions.
K
K
So
what
types
of
abuse
can
you
report?
You
can
report
suspicion
of
physical
abuse,
suspicion
of
emotional
abuse,
suspicion
of
sexual
abuse,
suspicion
of
neglect
or
admission?
This
is
when
the
caregiver
was
supposed
to
be
doing
something
for
for
this
person
and
they
didn't
and
the
person
faced
harm
as
a
result,
and
you
can
report
deaths
if
you
suspect
that
abuse
played
a
role.
K
I
want
to
talk
briefly
about
some
indicators
of
abuse
that
you
can
be
on
the
lookout
for
so
these
are
some
red
flags
that
might
tell
you.
You
know
something
might
be
wrong
here
so
for
physical
abuse,
this
often
looks
like
different
injuries,
but
not
every
injury
is
because
of
abuse
right.
Certainly,
some
injuries
are
accidental,
so
bruises
are
a
good
example
of
this
right.
How
many
times
have
you
woken
up
in
the
morning
and
looked
down
at
your
knee
and
I'm
like?
Oh
look
at
that
bruise?
Where
did
that
come
from?
K
I
must
have
bumped
it
like
that
happens,
but
how
many
times
have
you
woken
up
in
the
morning
and
looked
in
the
mirror
and
gone?
Oh
look
at
that
black
guy.
I
wonder
where
that
came
from
must
have
bumped
it
right,
so
some
injuries
and
some
bruises
are
more
likely
to
happen
accidentally
than
others.
So
you
want
to
be
on
the
lookout
for
bruises
that
are
difficult
to
do
to
yourself,
as
well
as
bilateral
bruises.
K
K
You
want
to
be
on
the
lookout
for
human
bite,
marks,
unexplained
internal
injuries,
fractures,
sprains,
dislocations.
Anything
really
severe
like
that.
You
especially
want
to
ask
questions
about
where
that
came
from
burns
shaped
like
an
object
like
a
cigarette
or
a
lighter
or
an
iron
injuries
to
the
mouth
that
could
be
evidence
of
force,
feeding
and
force-feeding
is
a
form
of
physical
abuse
and
extreme
changes
in
behavior.
This
is
one
that
can
be
a
sign
of
all
sorts
of
different
types
of
abuse.
K
A
lot
of
these,
I
think
about,
is
just
straight
up
bullying
the
kind
of
thing
that
you
would
find
from
like
the
schoolyard
bully,
but
which
adults
definitely
do
as
well,
you're,
more
likely
to
actually
witness
emotional
abuse
because
perpetrators,
don't
always
think
about
it
like
abuse.
Sometimes
they
just
think
that
this
is
how
they
interact
with
this
person.
So
if
you
see
it,
you
definitely
want
to
make
that
report
to
dppc.
K
K
They
might
have
a
sudden
loss
of
appetite
or
weight
if
they're
feeling
too
anxious
to
eat
or
some
gain
of
appetite
or
weight.
If
they're
using
food
as
a
coping
mechanism,
they
might
have
a
fear
of
the
caregiver.
That's
true
for
many
types
of
abuse,
self-injurious
behavior,
especially
if
they
didn't
have
it
before
or
if
it's
increased
they
might
be
withdrawn
or
lashing
out,
they
might
feeling
distrustful.
K
K
A
person
might
have
trouble,
walking
or
sitting
their
clothing
or
bedding
might
be
torn
or
it
might
be
stained
they
might
have
exposure
to
sexually
explicit
material
that
they
didn't
before,
or
there
can
be
unexplained
gifts
from
the
caregiver.
This
is
something
that
looks
really
benign,
but
can
actually
be
not
a
sign
of
something
much
worse.
So
it's
just
something
to
ask
more
questions
about.
If
you
do
see
it
as
well
as
frequent
bathing
utis
or
stds
and
again
those
extreme
changes
in
behavior.
K
Neglect
can
look
like
dehydration
or
malnutrition
outdated
or
unmarked
medications,
bed,
sores
or
hygiene.
If
somebody
was
supposed
to
be
helping
that
person
brush
their
hair
brush
their
teeth
or
shower,
and
they
weren't
doing
those
things
individual
to
individual
abuse.
This
is
when
one
person
with
a
disability
has
faced
harm
from
another
person
with
a
disability.
K
If
the
caregiver
was
supposed
to
be,
you
know
taking
care
of
that
person
who
ended
up
injuring
the
person
and
they
weren't.
They
were
off
doing
something
else.
Instead,
then,
we
could
look
at
the
caregiver
for
abuse
or
they
might
lack
the
equipment
they
need.
K
So
those
are
our
indicators.
I
realize
we're
running
low
on
time
here,
so
I'm
going
to
quickly
wrap
up.
I
briefly
want
to
mention
that,
while
anybody
can
make
a
report
to
dppc,
there
are
certain
groups
of
people
that
are
called
mandated
reporters
who
are
legally
required
to
make
a
report
if
they
suspect
abuse.
So
that
includes
the
people
you
see
here:
health
care
workers,
teachers,
guidance,
counselors
things
like
that.
K
I
mentioned
that,
because
we
offer
free
training
for
mandated
reporters,
they
can
sign
up
for
one
of
our
regular
ones
twice
a
month
or
contact
us
to
schedule
a
different
one.
If
you
know
of
anybody
who
could
benefit
from
this,
feel
free
to,
let
them
know
or
connect
us,
and
this
is
my
contact
information.
K
B
B
All
right,
chairs
report
is
that
if
you
are
snowed
in
like
me,
one
of
the
resources
you
can
use
is.
B
And
mayor
wu
just
announced
that
there's
another
grocery
store
the.
B
I
I
wanted
to
talk
about
the
be
together
policy
as
well.
Mayor
wu
announced
that
there
are
three
criteria
that
they're
going
to
use
to
decide
when
to
suspend
the
policy
or
to
rescind
it,
and
that
is
when
fewer
than
95
of
icu
beds
are
occupied.
B
G
Sorry,
I
was
unmute
so
sure
I
as
the
disability
program
manager
at
mass
general
hospital.
I
oversee
compliance
and
ensure
accessibility
for
our
patients
with
disabilities.
G
I
also
am
a
resource
for
our
employees
with
disabilities,
should
they
have
any
requests
for
accommodations.
I
review
the
policies
put
the
education
plans
together.
We
have
online
modules
that
are
assigned
to
staff
on
annual
faces
and
we
do
we
used
to
do
in-person
training
where
now
we
do
mostly
zoom
meetings.
G
Service,
animal
policy,
so
that
staff
are
aware
of
patients
rights.
We
also
purchase
adaptive
equipment,
for
example.
I
know
some
of
you
may
have
personal
experience
with
when
you
go
to
a
doctor's
office
and
the
exam
table
is
too
high.
So
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
responsible
for
is
purchasing
height,
adjustable
exam
tables
for
someone
who
may
not
easily
transfer
onto
the
regular
exam
tables
that
are
normally
in
doctor's
offices,
the
other
things
that
we
do
for
patients
who
are
deaf,
we
arrange
for
asl
interpreters
or
for
patients
who
are
different.
G
We
also
work
with
staff
in
coordinating
accommodations,
for
example.
If
a
physician
knows
that
they
have
a
patient
coming
in
and
they
may
need
certain
accommodations
such
as
you
know,
having
their
family
member
with
them,
or
maybe
they
need
a
special
type
of
adaptive
equipment.
We
make
sure
that
those
are
set
in
place
before
the
appointments.
G
So
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we
are
kind
of
working
on
now,
other
than
that
just
you
know
every
day,
working
with
patients
and
staff.
So
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions.
B
G
So
I
would
highly
encourage,
if
you
know
the
friend
or
family
member
who
is
coming
to
mass
general
or
mass
or
even
pregame
and
women,
to
let
us
know
we
recently
actually
formed
an
mgby
class,
which
is
basically
all
the
hospitals
under
what
used
to
be
partners
are
now
called
mgb.
M
L
L
I
studied
disability
studies
in
college
and
had
an
emphasis
in
critical
pedagogy
with
a
relationship
to
art
and
art
history,
so
yeah.
If
anybody
has
any
questions
about
the
specifics
of
that
I'd
love
to
talk
more
about
it,
and
I'm
really
glad
to
be
here
and
listening
to
all
of
you
guys
speak.
M
Great,
thank
you
kylie.
So,
as
kylie
mentioned,
she
will
be
running
our
on-street
accessible
parking
program
which
we
call
osap
and
that
oversees
all
the
parking
spaces
we
install
at
the
request
of
residence
or
in
the
commercial
areas
for
general
public
use.
So
we're
really
excited
that
she's
here
and
andrea
is
just
pulling
up
my
report.
M
Now
we
can
go
to
the
first
page,
so
another
administrative
administrative
update
I
want
to
talk
about
is
that
mayor
wu
announced
today
that
there
will
be
fair
free
bus
routes,
three
of
them,
the
23,
the
28
and
the
29,
and
I've
confirmed
with
the
ride
that
the
ride
is
also
free
in
these
these
areas.
So
if
anyone
takes
the
ride,
you
won't
be
charged
when
you're
on
those
routes
as
well.
M
I
don't
believe
that
the
the
uber
ride
is
covered
under
that,
but
it
is
it
is
it's
not.
Okay,
that's
what
I
thought
yep
so
exciting
news
about
the
three
bus
routes
and
they
will
be
starting
in
march
and
running
for
two
years.
M
So
2022
will
also
be
a
transitional
year,
because,
although
it's
an
extension
of
the
pilot,
we
will
still
work
under
those
guidelines,
but
we're
also
going
to
work
to
increase
accessibility,
compliance
requirements
and
work
on
enforcement.
This
means
we're
really
going
to
pay
attention
to
signage,
to
make
sure
that
restaurants
have
signs
that
indicate.
M
Ramps
are
available,
we're
going
to
concentrate
on
accessible
tables,
so
every
restaurant
doesn't
just
have
picnic
tables
with
a
built-in
bench
or
just
high
top
tables
which
may
not
be
accessible.
So
then,
starting
next
year,
we're
going
to
have
a
permanent
outdoor
dining
program,
which
will
be
full
fully
a
b
compliant
and
we're
working
on.
Creating
that
now
we're
working
closely
with
all
the
other
departments
involved
both
on
the
pilot
extension
and
on
the
permanent
program.
M
Okay,
just
a
few
office
updates.
I
have
our
bike.
Outreach
plan
is
in
development.
Now
colleen's
been
working
hard
on
that
since
she
started
in
december,
we
have
grant
funding
that
runs
through
this
december
2022,
so
we
hope
to
soon
get
out
some
rfps
to
get
companies
in
who
want
to
do
this
work
for
the
captions
ordinance,
we're
working
with
the
city
council
now
to
set
up
a
working
group.
So
we
can
stop
hammering
out
the
details
of
the
caption
ordinance
program
and
hope
to
launch
it
in
late
spring
or
early
summer.
M
We're
also
collaborating
on
a
project
that
the
city
is
rolling
out
called
all-inclusive
boston.
This
is
going
to
highlight
diverse
aspects
of
the
city
and
we're
looking
for
suggestions
on
faces
and
places
in
the
disability
community
to
highlight
in
the
video.
So
let
us
know
if
you
have
any
suggestions.
M
And
then
I'll
just
give
a
brief
overview
of
covid,
so
vaccines,
boosters
and
testings.
Not
much
of
this
has
changed
since
last
month,
except
that
cases
of
omnicron
are
down
they're
declining
and
the
metrics
are
starting
to
improve.
We
know
that
vaccination
remains
the
best
tool.
We
have
to
prevent
death,
severe
illness
and
spread.
M
M
I
haven't
received
it
yet
I
don't
know
if
anybody
else
has,
but
I
haven't
heard
of
anybody
getting
them
yet,
but
they
are
available
to
be
signed
up
for
and
then
just
to
reiterate
the
I
know
olivia
mentioned
the
metrics
that
we're
looking
at
to
end
the
proof
of
vaccination
mandate,
but
as
of
right
now,
still
as
of
january
15th,
you
have
to
prove
that
you've
had
one
dose
of
the
vaccine
for
anyone
who's
over
12,
and
this
covers
restaurants,
gyms
entertainment
venues
and
other
businesses.
M
Great
and
then
my
last
slide
is
just
talking
about
board
membership
and
elections.
So,
as
you
know,
we
currently
have
two
seats
open
on
the
board
and
we'd
love
to
get
recommendations
from
the
board.
If
that's
anyone,
you
know
who
you
think
would
be
a
good
choice
for
a
board
member
or
someone
who's
interested
in
serving,
as
I
mentioned
last
month.
Six
of
you
have
expired
appointments
and
I
connected
with
each
of
you
and
was
really
glad
to
hear
that
you're
all
interested
in
staying
on.
M
So
thank
you
for
your
service
and
your
interest
in
remaining
on
the
board
and
then
just
to
jump
to
elections.
Only
two
board
members
have
expressed
an
interest
in
running
for
position
on
the
executive
committee,
so
I
would
love
to
drum
up
some
more
interest
to
see
if
anyone
else
would
like
to
run
or
be
considered
for
a
position
we'll
be
pushing
the
elections
off
to
march,
because
we
haven't
really
had
many
people
to
nominate.
M
So
we
have
a
few
more
weeks
now,
like
I
said
this
was
a
quick
turnaround
time
from
a
january
meeting
to
our
february
meeting,
but
we
have
several
weeks
now
before
our
march
meeting.
So
hopefully
we'll
hear
from
you
about
your
interest
in
being
either
the
chair,
the
vice
chair,
the
secretary
or
the
treasurer.
B
Actually,
I
have
a
question:
the
bike
outreach
plan:
where
are
we
on
that?.
M
Yep,
so
we've
been
working
on
it
for
a
while
now,
but
we
really
had
reduced
capacity
because
we
had
two
staff
who
left
so
since
colleen
is
our
new
outreach
and
engagement
specialist?
We
handed
that
to
her
when
she
started
in
december,
so
she's
really
been
working
on
it
closely
with
andrea.
We
have
grant
money
to
spend
on
it,
so
we're
in
the
process
of
trying
to
put
out
an
rfp.
So
we
can
hire
a
consultant
to
actually
do
the
work
and
it
will
be
like
social
media.
M
It
will
be
connecting
with
different
groups.
It
will
be
a
whole
outreach
campaign
and
we
have
good
bit
of
money
to
spend
so
we're
looking
for
a
really
robust
outreach
campaign.
Hopefully
you
know
in
time
for
a
bike
season
to
kick
off.
M
Yep,
we
have
a
whole
work
stream
with
all
our
ideas
of
like
reaching
out
to
like
charities
that
do
bike
races
reaching
out
to
blue
bikes.
We
can
advertise
it
like
on
the
t
or
you
know,
in
kiosks
around
the
city,
so
we
have
every
aspect
of
the
plan
considered,
but
we
just
haven't
gotten
that
consultant
yet
to
actually
do
the
work.
So
that's
a
great
suggestion
and
anyone
else
who
has
suggestions.
A
This
is
andrea
with
the
commission,
the
maybe
my
hopeful
plan.
My
intention,
if
we
can
get
this
out,
is
to
begin
soliciting
bids,
certainly
this
month
and
to
select
a
consultant
through
the
appropriate,
equitable,
equitable
procurement
processes
of
the
city
to
to
have
this
launch
in
early
spring
to
have
the
plan
developed
or
sorry
in
late
spring.
A
Have
the
plan
developed
and
all
the
you
know,
creative
material
and
ads
created
in
time
to
go
out
on
social
media
on
bus
benches
on
wherever
the
consultants
you
know
help
us
decide
is
most
effective
at
the
start
of
bike
season,
so
shout
out
to
colleen
for
working
on
that
purchase
description
with
us
and
that
should
be
going
out
to
interested
vendors
very
soon.
D
Hi,
yes,
this
is
elizabeth
dean
clower,
commissioner,
for
the
boston
public
library
that
they
were
gonna.
Do
a
redesign
do
that?
Can
you
tell
me
where
that
stands
or
with
the
redesign?
What
what
happened
with
that.
M
Yeah,
do
you
mean
the
master
plan
that
they're
working
on.
D
Yeah
yeah
did
that
I
mean
wasn't
there
going
to
be
a
disability,
I
mean
not.
Disability.
Excuse
me
an
accommodation
component
that
they
were.
That
was
going
to
be.
That
was
of
interest
to
the
board.
I
just
didn't
know
where
that
stood.
M
Yeah,
so
that's
a
really
good
point.
I
was
actually
going
to
put
something
in
my
report
about
the
library
but
I'll
turn
it
over
to
andrea
for
that
second
piece,
but
the
master
plan
is
still
underway
when
the
city
does
a
master
plan.
It
generally
takes
like
several
years
so
they're
redesigning
the
front
of
the
old
mckim
building,
which
is
a
historic
landmark
from
the
1800s.
M
It
has
a
series
of
marble
steps.
As
we
know
it's
inaccessible,
there
is
a
temporary
ramp.
That's
located
there
permanently
a
permanent
temporary
ramp,
but
it's
not
really
in
keeping
with
the
historical
look
of
the
building.
So
part
of
the
master
plan
is
going
to
make
the
front
entrance
accessible
and
it
will
be
incorporated
right
into
the
the
marble
stairs.
It
will
be
a
beautiful,
architecturally,
sound
and
and
seamless
entrance
they're,
also
working
on
other
upgrades
as
part
of
the
master
plan,
and
my
architectural
access
team
is
involved
in
that.
M
A
Yeah
we
had
a
fabulous
meeting
with
a
staff
from
the
mckim
building
who
are
working
on
a
video
tour
like
a
stand-alone
pit
play
watch
the
video,
as
well
as
an
interactive
360
tour
of
the
mckim
building,
which
is
one
of
the
oldest
buildings
in
boston,
and
you
know
very,
very
interesting,
historical
landmark,
and
so
the
360
tour
will
be
interactive
to
click
around
to
have
you
know
things
on
the
wall.
A
That'll
have
a
you
know,
read
more
button
kind
of
thing,
and
they
have
done
a
great
job
already
thinking
about
the
accessibility
of
all
of
that,
having
audio
description,
having
translation
things
like
that,
but
we
had
a
great
meeting
with
them.
Consulting
on
some
additional
resources
and
accessibility
features
to
think
about
one
of
the
really
awesome
parts
about
that
tour
too,
is
while
the
mckim
building
continues
to
undergo
physical
renovations,
to
increase
access
to
all
of
the
building.
A
There
are
parts
of
it
right
now
that
sorry
excuse
me,
there
are
parts
of
it
right
now
that
are
not
accessible,
physically
accessible,
that
there
is
a
step
up
and
there
is
no
ramp
too,
and
this
tour
will
allow
we'll
go
into
all
those
places
so
that
you
can
have
a
360
virtual
view
of
that.
While
the
the
city
continues
to
work
on
making
physical
access
a
reality
to
those
currently
in
accessible
locations,
so
yeah
stay
tuned.
We
will
definitely
share
the
the
link
when
it's
live.
A
C
This
is
carl,
I
have
a
question
yeah,
so
I'm
glad
to
hear
a
that
they're
going
to
be
audio
description,
but
virtual
360
degree
tours
are
notoriously
non-screen
reader
friendly,
and
I
don't
know
if
there's
a
way
that
they're
planning
to
address
that
for
those
who
may
use
the
screen
reader
to
access
the
the
web.
A
So
I
know
that,
for
example,
this
is
android
with
commission.
We
did
recommend
that
they
reach
out
to
some
consultants
that
the
city
of
boston
has
worked
with
on
our
website
and
other
materials.
A
To
answer
those
questions,
we
did
bring
that
up
to
them
that
the
notion
of
making
sure
the
whole
thing
is
accessible
to
screen
readers.
But,
commissioner-
and
I
are
not
the
technical
experts
on
it,
but
we
made
some
recommendations
for
places
they
might
look
to
have
that
consultation
done.
Can
I
share
anything
else?
Udab
yeah.
M
There
is
a
company
that
the
city
has
used
before
called
iterators
and
it's
comprised
of
people
with
disabilities
who
do
testing
like
that.
So
we
really
emphasize
the
need
for
it
to
be
completely
accessible
and
the
staff
person
we
met
with
had
already
done
so
much
work
on
access.
So
we
really
think
she
gets
it
and
we
have
confidence
that
it
will
be
accessible,
but
we
will
stay
in
touch
with
her
along
the
way
and
we
can
ask
her
this
specific
question.
D
This
is
liquid.
I
just
had
a
quick
follow-up
to
the
same
thing
about
the
library
two
things.
Certainly
that's
important
that
your
office,
commissioner,
is
involved
early
on
because,
as
you
recall,
the
the
advisory
board
was
really
concerned
about
city
hall,
plaza
that
we
didn't
know
about
it
until
the
11th
hour
and
when
everything
had
been
decided.
So
part
of
the
hope
is
with
plans
or
not
hope,
I'm
more
than
that.
D
I'm
really
trying
to
push
for
having
having
you
and
and
the
advisory
board
knowledgeable
at
an
earlier
point
when
they're
talking
about
the
drawings
and
the
construction,
because
there
are
certain,
in
addition
to
the
exterior
old
entrance
that
you've
described.
Some
people
will
remember
several
years
ago
when
there
is
a
disability
related
meeting.
D
And
I
think
it's
called
the
map
room,
the
one
that
only
you
can
only
get
to
by
a
lift
that
has
a
that's,
not
even
just
a
straightforward
lift
that
you
get
on
in
lieu
of
an
elevator
or
a
situation
like
that,
a
lift.
But
then
you
go.
You
have
to
turn
90
degrees.
I
didn't
really
identify
as
a
wheelchair
user,
but
I
am
a
wheelchair
user
and
so
it's
spaces
like
that
either
making
sure
those
aren't
used,
but
certainly,
if
there's
anything,
that's
under
construction
internally.
D
That
has
to
do
with
conference
space
yeah
that
that
would
be
avoided.
M
Yeah
we're
very
familiar
with
that
room
in
that
incident
and
the
lift
it's
a
vertical
lift,
but
it's
very
old.
The
library
team
who
oversees
construction
knows
that
we're
not
happy
with
it.
So
they're
going
to
look
at
all
those
areas
as
part
of
the
master
plan.
But
what
I
can
do
elizabeth
is,
I
can
ask
the
staff
from
the
library
to
come
to
the
board
and
give
a
presentation
to
show
where
they
are
now
so
I'll
look
into
that
for
next
month
or
the
month
after.
M
We
have
scheduled
a
date
for
our
disability
community
forum
we've
held
that
every
year
since
I've
been
in
the
job
11
years,
except
for
last
year
because
of
the
pandemic.
So
I
was
interested
in
getting
the
board's
feedback
on
if
you'd
be
able
to
or
willing
to
come
in
person
or
if
you'd
rather
do
it,
virtually
it
will
be
in
may
may
11th.
So
we
do
have
a
few
months
and
we
know
metrics
are
trending
down,
but
we
still
are
acutely
aware
of.
M
You
know
the
dangers
of
covet,
especially
for
people
with
disabilities.
So
I
would
love
to
get
your
input
over
the
next
few
weeks,
whether
you
think
it
would
be
something
you
would
attend
in
person
and
the
location
is
going
to
be
at
suffolk,
university
law
school
on
tremont
street.
So
it's
a
really
big
space.
We've
held
it
there
a
few
times
in
the
past,
so
we've
reserved
that
room,
and
then
we
also
are
working
on
a
virtual
event.
A
This
is
andrew
at
the
commission.
I
I
do
want
to
just
throw
in
that.
There
will
be
an
option
to
send
in
questions
virtually
and
to
have
follow-up
answers.
It
just
won't
be
live
hybrid
option.
If
we
do
that
there
won't
be
live
communication
on
video
as
the
option,
but
for
people
who
can
attend.
Of
course,
there
will
be
an
option
to
email
us,
a
question
and
we'll
we'll
follow
up
on
that.
So.
A
N
M
Yeah,
I
was
thinking
it
through
whether
it
should
be
virtual
or
in
person,
and
I
think
virtual
would
work
for
an
event
like
this,
because
it's
not
so
much
a
celebration
like
our
ada
day,
where
we
want
to
be
in
person.
We
want
to
interact
with
each
other.
We
want
to
celebrate
the
community
forum
really
is
for
us
to
get
feedback
and
input
and
to
share
information
on
our
end.
So
we
don't
have
to
decide
this
week,
but
we
will
have
to
make
the
decision
in
the
next
few
weeks.
M
So
we
will
reach
out
to
you
before
we
make
that
decision,
but
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
a
heads
up
that
we
have
scheduled
it.
We're
excited
to
have
it
again
because
we
look
forward
to
it
every
year.
We
love
to
get
input
from
the
community,
and
we
also
want
to
do
our
annual
report
out
to
the
community
so
we'll
be
in
touch.
But
thank
you
for
that
input.
Jerry.
N
No
problem,
thank
you,
and
I'm
I'm
also
happy
that
you're
that
we're
able
to
hold
the
event
again
whether
whether
virtual
or.
B
B
Any
other
comments
or
announcements:
let's
move
on
to
old
business.
A
A
We
are
touching
base
with
the
now
now
council
president
council
flynn,
who
had
proposed
the
hearing
order
last
time
to
get
an
update
on
which
which
agenda
will
be
added
to
because
he
is
now
council
president.
There
is
a
different
committee
chair,
councillor,
kenzie
bach,
that
it
would
be
assigned
to
so
once
it
is
proposed.
B
Excellent.
Thank
you
any
other
old
business
that
I'm.
B
I
don't
see
any
any
new
business.
C
B
Excellent,
yes,
john
kelly,
if
you're
there
and
you're
ready
to
present
go
ahead.
A
O
Yes,
okay!
Well,
first,
thank
you
to
the
board
for
your
continued
support
of
our
opposition
to
assisted
suicide.
Your
letters
to
the
public
health
committee
have
been
very
important
and
I'm
here
today
with
another
opportunity
to
oppose
the
legalization
of
assisted
suicide.
O
The
background
of
this
is
that
in
2016,
dr
roger
kligler,
a
plymouth
doctor
and
another
doctor
filed
a
lawsuit
against
the
state
of
massachusetts
and
the
person
of
maura
healey,
arguing
that
the
state
constitution
already
contained
the
individual
right
to
assisted
suicide,
which
they
call
medical
aid
and
dying
on
december.
31St
2019
suffolk,
superior
court
rejected
the
suit
and
said
that
the
proponents
should
go
to
the
legislature
for
a
change
in
the
law.
O
Groups
that
have
already
signed
on
include
the
american
association
of
people
with
disabilities,
autistic
self-advocacy
network,
disability
rights,
education
and
defense
fund
or
dreadf,
the
national
council
on
independent
living
or
nickel,
not
dead.
Yet
united
spinal
association,
the
national
group
and
then
state
groups
like
metrowest
center
for
independent
living
independence,
associates
second
thoughts.
O
It
argues
that
assisted
suicide
cannot
be
a
voluntary
choice
due
to
the
prevalence
of
implicit
bias
in
the
medical
profession
and
ongoing
barriers
to
competent
supportive
care
and
treatment.
I
myself,
and
I
know
some
of
you
on
this
board-
have
received
shoddy
care
from
medical
personnel
and
such
questions
as
quality
of
life.
Do
you
really
want
to
have
this
life-saving
or
extending
procedure
and
so
on?
O
Finally,
the
brief
discusses
how
there
exists
no
safeguards
adequate
to
protect
people
with
disabilities
from
the
dangers
of
assisted
suicide,
and
you
know,
basically,
when
a
state
government
sponsors
your
suicide
they're,
basically
saying
that
your
life,
we
agree
with
you
that
you
are
a
burden.
We
agree
that
incontinence
is
a
good
reason
to
kill
yourself,
etc,
etc.
O
O
O
You
know
there's
a
danger
that
it
would
be
extended
to
non-terminal
disabled
people
such
as
happened
in
canada
and
in
other
countries
so,
and
the
this
is
a
great
opportunity
to
burnish
the
credentials
of
the
advisory
board,
because
at
the
beginning
of
the
brief
there
is
a
paragraph
description
of
each
of
the
the
groups
and
so
would
be.
I
would
love
to
see
the
advisory
board
to
the
boston
disability
commission
listed
in
the
list
of
friends
and
I'll,
stop
there
and
take
any
questions.
O
And
my
ask
is
that
the
board
approved
signing
on
to
the
to
the
amicus
brief.
M
So
john
hi,
it's
it's,
commissioner
makash
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
I
did
email
the
board
with
the
attachment
that
you
sent,
but
I
did
let
them
know
that
where
this
is
a
last-minute
presentation
and
they
may
not
have
had
a
chance
to
read
the
materials
thoroughly
and
really
digest
them
that
they
may
not
be
able
to
or
be
willing
to
take
a
vote
tonight.
But
can
you
talk
about
when
your
timeline
for
needing
to
know
would
be.
O
Yeah
I
it
would
really
be
great
to
know
by
friday
the
the
brief
is
due
next
wednesday
and
so
she's
continuing
to
revise
it,
and
but
the
brief
will
basically
remain
the
same
and
yeah.
I
think
it
would.
It
would
really
put
a
favorable
light
on
the
advisory
board.
N
Yes,
thank
you
and
good
to
see
you
good
to
see
you
john,
and
thank
you
for
bringing
up
this
this
important
topic
and
you
know
sometimes
a
hot
button,
but
an
issue.
I
I,
since
we
did
just
get
the
get
the
brief
today
I
I
apologize.
I
haven't
really
had
the
chance
to
go
over
it
much
at
all.
So
forgive
me
if
this
this.
N
My
question
is
answered
in
the
brief.
How
many
states
have
laws
like
this
on
the
books
currently.
N
N
And
as
a
follow-up,
do
we
know,
do
we
know,
do
we
know,
do
they
keep
data
on
on
the
numbers
of
assisted
suicides
in
those
states.
N
Do
they
keep
do
they
keep
data?
Do
those
states
keep
data
on
how
many
assisted
suicides
there
are.
O
They
do
and,
for
example,
oregon,
which
has
had
the
the
law.
The
longest
keeps
track,
and
one
interesting
result
out
there
is
that
they
publish
a
list
of
end
of
life
concerns
every
year
and
the
top
five
all
have
to
deal
with
disability,
and
that
includes
loss
of
autonomy
not
being
able
to
do
pleasurable
activities,
loss
of
status
or
dignity,
feeling
like
a
burden
on
others,
incontinence,
real
disability
issues,
and
none
of
the
states
that
have
legalized
it
have
done
so
through
the
courts.
O
They've
either
done
so
through
referendums
or
through
the
legislative
process,
and
we
believe
that
the
legislature
is
the
place
where
laws
like
this
should
be
addressed,
and
there
have
been
quite
a
few
court
challenges
throughout
the
country
and
every
single
one
has
failed,
and
so
we
are
hoping
that
the
sjc
will
continue.
That
condition.
O
They
made
an
aside
that
this
was
not
a
case
of
someone
suffering
from
a
terminal
illness
who
had
asked
for
help
and
they
wrote
that
you
know
as
an
aside
and
so
that
made
us
nervous
that
they
might
be
predisposed
to
see
this
as
a
right
and
so
we're
trying
to
get
as
much
disability
rights.
Opposition
as
possible.
C
He
was
the
first
chair
by
the
way
and
set
us
on
a
good
path.
So
I
don't
really
have
a
question
for
john
what
I
want
to
recommend
to
the
disability,
commission
and
the
advisory
member
did,
since
everybody
hasn't
necessarily
had
a
chance,
but
john
is
also
on
a
tight
deadline
is
maybe
we
can
within
the
next
24
hours,
vote
by
email,
which
would
be
a
matter
of
public
record
but
vote
by
email
and
then
and
then
back
then
the
we
could,
then
let
him
know
by
friday.
C
I
don't
know
if
everybody's
comfortable
with
that,
unless
everybody
wants
to
take
a
vote
tonight,
but
if
nobody's
comfortable
with
that,
I
would
suggest
that
we
can.
We
can
try
to
get
build
a
consensus
by
email
over
the
next
24
hours
and
then
have
an
answer
for
him
on
friday
morning.
C
Yeah
this
is
carl.
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
take
this
matter
up
and
decide
over
email,
whether
or
not
to
support
second
thoughts
in
their
brief
and
get
him
our
decision
by
friday.
F
A
Hey
there
hi.
This
is
andrew
with
the
disability
commission.
I
want
to
fully
confirm
with
the
open
meeting
law
whether
we
can
do
this
carl
is
right
regardless
it
would
be
a
matter
of
public
record.
That
is
correct,
but
I
do
believe
that
any
deliberations
of
the
public
board
have
to
happen
in
a
publicly
noticed
meeting
that
requires
48
hours
of
public
notice.
So
I
I
think
this
might
be
possible.
If
you
take
the
vote
now
to
take
the
vote
over
email.
A
I
just
wanna
caveat,
I'm
gonna
do
some
research
tonight
and
let
you
all
know,
in
which
case
I
would
suggest
that
people
be
willing
to
maybe
sign
their
names,
not
as
a
board,
but
as
individual
members
of
boston's
disability
community
yeah.
I
think
that's
I'll
leave
it.
There.
C
M
Hi,
it's
it's,
commissioner
makash.
We
will
definitely
look
into
it
first
thing
tomorrow.
I
think
what
andrea
may
be
saying
is
well.
It's
definitely
true
that
you
can't
deliberate
and
discuss
things
if
you
want
to
discuss
it
now
and
then
just
email,
your
support
or
your
opposition
that
may
be
allowable
right.
That's.
J
C
M
D
D
I
mean
there
shouldn't
be
a
as
the
board,
not
even
that.
Obviously,
the
commissioner
and
her
full-time
staff
are
under
the
mayor's
office,
but
there
I
mean,
there's
not
a
political
reason.
We
can't,
in
other
words,
there's
no
conflict
of
conflict
of
interest,
or
whatever
I
mean
it's,
the
opposite,
ironically,
of
course,
for
real
life.
I
mean
there's
no
impediment
that
way
and
I
think,
given
the
combinations
of
the
urgency
of
the
circumstance
I
mean
staying
within
what
the
part
that
you
know,
that
is,
the
deliberation
isn't
allowed
over
email.
D
But,
given
you
know
the
aspects
of
this
tunneling
that
we're
out
of
our
hands
that
we're
still
in
a
cobid
situation
as
far
as
you
know,
meetings
not
only
our
own
but
other,
it's
you
know
the
need
and
importance
of
having
them
virtually.
D
I
think
that
I
think,
to
the
extent
to
at
least
see
I
I
think
that
it's
important
to
at
least
find
out
from
who
who
the
people
who
are
present
on
the
meeting,
given
that
there
are,
you
know
the
way,
the
different
categories
to
at
least
find
out
where,
where
this
situation
stands,
doctor.
A
No
so
because
john
was
recognized
under
public
or
sorry
new
business
or
public
input.
This
meeting
was
noticed
and
members
of
the
public
are
here
they
found
out
about
it.
Yay
welcome
you
can
deliberate
here.
So
I
just
did
a
quick
look
of
the
frequently
asked
questions
for
the
open
meeting
law.
A
May
a
public
body
member
you
all
communicate
with
other
public
body
members
over
email
and
it
says
only
to
discuss
scheduling
a
meeting,
distribute
a
meeting
agenda
or
to
distribute
reports
or
documents
to
be
discussed
at
a
meeting,
provided
that
no
opinion
of
a
member
of
the
public
body
is
expressed.
I
think
that
might
mean
votes.
C
A
So
I
think
the
question
would
be
voting
tonight,
which
you
can
definitely
make
a
motion
to
vote
tonight.
Totally
allowable
or
people
can
sign
on
in
their
individual
capacities
and
it
looks
like
the
asl
interpreters
are
getting
ready
to
switch,
so
I
will
pause
there.
D
Hear
yeah
it's
elizabeth
second,
okay,.
B
B
Okay,
paul.
B
B
Yep,
I
fixed
it.
Sorry
I
I
am
staying
okay.
A
A
I
believe
yardley
sanchez
has
also
joined
us.
A
I
count
this
is
andrew
at
the
commission.
I
count
six
years
and
four
abstentions.
O
Thank
you
very
much.
All
that's
needed
olivia
would
be
a
description
of
the
advisory
board
for
the
amicus,
and
the
commissioner
can
share
the
style
in
which
those
are
written.
It's
at
the
beginning
of
the
full
brief
full
draft
of
the
brief.
A
C
B
Yeah,
it's
our
our
introduction
right.
M
And
hi
it's
commissioner
again
going
to
check
in
with
our
law
department
just
to
check
and
see
if
we
need
to
recognize
that
some
people
abstained
or
if
it's
just
the
majority
vote
counts
as
supporting
it,
because
we
may
want
to
make
note
of
that
somehow
to
recognize
everybody's
and
respect
everybody's
vote.
N
Yeah,
definitely
something
we
want
to
clarify
for
future
for
future
votes
and
everything.
A
Yeah,
this
is
andrea.
All
it
says
is
that
decisions
will
be
made
by
a
majority
of
those
members
present
unless
we're
otherwise
noted
in
these
bylaws,
and
as
far
as
I
know,
there
is
nowhere
else,
otherwise
noted
other
than
amendments
to
the
bylaws,
which
require
two-thirds.
A
And
we,
this
is
andrea,
we'll
just
confirm
the
public
reporting
of
that
for
the
it's
passed
per
the
bylaws
passed
with
majority
vote
of
those
presents,
we'll
just
confirm
for
the
sake
of
public
alerting
in
the
board.
N
N
So
andrea
from
what
you're
saying
there
is
a
description
of
the
advisory
board
already
in
the
draft
in
the
draft.
A
O
Thank
you
olivia
and
the
board.
We
really
appreciate
it.
B
Okay
time
for
public
input,
members
of
the
general
public
can
speak
now
if
they
have
input
for
us
for
the.
I
Say
that
I
support
the
bill
for
john
kelly
that
he's
presented.
I
know
I
can't
vote,
but
I
do
support
it.
Thank
you.