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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 10-23-2017
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 10-23-2017
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D
G
B
B
H
I
Hello,
Maura
Bresnahan
I'm,
the
festival
director
for
reelabilities
Film,
Festival
Boston.
We
are
very
happy
to
be
here
tonight.
We
just
want
to
sort
of
give
you
an
overview
of
the
festival,
make
sure
it's
on
your
radars
and
let
you
know
what
we're
looking
for
as
far
as
help
with
outreach
in
the
community
in
Boston-
and
this
is
Jamie
sax,
you
can
introduce
yourself
hi.
I
I
It's
about
a
young
boy
with
autism,
whose
father
learned
how
to
communicate
with
him
through
Disney
films
and
the
second
one
is
called
rebound,
and
it's
about
a
wheelchair
basketball
team
from
Miami,
so
just
to
get
a
sense
of
the
films
that
we
show
and
I'm
using.
This
is
my
sole
sound.
So
it's
not
going
to
be
surround
sound.
N
K
K
G
J
J
J
I
got
a
phone
call
asking
me
if
we
wanted
to
do
reelabilities,
which
had
been
started
in
New
York
and
if
we
wanted
to
bring
it
to
Boston
and
we
went
it's
our
opportunity
to
finally
do
a
disability
festival,
so
that
was
seven
years
ago,
we're
now
heading
into
our
seventh
year.
The
festival
in
2018
will
be
March
21st
to
29th.
We
show
films,
you
saw
here
the
kind
of
variety
we
have.
We
have
films
about
physical
disability.
J
We
have
films
about
intellectual
disability,
about
people
on
the
spectrum
and
we
also
have
films
about
mental
health.
Really,
the
mission
of
the
festival
is
to
is
to
show
people
the
the
accomplishments
and
lives
of
people
with
disabilities.
We
are
very
proud
that
we
draw
a
large
crowd
of
film
fans,
whether
they
have
disabilities
or
not,
and
I
can
tell
you
personally.
J
But
of
course
all
of
our
venues
are
not
only
are
they
accessible,
but
they
we
make
sure
that
there's
lots
of
rooms
for
people
room
for
people
with
wheelchairs.
We've
learned
a
lot
too,
and
just
because
a
theater
is
accessible
doesn't
mean,
there's
room
for
lots
of
people
with
disabilities.
So
we're
we're
very,
very
picky
about
where
we
show
all
of
our
films
have
captions
I
was
just
speaking
to
Carl
about
audio
description.
We
do
every
year
we
have
a
few
films
with
audio
description.
J
I
I
Any
venues
that
you
could
think
of
that
are
highly
accessible
would
be
great,
so
we're
definitely
trying
to
expand
the
festival,
we're
trying
to
expand
our
partnerships
and,
if
you
can
think
of
any
now,
that's
great.
If
not,
you
can
always
email
us
and
we
also
have
an
advisory
board
that
Kristen
has
agreed
to
be
on
which
is
great
and
share,
and
we
meet
twice
a
year.
So
the
first
meeting-
or
we
typically
show
some
films
that
I'm
thinking
of
I
solicit
ideas
on
our
input
on
these
films.
I
We
talk
about
programming
that
we
could
have
guests.
We
could
have.
We
always
have
a
discussion
after
every
film
which
is
hugely
important
to
us,
and
we
try
and
include
someone
from
the
film
and,
if
not,
someone
from
within
the
community
that
we're
talking
about
the
film
is
about.
So
we
always
need
ideas
for
that.
I
So
yeah
we're
just
looking
for
any
input
basically
and
to
get
more
people
on
board
within
the
disability
community,
in
Boston
and
without
the
disability
community,
because
our
goal
is
really
to
get
people
from
inside
the
community
outside
the
community
to
come
to
these
films
and
we're
doing
pretty
well,
we
had
a
great
year.
Last
year
we
had
a
sold-out
opening
night
at
Museum
of
Science
we've
been,
which
we
showed
life,
animated,
Ron
Suskind
was
there,
and
so
it
really
is
becoming
a
go-to
event
in
Boston,
so
which
is
very
cool
for
us.
E
I
So
we
screen
I
mean
right
now
we
do
Museum
of
Science.
We
screen
at
Emerson
College.
In
the
bright
light
screening
room.
We
do
MFA,
we
do
the
JCCC
Newton
Brattle
Theater,
Cambridge
Public
Library,
which
we
partner
with
the
Cambridge
City
Commission
on
disabilities
for
their
disability,
reframed
screening
series
and
we
screen
to
the
Kotton
school
the
past
two
years
in
Lexington
and
then
closing
night.
We
in
the
big
theater
at
the
summer
goal
for
Davis
Square,
yep
yeah,
and
we
we
use
the
big
theater
because
that's
the
most
accessible.
I
J
J
E
I
So
that's
one
thing:
I've
actually
had
a
lot
of
difficulty
trying
to
partner
with
universities
around
here.
So
if
anyone
has
connections
be
great
this
year
we
do.
We
are
gonna
partner
with
Leslie
I,
don't
know
if
you're
familiar
with
Dan
Habib
he's
done
a
bunch
of
films
on
disability,
so
we're
actually
gonna
have
our
first
panel
with
him
there
at
Leslie
in
an
accessible
space
and
show
clips
of
his
new
film,
which
are
really
excited
about
and
the
whole
film
dil.
I
S
F
Yes,
here's
this
year,
I
just
mentioned,
although
I
know,
someone
from
the
eyes
probably
had
the
same
idea
like
I,
have
I,
don't
have
any
connections
to
particulars
specific
electrical
universities.
But
let
me
try
like
be
you,
for
instance,
because
I've
been
to
a
bunch
of
workshop
bunch
of
conferences
almost
dissipative
like
and
they
they
seem
to
very
accommodating.
J
F
B
C
M
I
D
I
J
And
sometimes
we
want
to
screen
them
and
the
film
makers,
for
whatever
reason,
are
not
ready.
So
it's
not
as
easy.
We
don't
just
get
to
pick
them
and
show
what
we
want.
We
it's
a
negotiation,
sometimes
they're
not
ready
for
whatever
reason.
So
sometimes
we
have
to
wait
till
next
year
on
some
of
them.
So
it's
a
so.
B
Any
other
questions
for
members
of
the
Commission
all
right,
I,
just
only
I,
know
that
the
Film
Festival
folks
might
not
be
here
for
the
session
called
public
input.
So
if
you
have
any
very
specific
targeted
questions
for
the
film
festival,
folks
from
the
public
one
at
a
time,
I'll
just
take
a
couple
and
then
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
next
item
can.
T
I
have
connections
at
BU
with
some
people
that
are
in
occupational
therapy
in
the
graduate
program,
and
so
I
can
definitely
hook
you
up
with
that
information
and
have
you
tried
Ivy,
Street
School
in
Brookline?
They
have
at
school
for
like
teenage
adults,
so
I
know
that
they
would
have
a
place
for
you
too,
and
like
them
to
be
that
number,
that
information.
J
I
U
Hi
everyone
I'm
Andy,
I
work
with
uber.
You
may
be
familiar
that
for
the
past
year,
uber
has
been
running
a
paratransit
pilot
program
with
the
MBTA
and
we're
just
here
to
give
a
quick
update,
I
met
with
Commissioner
Murr
Micajah
few
weeks
ago,
and
we
are
just
about
a
year
in
we're
looking
at
fulfilling
or
we're
waiting
for
the
MBTA
to
put
out
their
next
RFP.
So
we're
thinking
about
the
next
iteration
of
that
partnership
and
wanted
to
give
you
guys
a
brief
update.
U
We
have
at
this
point
over
500
people
on
the
uber
side
enrolled
in
the
in
the
pilot
program.
Over
the
summer
we
added
11
wheelchair
access
vehicles
for
four
wave
usage
that
can
be
summoned
by
everybody
in
or
out
of
the
paratransit
pilot
program
and
anyone
who's
interested
in
enrolling,
who
is
not
yet
in
the
pilot
program,
but
has
access
to
the
ride.
That
pilot
program
is
open
to
to
anyone
at
this
point,
and
so
you
can
just
go
online
if
you,
if
you
google,
uber
and
MBTA.
U
B
U
B
And
you
may
not
be
able
to
answer
this
because
this
may
be
a
decision
of
the
Department
of
Transportation
who
provide
service
to
paratransit
service.
There's
a
lot
of
discussion
among
people
who
get
40
rides
some
get
20
words.
Some
get
10
rides
and
some
get
two.
So
there
are
some
people,
the
people,
for
instance,
to
get
two
were
very
unhappy.
You
know
why
should
others
get
40,
so
is
it
going
to
be
the
same
moving
forward
so.
U
The
number
of
rides
is
determined
by
the
MBTA.
We
submit
people
who
request
to
be
added
to
the
pilot
program
to
the
MBTA
they
match.
They
give
us
their
ride
ID.
We
then
submit
the
ride
ID
to
the
MBTA,
and
the
MBTA
tells
us
how
many
rides
that
person
gets
so
that's
completely
out
of
our
control,
but
it
is
based,
as
I
understand
it
on
the
number
of
rides
that
that
person
has
taken
on
the
traditional
ride.
Whatever.
D
You
know
and
I
know
that
I
know
that
uber
has
worked
with.
You
know
has
tried
to
build
some
relationships
with
some
community
partners
to
make
make
a
wave
service
more
available
to
to
wheelchair
users
and
and
folks
who,
who
need
lift
equipped
or
ramp
ramped
equipped
vehicles.
You
said
over
the
summer
that
you've
added
11
and
have
you
been
able
to
track?
Has
that
has
ridership
of
folks
who
need
those
equip
vehicles?
Has
that
increased?
Has
the
demand
increased
where
what
what
are
those
those
numbers
like
if
you've
been
able
to
track
them?
The.
U
Number
of
trips
has
certainly
gone
up,
I
would
say
pretty
steadily
we're
doing
a
couple
dozen
trips
a
week,
whereas
previously
we
were
doing
I
think
under
10
a
month
or
something
like
that
so
or
a
couple
dozen
trips.
No,
it
is
a
couple
dozen
trips
a
week,
and
so
it's
definitely
improved.
That
doesn't
mean
it
can't
get
better
and
we
are
in
the
very
early
stages
of
exploring
other
partnerships
that
we
may
be
able
to
utilize
additional
vehicles.
U
We
purchased
the
the
way
vehicles
that
we
have
now
so
we're
kind
of
looking
at
the
options
for
again
I,
said
partnerships
so
vehicles
that
might
not
be
utilized
full
time
that
maybe
we
may
be
able
to
put
on
the
platform
or
something
like
that.
But
that's
very
early
stages.
That's
not
to
say
like
it
is
certainly
a
frustrating
process
and
we
do
hear
that
feedback
a
lot
we're
working
on
it.
U
F
U
So
that's
actually
another
good
thing
that
I
should
mention
is
over
the
last
11
months,
the
fee
has
been
$1
for
an
uber
pool
ride,
which
is
basically
a
shared
ride.
So
you
you
call
an
uber
and
somebody
else
may
be
in
the
car
with
you
or
an
uber
X,
which
is
most
comparable
to
like
a
single
service
vehicle,
and
so
it's
$1
for
a
pool,
ride
or
$2
for
an
X
ride,
and
then
the
MBTA
would
pay
the
following
$13
for
X
or
$14
for
pool.
U
U
It's
an
experiment
that
they're
running
the
upfront
fare
for
the
rider
would
be
the
same
either
a
dollar
or
two
dollars,
and
the
MBTA
would
pay
$40
in
an
effort
to
see
if
people
would
take
longer
trips,
because
the
service
area
is
actually
the
same
as
it
is
for
the
normal
ride
radius.
So
it's
it's
a
pretty
big
area,
so
they
wanted
to
see
if
they
could
encourage
people
to
take
those
longer
trips
on
uber.
U
The
MBTA
has
done
a
few
robo
calls
to
people
who
are
eligible
for
the
ride
and
we
have
been
in
discussions
about
sending
some
mailers
or
doing
some
other
campaigns.
But
given
that
the
the
partnership
is
about
to
end
and
we're
looking
at
renewing,
we
wanted
to
wait
until
we
had
determined
those
terms
before
we
set
out
and-
and
let
people
know
again
about
the
partnership.
D
U
V
C
U
C
E
U
C
City
of
Boston
provides
a
very
comprehensive
training
as
far
as
like
the
tie-downs
loading
somebody
in
on
a
ramp
etiquette.
You
know
everything
from
payment
options:
the
the
taxi
discount
program,
so
the
wave
drivers
in
Boston
I
thoroughly
trained
and
we
discussed
training
too
and
that's
something
I
think
we
can
work
on
moving
forward.
We
can
work
on
together.
B
B
My
other
questions-
and
my
final
question
for
me-
is
that
I
know
that
live
very
soon
within
the
next
month
or
two
or
at
least
it's
been
rumored
in
the
media
that
lived
in
the
next
month
or
two
is
going
to
be
doing
a
pilot
program
with
self-driving
cars.
I,
don't
know
what
I
know
they're
doing
it
in
pick
bug,
but
are
there
any
plans
to
do
it
in
the
Boston
area
as
well?
That.
U
So
these
we
chose
the
drivers
specifically
based
on
the
number
of
trips
that
they've
taken
previously,
so
there
again,
these
vehicles
are
at
least
through
or
have
been
least
through
BER,
so
we
actually
recruited
drivers
who
had
a
very
strong
record
and
encouraged
them
with
various
kinds
of
incentives
to
take
wave
trips
and
to
be
on
the
road
daily.
So
this
is
in
many
cases
uber
can
be
a
subsidy
to
another
job.
This
is
these
people
main
source
of
income,
so
they
are
pretty
much
on
the
road.
D
C
D
H
B
B
F
B
F
B
U
B
B
B
C
Report
Thank
You
Carl,
so
I'd
like
to
let
everybody
know
that
October
is
National,
Disability
Employment,
Awareness
Month,
so
there
are
events
happening
all
over
the
country
during
this
month
to
pay
tribute
to
people
with
disabilities
who
have
navigated
successfully
to
gain
employment
and
also
to
recognize
the
achievements
of
employees
with
disabilities.
Here
in
City,
Hall
we're
having
our
seventh
annual
disability
mentoring
day.
It's
happening
on
this
Thursday
and
during
that
day
we
pair
with
the
mass
rehab
Commission
to
match
ten
Boston
residents,
adults
with
disabilities,
who
are
job
ready.
C
We
matched
them
with
ten
departments
in
City
Hall
to
do
a
day-long
event
of
a
morning,
Job
Shadow
program
an
afternoon
networking
session
with
small
business,
small
business,
employers
and
city
hall
managers
to
network
and
get
tips,
unemployment
learn
about
how
to
access
jobs
through
the
city
website.
So
it's
a
great
event
that
we
have
every
year
and
every
year
we
usually
have
three
or
four
people
get
offered
jobs,
whether
through
the
city
actually
not
through
the
city
but
through
the
small
businesses.
C
So
we
hope
to
expand
on
that,
but
that
will
be
happening
on
Thursday
in
City
Hall.
Also
this
week
we're
doing
our
national
I'm,
sorry
our
again
getting
involved
in
local
government.
It's
our
civic
engagement
event,
that's
happening
tomorrow
here
in
City
Hall,
it's
gonna
be
from
2:00
to
4:00
p.m.
and
it's
going
to
be
on
the
fifth
floor,
which
is
the
floor
where
the
mayor's
offices
and
the
city
council
offices
are
also
the
city
council
chamber
is
located
there
and
that
has
just
been
completely
renovated
to
be
a
DA
compliant.
It's
a
beautiful
renovation.
C
It
used
to
be
that
you
had
to
walk
down
three
steps
to
get
into
the
chamber
and
test
by
a
hearing.
But
now
the
whole
floor
is
level
and
they've
also
cut
out
an
area
specifically
for
wheelchair
seating.
They
have
large
screen
TVs
with
captions,
so
people
who
are
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing
can
attend
meetings
in
person
and
participate
that
way.
So
it's
a
wonderful
renovation,
we're
thrilled
to
show
it
off
tomorrow.
So
we
want
to
encourage
anybody,
who's
interested
to
come
out
tomorrow.
You
can
see
a
voting
booth
to
try
that
out.
C
If
you've
never
voted
before
you
can
register
to
vote,
you
can
see
the
automark
machine,
which
is
a
device
that
helps
people
who
are
blind
vote
independently.
You
can
get
information
on
many
city
services
and
meet
your
city
councilor
or
their
staff,
and
learn
where
your
polling
places
and
learn
how
to
testify
hearing
a
bunch
of
stuff
going
on.
So
we
welcome
everybody
to
come.
We.
B
C
Devices
and
signage,
indicating
as
such
in
one
thing,
I
meant
to
mention
too,
as
far
as
Disability
Employment
Awareness
Month.
One
event
that
I
attended
last
week
for
this
initiative
is
there
was
a
discussion
panel
held
by
the
British
Consulate
in
Cambridge
and
I
was
able
to
attend
and
be
on
the
panel
to
discuss
inclusion
and
employment.
I
was
on
a
panel
with
four
other
people,
and
we
talked
to
private
businesses
and
also
governments,
local
governments,
to
talk
about
ways
to
increase
inclusion
and
accessibility
for
hiring
individuals
with
disabilities,
and
that
was
a
great
event.
C
Just
a
few
updates
I
want
to
mention
about
the
wave
vehicles.
We
talked
a
few
minutes
ago
about
the
taxis.
We
do
have
an
updated
brochure,
it's
in
your
handouts
today,
it's
also
available
on
the
table
at
the
back
of
the
room
and
it's
on
our
website,
and
this
brochure
lists
the
medallion
numbers
of
all
the
accessible
taxis.
C
So
if
anyone
from
the
public
needs
an
ad
a
compliant
taxi,
they
can
call
one
of
the
radio
CC
associations
listed
on
the
brochure
and
ask
for
one
of
those
specific
numbers
or
they
can
ask
for
an
ad
a
compliant
cab
and
I,
hear
Jerry's
frustration
with
uber
and
with
taxis.
I
know
it's
been
a
frustrating
experience
trying
to
get
an
accessible
cab,
but
we're
hoping
that
moving
forward.
It
will
be
a
much
easier
experience
and
the
lieutenant
who's
in
charge
of
the
waves
for
Boston
has
offered
to
come
to
a
meeting.
D
B
C
Probably
got
the
wrong
Department
and
on
the
the
new
brochure
that
I
just
updated,
I
put
in
the
web
link
and
the
phone
number
for
taxi
complaints,
so
I
did
see
that
email
and
I'll
follow
up
with
you
offline
about
that,
because
because
it
is
covered
by
the
police
department,
but
this
is
a
very
specific
Department,
it's
called
the
Hackney
unit,
so
people
wouldn't
know
how
to
ask
for,
but
that's
something
we'll
try
to
get
the
word
out
about
just
a
few.
More
updates.
C
I
had
the
disability
housing
task
force
was
a
group
of
advocates
and
city
employees
that
worked
for
two
years
to
map
out
a
plan
to
increase
accessible
housing.
Moving
forward,
we
laid
out
three
broad
goals
for
improving
housing
for
people:
disabilities,
including
increasing
the
supply
of
accessible
housing,
and
also
offering
support
to
people
who
have
recently
gained
housing.
We
have
decided
to
meet
monthly
as
the
task
force
to
make
sure
that
these
goals
get
implemented
in
so
far
within
the
last
month.
We
had
a
lot
of
good
news.
C
C
We've
also
developed
two
internal
processes
that
are
very
important.
One
is
that
applicants
who
apply
for
a
housing
lottery
through
the
BG
PA
if
they
don't
get
the
unit,
usually
their
names,
just
disappear.
But
what
we're
gonna
start
doing
is
taking
all
the
names
of
people
who
didn't
get
selected
for
the
lottery
and
put
their
names
in
an
applicant
pool
to
save
for
the
next
lottery,
and
this
is
people
who
requested
accessible
housing.
So
in
case
we
get
a
development
come
online
where
nobody
applies
for
the
accessible
units.
C
We'll
have
this
pool
of
applicants,
we
can
reach
out
to
them
and
say
there's
an
accessible
unit
open
in
East
Boston.
If
you
want
to
apply
for
it.
So
that's
gonna
go
a
long
way
to
making
sure
that
people
with
disabilities
who
need
the
accessible
features
will
get
those
units
and
then
the
other
process
that
we've
developed
internally
is
to
work
on
applications
where
somebody
has
requested
an
accommodation
but
the
people.
C
The
management
companies
in
the
BD
PA,
who
want
experts
in
disability
and
accommodation
if
they
have
questions
they're
reaching
out
to
me
and
we've
developed
an
internal
process
to
look
at
things
like
special
needs,
trust
or
medical
documentation
that
they
may
not
be
familiar
with
so
I'm
gonna,
be
reviewing
all
those
applications
and
offering
guidance
on
that,
and
the
only
other
update
I
have.
Is
that
we're
working
on
applying
for
an
ad
a
municipal
grant
offered
by
the
state
to
make
some
more
access,
accessibility,
improvements
in
City,
Hall
and
we'll
have
that
done
in
November?.
E
Miss
Felicia
birdsong,
so
the
committee
that
you're
working
on
is
I
heard
all
the
things
that
you're
moving
forward
with.
Is
there
a
piece
with
persons
with
disabilities
that
are
already
in
residence,
they're
paying
extreme
rents?
So
is
there
a
possibility?
There
may
be?
You
know
some
sort
of
conversation
about
how
to
help
these
folks,
if
they're
paying
their
monthly
income
is
all
of
their
rent.
Basically,
but
they
you
know
they
not
that
do
they
like
your
place,
I
think.
C
That's
an
issue
all
across
the
board.
You
know
for
people
with
disabilities
and
without
so
mayor,
Walsh
is
addressing
that
issue.
He's
created
a
new
department
called
the
office
for
housing
stability
and
they
work
with
people
who
are
in
that
situation,
where
they
may
no
longer
be
able
to
afford
their
rent.
So
this
department
office
case
management,
so
people
can
go
in
and
talk
with
them
and
they
can
try
to
work
with
landlords
and
tenants
to
to
see
if
they
can
work
out
an
arrangement
to
keep
them
housed.
C
F
C
Hall,
it's
not
really
anything
that
the
public
would
be
participating
in
because
they're
pre-selected
job
candidates,
mass
rehab,
does
the
screening
and
then
we
do
the
placement.
But
it's
something
we
like
to
promote
as
a
success
and
if
anyone's
interested,
we
can
certainly
have
people
get
involved
for
the
next
one.
Next
year.
Okay,.
C
A
Again,
my
name
is
Patricia
Mendez
I'm,
the
architectural
access
specialist
I'm
gonna
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
we've
done
this
month
on
the
PSE
public
Improvement
Commission,
we'll
review
a
project
in
South
Station,
and
they
came
to
us
for
a
review
for
sidewalk
reconstruction
and
bike
racks
and
new
new
sitting
and
new
trees,
and
this
project
is
related
to
the
air
rights
of
South
Station.
This
is
a
residential
tall
tower
about
50
stories,
tall
in
700,
Atlantic,
Avenue
and
related
to
this.
A
We
also
discussed
possible
future
pedestrian
crossing
on
Atlantic
Avenue
to
enhance
pedestrian
connectivity
for
the
BPD
a
we
attended,
a
meeting
on
1,000
Boylston
Street,
and
this
again
is
an
air
right
project,
and
this
is
a
mixed-use
tall
tower
with
residential
and
commercial
space
and
a
couple
of
levels
of
parking.
This
is
in
the
Back
Bay
for
the
architectural
access
board.
As
you
know,
I
serve
every
two
weeks
in
the
architectural
access
board
and
we
have
a
few
interesting
project
cases
and
I'd
like
to
mention
them
to
you.
A
University
of
Massachusetts
Amherst
had
is
drafting
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding.
This
is
a
document
where
the
school
lists
all
the
dormitory
accessible
dorms
that
they
have
in
the
entire
campus
and
it
it's
an
agreement
with
the
architectural
access
board,
so
when
they
have
to
do
renovations
for
smaller
projects,
the
small
renovations
don't
necessarily
trigger
new
dorms.
So
this
is
advantageous
for
for
a
large
campus
like
this
and
because
their
campus
is
old
and
is
very
challenging
in
terms
of
topography.
A
Another
project
that
came
this
lately
is
Emerson
Colonial,
Theatre
renovation.
They
came
to
the
board,
seeking
elevator
variance
and
also
there
is
four
compliant
aisle
and
both
variances
were
granted.
The
renovation
includes
new
wheelchair
spaces
in
the
audience,
as
well
as
a
ramp
and
providing
access
to
the
stage
and
new
changing
rooms
and
other
accessible
improvements,
but
most
of
the
improvements
they
have
to
be
just
on
the
first
floor,
the
upper
to
mezzanine
levels
were
the.
This
is
an
old,
theater
and
historic
and
very
ornate
ornate.
A
A
I'm
happy
to
report
that
the
bill
that
we
were
that
we
were
in
favor
of
this
is
Senate
bill
1379
by
Senator,
Tim,
LT
and
act
relative
to
the
architectural
access
board
was
referred
to
the
Senate
Committee
on
ways
and
means,
and
the
Senate
is
good
news
for
the
disabilities
community,
because
it's
going
to
it's
going
to
require
more
employee,
more
opportunities
for
employment,
because
it
gets
rid
of
a
loophole
that
the
regular
current
regulations
have
where
employees
areas
are
not
always
required
to
be
accessible.
When
the
with
this
new
law.
A
C
Other
projects
that
we've
been
working
on
churches
and
actually
just
to
follow
up
on
Patricia's
talk
about
the
South
Station
project.
That's
it's
a
two-phase
project.
One
of
the
projects
is
a
tower.
That's
going
to
be
built
on
right
on
top
of
South
Station.
It
will
be
retail
and
housing.
It's
going
to
be
a
huge
development,
so
that's
going
to
impact
the
streets,
the
sidewalk,
so
we're
looking
at
that
whole
project,
but
they're
also
looking
at
a
South
Station
expansion
which
will
make
the
actual
station
larger
in
the
back
for
more
trains
and
transit
options.
C
C
We'll
be
talking
more
about
that,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
impact,
it's
gonna
be
a
lot
more
residents.
It's
it's
just
a
huge
project,
so
we'll
have
them
come
in
and
do
a
presentation,
but
one
other
thing
we're
beginning
to
work
on.
Is
we
worked
with
the
hub
week,
which
had
an
installation
out
on
City
Hall
plaza,
maybe
two
weekends
ago,
and
it
was
a
big
like
tech,
you
know
information
event.
C
It
was
probably
a
four
or
five
day
event,
so
we
work
with
them
to
mitigate
some
of
the
accessibility
barriers
that
we
found
during
a
walkthrough.
So
Patricia
was
really
good
about
that
and
they're
working
with
the
AAB
and
also
city
hall.
Property
management
was
really
good
about
helping
to
remove
the
barriers
that
we
found
and
I
don't
know
if
everybody
remembers,
but
there
were
some
issues
at
last:
winter's
installation,
winter
Boston,
none
of
the
chalets
with
the
little
that
was
selling
like
crafts
and
and
items
like
that.
D
B
It
passed
the
Senate
last
year
and
I
have
a
feeling,
based
on
what
I'm
hearing
and
some
of
my
discussion
with
some
of
the
Senate
daffy,
that
it
will
pass
the
Senate
this
year
as
well.
But
it
still
also
has
to
pass
the
house.
They
have
to
pass
both
branches
of
the
legislature
in
order
to
become
law.
So
so,
if
anybody
has
contact
with
in
the
house
or
I
would
suggest
some
folk
get
in
touch
with
somebody
representative.
B
Because
if
authority,
it's
already
gone
out
of
committee,
if
it's
going
to
Ways
and
Means,
it
already
passed
out
of
committee,
whatever
committee
it
with
them.
If
I
went
if
it's
going
to
Ways
and
Means,
so
it
now
go,
it
has
to
pass
the
house.
So
that's
just
something
else.
I
have
been
noticing
that
some
of
the
I
wanted
to
talk
to
some
of
the
curb
cut
that
we
installed
a
few
years
ago
with
the
new
tactile
strip
and
the
curb
cut
I.
Think
some
of
the
curb
cuts
have
been
washed
away
and
I.
B
Don't
know
if
the
city's
aware
that
not
the
tactile
strip
they're
fine
they're
still
there,
but
some
of
the
curb
cuts
seem
to
be
washed
away,
and
it
seems
to
me
that
a
person
with
a
mobility
issue
would
have
an
issue.
Traverse
denote,
curb
cut.
If,
if,
if
they
came
to
it,
I
I,
don't
know
what
the
city
is
doing
about
that
and
they're
fairly
new
curb
cut.
Do.
B
H
B
B
C
B
C
B
C
Q
Thank
you
for
the
introduction
and
glad
to
see
you
again
Carl
great
one
of
the
many
things
that
I
would
like
to
share
is
like
about
our
survey,
our
accessibility
survey,
which,
which
is
one
of
our
initiatives,
to
try
to
understand
what
are
the
needs
and
barriers
related
to
accessibility
within
the
city
of
Boston.
We
currently
still
at
202
a
soul,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
like
500
and
I
will
continue
to
press
on
that.
Q
If
you
know
anyone
who
work
with
people
with
disability
or
any
professional
who
live
and
play
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we
strongly
encourage
you
to
take
the
survey
share
it
within
your
network.
We
want
to
live
up
to
our
to
our
expectations,
to
make
sure
that
Boston
remain
a
place
that
is
friendly
accessible
to
the
people
of
this
people,
disability
and
also
make
sure
that
people
with
disability
can
enjoy
a
full
and
equal
participation
within
the
city
of
Boston.
So
your
input
is
really
critical
to
us.
Q
One
of
the
ten
coming
up
tomorrow,
I'm
glad
that
the
Commissioner
has
mentioned
that
it's
our
civic
engagement
day.
The
event
it
aim
at
both
barriers
to
people
breaking
barriers
that
prevent
people
disability
to
be
active
in
local
government
again,
if
we
want
to
create
a
civically
engaged
community,
one
of
the
best
way
we
can
do
so.
It's
encouraging
people
to
come
with
the
city
official
that
the
perception
and
local
government
it's
a
place
where
you
come
and
get
you
play
your
file
and
you
get
taxes.
We
want
to
change
that
perception.
Q
Q
We
are
excited
about
which
now
to
those
college
students
of
diverse
campuses,
if
you
know
any
organization
that
work
with
young
people,
if
you
want
to
connect
us,
we
really
appreciate
that
as
well.
So
a
survey
still
of
our
priority,
if
you
can
fill
it
out,
if
you
haven't
done
so,
please
I'll
take
ten
minute
to
do
so
and
she'll
come
in
your
network.
We're
looking
forward
to
seeing
you
tomorrow
and
place
in
question
people
who
watch
disability
to
step
out.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
again,
city
hall
is
for
them
as
well.
Q
C
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
note
of
the
schedule.
Usually
every
year
we
can
combine
the
November
and
December
meeting
just
because
of
people's
holiday
schedule.
So
instead
of
having
a
meeting
in
November
in
December
we're
going
to
have
just
one
meeting
on
December
11th,
so
it's
after
Thanksgiving
but
before
Christmas,
and
we
think
it's
a
better
compromise
so
that
people
can
enjoy
their
time
with
their
families
during
the
holiday
season.
C
So
because
of
that,
that
means
there's
only
one
more
meeting
this
year
and
I
still
have
several
people
who've
applied
for
the
disability
commission
advisory
board.
That
I
haven't
had
a
chance
to
go
through
and
pass
on
to
the
mayor
for
recommendations,
because
I
have
several
delay.
I
think
that
we
should
address
it
in
January,
okay,.
B
V
C
Encourage
board
members,
though,
to
please
think
about
becoming
an
officer.
We
have
four
positions:
we
have
the
chairperson,
the
vice-chair
the
secretary
and
the
treasurer,
so
we
would
love
it
if
people
would
nominate
other
people
or
nominate
themselves
a
lot
of
responsibility.
The
treasurer
doesn't
have
much
responsibility,
but
you
know
I
know.
V
B
C
So,
just
to
update
everybody.
Last
month,
the
board
members
at
and
the
public
asked
me
to
look
into
the
working
with
the
city
to
establish
a
ramp
at
the
main
entrance
to
the
library
on
Dartmouth
Street
as
a
Dartmouth
Street.
Okay,
so
I
was
able
to
meet
with
the
library
president
and
also
speak
to
the
building
and
construction
Department
of
City
Hall
they're,
the
ones
who
do
the
construction
on
city-owned
buildings.
So
the
library
president
is
very
interested
in
making
this
happen.
He
sees
it
as
an
issue
of
equity
and
he's.
C
C
Historically,
you
know
acceptable
ramp
at
the
front
entrance,
so
that's
gonna
be
like
a
long-term
plan,
but
for
the
short-term
plan
we
did
meet
and
I
learned
that
when
the
temporary
ramp
was
up
in
place
for
I
think
it
was
two
years
while
they
were
working
on
the
Johnson
building
that
they
had
to
go
through
the
historical
Commission
to
get
approval,
but
not
only
for
just
a
one
time
they
had
to
go
back
when
the
work
ran
over
there.
I
go
back
for
extensions
because
it
is
a
historically
landmark
building.
C
C
Boston,
it's
a
city
agency,
so
we're
gonna
work
with
them
to
see
if
we
can
get
the
temporary
ramp
put
up
or
the
black
ramp
that's
removable,
but
it
can
be
a
permanent
temporary
ramp.
If
we
can
put
that
up
for
the
short
term
and
then
look
at
the
longer-term
process
of
a
permanent
actual
built
structure
with.
C
B
B
V
V
If
a
ramp
can
be
put
up
for
one
day
for
people
to
go
into
the
building
to
vote,
because
it's
the
law
that
a
voting
place
must
be
accessible,
it's
also
the
law
in
public
buildings
that
people
who
use
those
buildings
every
day
have
the
right
to
accessibility.
So
thank
you
for
continuing
to
push
on
this
and
I
appreciate
it.
C
T
Have
something
that
I
would
like
to
say:
I'm
actually
gonna,
be
I
wrote
a
children's
book
about
a
child
children
with
grit.
It's
like
with
children,
go
through
challenges.
They
have
disabilities
I'm.
Having
a
book
signing
at
Harvard,
coupe
I
had
one
that
UMass
club
earlier
in
May,
but
I'm
having
a
book
signing
at
the
Harvard
coupe
on
Saturday,
November,
4
and
I
would
like
to
invite
you
all
it's
gonna,
be
in
the
children's
section
and
I.
T
B
C
Can
I
just
say
we
do
have
a
new
staff
member
she's
been
such
doing
such
a
great
job
that
I
actually
forgot.
She
was
new
because
I
feel,
like
she's,
been
here
all
along,
but
we
do
have
a
new
staff
member
who's,
a
constituent
specialist
services,
she's
gonna
work
on
our
programs
and
events,
so
hopefully,
next
year,
she'll
be
taking
on
the
events
that
I'm
doing
right
now
the
civic
engagement
day
and
just
fill
a
mentoring
day,
but
I'll
have
her.
Tell
us
a
little
bit
about
herself
Jamie
hi.