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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 4-13-22
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 4-13-22
A
I'm
the
chief
of
staff
for
the
city
of
boston's
disability,
commission
department,
here
in
city
hall.
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
made
by
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..
B
I
see
that
the
condition
is
not
there
yet
so
should
I
just
start
with
the
first
for
introduction,
try
to
introduce
myself
and
then
start
with
the
person
who
I
see
sounds
great,
okay,
perfect,
so
good
evening,
everybody,
as
I
did
I
mentioned
my
name-
is
ducia
lebowski.
I
do
see.
Alpha
short,
I
am
actually
the
vice
chair,
but
today
I'm
chairing
the
meeting
of
boston,
boston's
ability,
commission
and
I
am
in
boston
mission,
health
specifically
and
I'm
going
to
let
now
the
first
person
that
I
see
is
elizabeth
dean.
Clower.
B
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B
B
D
K
Thank
you,
everyone
and
good
evening.
My
name
is
ken
ryan,
I'm
a
lifelong
resident
of
south
boston
and
I
serve
as
director
of
city
relations
in
the
office
of
government
and
community
affairs
at
boston
university.
I'm
joined
tonight
by
my
friend
and
colleague,
paul
rinaldi,
who
is
our
assistant
vice
president
for
planning
at
boston
university.
K
We
very
much
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
present
before
the
advisory
board
this
evening
on
the
kilashon
hall
renovation
project
on
the
university's
charles
river
campus,
set
to
begin
next
month.
This
project
will
truly
transform
this
historic
building
on
bay
state
road,
bridging
its
1923
routes,
with
a
new
era
by
adding
new,
elevators
and
redesigning
living
and
social
spaces,
including
a
renovation
of
88,
accessible
rooms
to
ensure
they
are
meeting
the
needs
of
our
students.
K
Before
we
begin
our
presentation
tonight,
I
want
to
thank
commissioner
mikash,
patricia
sarah
andrea
and
the
entire
team
at
the
disabilities
commission
in
the
advisory
board
for
its
steadfast
work
in
partnership
with
boston
university.
We've
worked
hand
in
hand
on
some
great
projects
over
the
years
and
look
forward
to
our
continued
collaboration
in
the
years
to
come.
K
L
Thanks
ken,
I
want
to
echo
first
ken's
appreciation
to
the
staff
of
the
commission
for
how
well
we
have
worked
through
the
years
to
improve
accessibility
across
the
campus
and,
as
you
all
know,
boston
is
a
challenging
town,
because
we've
got
such
great
old
in
historic
assets,
so
working
hand
in
hand.
We've
made
the
campus
much
much
better.
L
It
was
renamed
shelton
in
1950..
Folklore
has
it
that
the
guy
who
bought
the
building
wanted
to
get
rid
of
the
name.
Sheridan
had
the
name
up
there,
I'm
sorry.
I
had
to
had
the
letter
s
up
there
and
just
short
thought.
Shelton
was
going
to
be
the
cheaper
way
of
dealing
with
it.
Eugene
o'neill
died
there
in
1953
as
a
resident
of
the
hotel.
L
L
L
L
Some
in
the
earliest
days
show
a
rooftop
canopy
seems
that
in
the
40s
early
40s,
the
that
was
enclosed
at
96
feet
tall.
It's
one
of
the
tallest
structures
along
the
river
miles,
for
instance,
just
a
block
east
is
only
80
feet.
The
building,
that's
near
mass
ave
and
beacon
street
danielson
is
just
over
100.
M
L
L
L
As
ken
noted
the
ninth
floor,
which,
when
it
was
added
in
the
40s
and
50s,
has
a
greenhouse
effect
to
it.
A
lot
of
glass
on
either
side
beautiful
views
from
so
tall
along
the
river
and
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
make
the
entire
building
accessible,
not
the
least
of
which
is
with
some
challenges,
but
I'll
mention
those
in
a
moment
and
with
a
new
storm
water
system
to
recharge
the
groundwater,
to
maintain
the
assets
of
historic
boston
up
and
down
bay
state
road
next
slide.
Please.
L
L
One
of
the
danger
points
of
the
nineteenth
floor
is
that
to
exit.
Yes,
there
are
two
stairs
that
go
into
the
building,
but
because
of
the
capacity
the
egress
stairs
the
emergency
egress
stairs,
you
have
to
climb
up
five
stairs
crunch
down
to
walk
through
a
four
foot
door
and
then
walk
down
nearly
a
hundred
feet
of
stairs
on
a
fire
escape.
H
N
L
L
L
L
What
surprised
us
was.
We
were
able
to
do
so
much
work
and
get
very
few
and
need
to
get
very
few
variances
right
now,
in
addition
to
the
two
outside
fire
escapes.
There
are
two
internal
stairs
now
we're
going
to
close
one
off,
because
we
don't
need
it
and
we're
still
going
to
use
the
other
and
on
a
couple
of
floors
we
needed
relief
from
the
handrail.
L
On
only
one
floor
did
we
have
stair
winders.
Those
pie
shape
turns
to
the
stairs,
and
we
looked
at
opportunities
to
correct
that,
but
we
found
that
there
was
a
big
electric
vault
in
the
way,
so
we
really
had
to
get
the
variants
to
twist
it.
We
went
to
the
maeb
and
they
they
granted
the
variance
right
now
there
are
two
elevators
one
goes
to
nine.
The
other
goes
to
the
other
eight
floors.
L
L
And
that
concludes
the
presentation.
Oh
I'm
sorry
thanks
ken,
so
the
timeline
scaffolding
goes
up
in
may,
so
that
we
can
start
work
on
our
facade
as
soon
as
the
students
leave
about
the
middle
of
may,
we
begin
our
work
on
the
new
elevator
bank
in
the
lower
left
of
the
southwest
corner
of
the
building.
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A
B
L
B
C
L
H
C
C
L
N
C
L
L
O
L
B
O
I
know
that
I
didn't
have
any
slides
prepared
for
ourselves
here,
because
I
love
to
have
a
conversation
and
be
able
to
work
with
your
group
and
vl
dance
or
any
questions
that
you
all
might
have
andrea
and
the
team
had
asked
me
to
come
on
and
speak
about
neighborhood
services
as
well
as
a
little
bit
about
our
outdoor
dining
program.
This
summer,
I
feel
like
I
know,
which
one
might
have
some
more
questions
than
the
other,
but
I'm
always
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
O
You
all
have
be
able
to
show
you
where
some
resources
are.
If
it's
okay,
I
just
want
to
start
before
we
get
into
our
spiel
about
the
office.
I
always
like
to
actually
show
where
people
can
find
resources.
So
if
it's
okay,
really
quick
to
share
my
screen,
I
want
to
show
the
website
on
boston.gov,
for
you
to
see
both
spots
and
probably
the
easiest
way
to
navigate
there.
If
that
works.
For
you
all.
O
O
This
is
when
everyone
gets
to
see
how
good
technology-
I
am
perfect,
awesome.
So
on
boston.gov
the
website,
you
know,
really
lays
it
out
for
ourselves
that
it's,
you
know
the
quickest
way
for
you
to
get
in
touch
with
our
office.
You
can
either
type
in
and
if
you
could
see
my
mouse
here
in
ons
or
neighborhood
services
in
the
search
feature
or
the
way
I
like
to
actually
go
through,
is
clicking
these
three
buttons
up
top
go
to
departments
and
then
it's
all
in
alphabetical
order.
O
O
So
we
have
broken
down
the
city
into
different
neighborhoods,
which
match
historically,
what
austin
has
seen
how
they've
broken
out
our
neighborhoods.
Here
you
can
see
different
neighborhood
resources.
You
can
view
a
map
of
near
contacts,
there's
also
trash
and
recycling
guidelines
that
have
always
become
very
helpful
when
new
people
move
into
the
city.
O
But
this
is
the
most
important
part
of
our
page,
which
is
you
get
to
see
all
of
our
faces,
as
well
as
to
get
our
contact
information,
and
you
can
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
us
as
well.
So
you
can
see
here
some
of
our
liaisons
just
have
one
neighborhood,
like
east
boston.
You
know,
and
some
have
a
few
like
the
north
end,
waterfront
and
west
end.
We
also
have
some
identity-based
liaisons
as
well,
so
we
have
like
the
haitian
community
legion
liaison.
I
have
a
faith-based
communities.
O
N
O
Is
when
you're
working
within
the
city
or
living
here,
I
want
you
to
be
able
to
see
who
your
individual
neighborhood
liaison
is
they're,
always
happy
to
be
helpful,
while
they
may
not
have
the
exact
answer
that
you're
looking
for
they're
able
to
help
get,
you
pointed
in
the
right
direction.
I
know
the
team
here.
Disabilities
commission
does
an
absolutely
amazing
job,
andrea
and
I
work
pretty
well
together
and
pretty
frequently
together
on
a
multitude
of
projects,
but
we
are
always
happy
to
be
helpful.
O
Now
that
we've
gone
through
that
piece
and
you've
seen
how
to
kind
of
get
to
us.
Essentially
again,
we
are
here
to
answer
any
questions.
We'll
help
guide
you
and
get
you
connected
to
city
resources
as
well
as
we
also
host
community
meetings
and
receive
feedback
on
programs
and
initiatives
that
the
mayor
is
putting
out.
So
again,
we
are
the
spokesperson
or
the
mayor's
representative
in
our
neighborhoods
to
be
able
to
share
out
any
information
or
any
programs
or
initiatives
that
she
wants
to
work
once
worked
on.
O
I
would
say
backwards
from
there
is
that
you
can
always
reach
out
to
us.
If
you
have
some
feedback
on
a
program,
we
love
to
hear
from
people,
while
that
means
that
we
might
not
be
able
to
change
something
overnight,
it's
always
good
to
have
community
feedback
and
also
hear
voices
on
any
program
that
we're
working
on.
So,
if
there's
an
opportunity
for
that
change
in
the
future,
we
already
have
that
idea
in
that
group
that
we
can
reach
out
to
now.
O
O
K
O
To
be
able
to
build
those
patios
out
now
during
coven,
the
beginning
of
2020,
I
think
everyone
can
remember
that
there
was
a
time
where
you
couldn't
eat
inside
restaurants.
There
was
no,
no
one
could
even
be
ordering
doing
anything
operating
nothing
at
that
point,
and
then
it
opened
up
that
you
could
be
outside.
O
You
still
couldn't
be
inside.
There
was
capacity.
There
was
no
capacity
allowed
inside
at
the
beginning.
During
2020.
we
had
an
interdepartmental
team
that
had
come
together
along
with
some
variances
from
the
state
and
the
federal
level
that
allowed
us
to
have
this
program
go
forward.
Now
it
wasn't
perfect,
we
had
no
real.
We
did
not
know
what
this
would
look
like,
and
it
was
the
first
time
I'm
sure
you
all
had
seen
is
the
first
time.
O
A
lot
of
us
had
done
a
program
at
this
scale
overnight,
but
it
really
was
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
we
could
help
save
of
some
businesses
and
some
businesses
in
a
group
of
big,
even
a
piece
over
here.
That
was
really
failing.
So
we
wanted
to
make
sure
we
get
people
outside
as
close
as
as
quickly
as
possible
2021.
We
had
tried
to
learn
some
of
those
lessons.
O
We
had
really
worked
with
businesses
to
try
to
make
things
just
as
accommodate
accommodating
as
possible,
but
while
that
wasn't
perfect,
it
wasn't
perfect.
Nor
was
it
meant
to
be
because
it
was
a
temporary
program.
We
had
done
our
best
in
that
moment
and
now
in
2022
when
we're
in
the
current
program.
This
year
we
have
worked
very
closely
with
our
disabilities
commission
here,
as
well
as
trying
to
make
sure
that
the
safety
needs
of
the
program
are
upgraded
and
upscaled,
while
still
providing
this
alternative
for
restaurants.
O
This
will
be
the
first
year.
I'm
sorry.
This
will
be
the
last
year
that
this
program
exists.
It
will
not
exist
in
this
frame.
We'll
end
up
going
back
to
a
similar
program
to
like
we
had
in
2019,
where
there
will
be
more
of
a
stronger
and
department
of
departmental
review.
We
won't
be
seeking
the
same
variances.
Nor
will
the
state
grant
the
same
variances
that
we
have
in
years
past
this
year,
so
we
will
go
back
to
a
more
revamped
process.
What
we
had
learned
from
this
was
that
our
process
before
was
very
administrative.
O
O
H
O
Want
to
tell
you
all
that
we're
working
on
is
making
sure
it
is
mandated
that
every
restaurant
ends
up
having
to
have
a
sign
posted
that
says
that
you
can
ask
for
a
ramp
and
they
have
to
have
a
ramp
that
is
approved
if
they're
on
the
street,
through
the
commission
to
be
able
to
actually
have
access
to
it.
They
also
have
to
have
a
certain
number,
an
injury
you
could
correct
me.
O
I
think
it's
five
percent,
or
at
least
one
table,
has
to
be
handicap
accessible
or
has
to
be
accessible
for
all
any
patron
to
be
able
to
go
on,
and
then
the
other
big
pieces
too.
We
work
to
help
train
and
talk
with
our
restaurants,
about
service
animals
to
be
able
to
make
sure
they
understand
what
a
service
animal
is
and
the
rules
and
the
questions
that
you're
able
to
ask,
but
also
being
able
to
be,
you
know
flexible
and
work
within
work
with
those
that
come
in
with
it.
O
Knowing
that
they're
able
to
have
those
animals
in
their
space,
one
of
the
biggest
things
I
do
want
to
tell
everyone
is,
I
hope
they
enjoy
the
season.
It's
going
to
be
beautiful,
weather
this
year.
Hopefully
it's
going
to
be
like
today,
it's
not
going
to
be
90
degrees
or
100
degrees
outside
and
muggy
and
gross.
So
you
know
we're
looking
for
weather
just
like
today
for
people
to
go
outside
and
eat
and
enjoy
themselves.
O
O
O
C
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
Two
questions,
one
just
quick
one.
Is
there
a
way
to
have
that
information
more
at
the
website
to
have
something
like
a
a
shortcut
or
a
quick
link
or
something
where
someone's
not
is
able
to
access
that
information
more
readily,
rather
than
having
to
scroll
through
down
to
the
licensing
board?
Is
there
you
see
that
sometimes
at
other
sites
or
something
a
user-friendly
way
that
say
you
know
if
you're
searching
for
this
there's
some
kind
of
linkage
that
way.
O
Yeah,
so
what
I
will
tell
you
is
is
that
I
can
look
into
seeing
about
the
language
and
I
think
paul's
going
to
answer
that
question
for
me
as
well,
but
I
do
want
to
say
I
just
checked
it
right
now
live
if
you
type
in
outdoor
dining
in
the
search
feature.
It
is
the
second
link
that
pops
up.
So
I
know
that
doesn't
answer
your
your
first
question
of
that,
but
there
is
a
quicker
way
to
get
there
and
then
I'll.
Let
paul
speak.
A
E
H
E
N
E
A
pilot
program
and
as
much
as
some
people
want
to
take
that
the
wrong
way.
It's
almost
like
you've,
adjusted
and
modified
positive
ways,
so
we're
really
appreciative
to
that
and
the
handicap
accessibility
service,
job
dollars
with
mental
illness,
because
once
again
have
really
come
through
on
all
levels.
O
C
This
is
elizabeth.
My
I
did
have
a
second
question.
Yes
and
again,
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
and
certainly
with
the
commissioner's
work
as
you've
referenced
and
the
disability
office,
with
the
use
of
ramps
and
other
accommodations
one.
I
was
wondering
just
as
a
logistical
issue
as
part
of
what
paul
was
just
describing
as
modifications
you've
made
along
the
way,
we're
now
all
experiencing
the
difference
of
getting
into
a
more
recognizable
boston
traffic
situation,
not
further
out
from
the
last
year's
covid
season.
C
You
know
for
the
two
two
years,
but
particularly
even
last
year
to
this
year,
and
I
was
wondering
about
how
what
could
you
elaborate
a
little
bit
about
what
is
going
on
as
far
as
handling
traffic
congestion
or
we're
we're
always
concerned
about
people
with
disabilities?
You
know
whether
it's
use
mobility
devices,
whether
service
dogs,
canes,
whatever
of
trying
to
navigate
when
things
are
when
there's
multiple
things
happening
at
once,
then
back
to
congestion
situations.
O
Yeah,
I
think
for
for
us-
and
I
want
to
answer
your
question
and
probably
give
you
a
little
bit
more
than
than
you
bargained
for,
so
I
apologize
with
that.
But
one
of
the
things
we
want
to
say
is:
we've
actually
noticed
that
that
was
going
to
be
a
trend
in
the
case,
and
even
from
last
year
you
know
we
had
steadily
tried
to
increase,
not
just
our
barrier
requirements,
but
we've
also
kind
of
understood
about
what
the
space
means
on
the
street.
O
O
O
We
realized
the
barrier
standard
we
had
last
year
was
not
meeting
the
standards
that
we
needed
to
meet,
which
is
why
we
had
increased
the
standards
this
year
back
to
a
similar
standard.
We
had
used
in
the
past,
so
we're
hopeful
this
year
and
we're
confident
this
year
that
this
should
provide
a
level
of
safety
and
security.
O
Now
again,
elizabeth
with
your
question
about
you
know:
people
trying
to
navigate
the
street
and
also
navigate
the
sidewalk.
You
know
if
you
see
a
specific
issue
or
if
anyone
here
sees
a
specific
issue,
please
reach
out
to
us
we're
happy
to
take
a
look
at
it.
I
know
a
lot
of
our
business
owners
that
are
here.
No
one
is
working
in
malice.
D
D
O
Yes,
so
let
me
answer
your
question
in
a
couple
parts
here
again,
you
asked
me
a
question.
I
might
give
you
a
little
bit
more
than
you've
asked
for,
but
when
we
go
through,
I
want
to
answer
this
with
both
on
the
street
patios
and
on
the
sidewalk
patios,
and
then
we're
going
to
talk
about
bathrooms
at
the
end
of
this
and
what
this
program
is
comparative
to
what
the
permanent
program
was.
O
So
when
we
talk
about
on
the
sidewalk
patios,
we
are
looking
for
the
patio
to
include
not
just
the
tables
and
chairs,
but
also
the
path
of
travel
for
people
that
are
utilizing
those
patios.
So
that
follows
the
standard
measurements
that
are
needed
through
a
restaurant
and
android.
You
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
I
think
it's
a
three
foot
width
path
of
travel
that
is
needed
for
pedestrians
when
they're
traveling
between
tables
in
and
around
look
at
this
see
I've
learned
so
much.
A
P
O
O
O
One
two
so
it'd
be
nice
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
they're
all
posted
and
out
there
for
people
to
be
able
to
ask
and
then
same
thing
when
you're,
actually,
in
the
patio
space
on
the
street,
they
have
to
have
a
three-foot
path
of
travel
for
people
to
be
able
to
get
around
now.
The
one
item
I
want
to
say
that
isn't
addressed
with
this
program
is
the
bathroom
situation.
O
You
know
in
a
permanent
program
in
the
previous
permanent
program.
There
are
requirements
that
say
at
a
certain
level.
There
is
a
capacity
level
you
have
to
have
a
handicap
accessible
bathroom.
You
all
might
be
a
little
bit
more
familiar
than
I
am
from
there,
but
if
at
a
certain
threshold
that
is
the
case,
this
program
had
received
a
variance
to
not
meet
that
requirement.
O
O
D
O
A
And
this
is
andrea
derry
from
the
commission.
That's
a
fixture
count
issue
and
is
covered
as
part
of
the
amendments
that
the
legislature
has
passed
and,
as
john
said,
this
is
the
last
year.
We
intend
to
pursue
any
sort
of
variance
at
that
in
that
kind
of
a
way
as
we
look
back
to
a
permanent
program
and
forward
to
a
more
streamlined
program.
H
A
I
think
we
do
this
is
andrea.
I
also
want
to
add
that
I
threw
a
link
in
the
chat
to
it's
a
publicly
accessible
link.
This
is
the
sign
that
all
restaurant
owners
that
will
have
an
on-street
patio
they've
been
given
this
link
to
print
it
themselves.
They've
also,
if
they've
been
approved,
received
a
laminated
copy
of
this
sign.
So
if
you
are
out
and
about-
and
you
see
an
on-street
patio
that
doesn't
have
a
ramp
deployed,
you
should
see
this
sign
indicating
who
to
call
to
ask
to
deploy
the
ramp.
A
A
M
M
I
just
wanted
to
make
the
point
that,
in
my
experience
with
with
some
of
these
outdoor
table,
setups
the
outdoor
seating
for
restaurants,
they
may
have
accessible
tables
insofar
as
the
36
inch
clearance
between
tables
but
oftentimes.
In
my
experience
they
do
not
have
the
required
knee
clearance
under
access
code
should
be
a
minimum
of
27
inches
knee
clearance
under
the
table
and
the
height
should
be
no
more
than
34
inches
high
to
the
top
of
the
table.
M
So
a
lot
of
times
these
places
are
putting
these
high
tables
that
are
super
high,
like
four
feet
high
anyway.
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
mention
the
extent
that
the
disabilities
commission
and
mr
romano
are
able
to
underscore
to
these
restaurants
that
need
to
comply
with
the
table
requirements
under
the
architectural
access
board.
Thank
you.
O
O
Q
Hi
john,
it's
kristen,
mckaush
I'll
jump
in
and
to
respond
to
michael
as
well
michael.
Thank
you
very
much
for
raising
this
concern
for
those
of
you
on
the
screen.
Who
don't
know
me
and
can't
see
me?
I
use
the
power
wheelchair.
So
I
also
noticed
this
over
the
last
few
years
that
there
really
weren't,
accessible
tables
and
even
those
that
had
an
adequate
height
did
not
have
a
knee
clearance.
Q
So
we
added
that
component
to
the
application
this
year
and
our
staff
is
reviewing
pictures
and
locations
of
accessible
tables,
and
one
thing
we
think
will
really
help.
You
may
have
noticed
that
a
lot
of
outdoor
dining
use
picnic
tables
which
can
be
accessible,
but
I
didn't
find
any
that
were
in
the
last
two
years.
So
this
year
we
recommended
that
restaurants
buy
one
picnic
table
at
least
with
a
removable
bench,
so
that
should
go
a
long
way
to
making
an
accessible
table
at
a
lot
of
restaurants
and
the
other
ones.
A
A
That
is
where
you
can
make
reports
of
inaccessible
tables,
a
lack
of
signage
about
the
ramp
lack
of
deploying
the
ramp
when
requested
all
of
those
those
things
which
have
been
emphasized
in
our
webinars
to
applicants
and
are
being
actively
commented
on
when
restaurants
apply
without
indicating
their
accessible
table
numbers.
Take
it
back
to
john
thanks.
O
A
B
A
O
That
is
a
great
question
and
I'm
going
to
look
on
our
website
right
now
to
see
if
I
have
an
answer
to
that,
I
don't
know
if
we
are
publishing
them
in
last
year.
I
believe
that
we
might
have
had
a
map,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
if
that
is
the
case
again
this
year,
we
will
re-share
that
out
with
you
all,
but
give
me
one
second
just
to
check.
Q
I
can
just
jump
in
for
a
minute
and
say
that
another
point
that
was
raised
to
us
was
asking
restaurants
to
put
accessibility
information
on
their
websites.
So
in
all
of
our
messaging
we
encourage
restaurants
to
put
down
any
details
about
accessibility,
including
whether
someone
can
reserve
an
accessible
table
and
a
contact
name
at
the
restaurant
and
just
one
final
note
on
the
signs
this
year
we
got
the
ramp
signs
laminated,
so
they
should
be
highly
visible
and
if
you
don't
see
them
in
the
restaurants,
please
let
us
know.
Q
O
I
don't
think
there's
any
other
questions,
but
thank
you
all
again
for
your
time.
Please
reach
out
to
me
whether
it's
about
outdoor
dining
or
if
it's
about
trying
to
get
connected
with
your
neighborhood
liaison,
I'm
happy
to
help
you
all,
either
with
those
two
things
or
anything
else
that
you
need
assistance
with,
and
thank
you
again
for
having
me
tonight.
B
B
B
B
I
wish
all
the
runners
best
of
luck,
including
those
in
the
wheelchair
division,
blind
runners
and
as
guide
runners,
those
with
physical
intellectual
disability
and
the
support
runners
third
point:
there
will
be
a
special
election
for
civic
council
district,
one
which
covers
the
north
end,
charleston
and
east
boston.
The
election
will
take
place
on
tuesday
may
3rd.
This
is
in
order
to
replace
lily
edward
seat
as
she
is
going
to
be
state
senator,
and
you
have
two,
ladies
from
east
bost
in
the
competitive
race.
B
B
A
Yeah
this
is
andrea.
I
don't
see
any
comments
or
questions
in
the
chat
for
members
of
the
board.
Thank
you
for
delivering
that
report
on
behalf
of
wes.
I
believe
he
emailed
everyone
that
he's
on
a
plane
right
now
sad
to
miss
his
first
meeting
as
chair,
but
great
report
there
about
bps
and
voting
and
his
desire
to
ask
everyone
for
ideas
for
how
you
all
can
be
more
active.
So
I
look
forward
to
that
next
meeting.
A
B
N
E
Doing
a
great
job,
you
have
big
shoes
to
fill
with,
you
know
olivia
taking
over
for
olivia,
who
has
did
an
awesome
job,
also
and
just
doing
a
great
job.
My
name
is
paul.
Karen,
I'm
a
boston
resident
moved
to
the
city
after
college.
I
graduated
from
the
university
of
maine,
where
I
received
an
academic
grant
to
attend
the
university
and
joined
the
board
of
almost
four
years
ago.
Now
is
sort
of
a
mental
disability
advocate.
It
runs
deep
in
my
family
and
20
years
ago,
when
I
started
out
helping
family
members
with
mental
disability.
E
I
have
to
be
honest
with
you
is
throwing
sand
in
the
wind
so
to
speak.
There
was
really
no
advocacy,
as
there
is
today
as
far
as
helping
with
jobs,
housing,
medication
and
just
strong
support,
taking
it
further
now
being
a
member
of
the
advisory
board,
it's
been,
you
know,
even
more
advanced
with
trying
to
help
out
with
people
with
physical
disabilities
and
patti's
doing
an
awesome
job
in
the
architectural
end,
any
kind
of
being
employed
at
the
boston
playing
a
development
agency.
E
E
To
try
to
collaborate
all
with
state
and
federal
agencies
at
the
city
level,
if
possible,
help
in
all
aspects
of
physical
and
mental
disabilities.
I
haven't
seen
the
movie
cody
yet
looking
forward
to
it.
I
know
that
in
our
last
executive
committee
meeting
they
talked
a
lot
about
it,
so
I
feel
like
I've
seen
it
already.
N
E
E
I
just
feel
it
was.
It
was
tough
years
ago,
and
I
I
always
say
to
family
members
and
friends
or
neighbors
who
have
now
folks
with
mental
disability
in
their
family.
It
seems
like
it's
someone
in
everyone's
family
and
you
know
that
right,
cert,
it's
it's!
It's
easy
to
just
get
prescribed
some
sort
of
medicine
from
a
doctor,
but
firsthand
I'll
tell
you
the
truth.
It
doesn't
always
work.
You've
got
to
really
read
the
fine
print.
E
B
Q
Thanks
ducia
and
thank
you
so
much
for
giving
the
chairs
report
tonight.
It
was
a
great
report
written
by
wes
and
a
great
delivery
by
you,
and
I
was
really
glad
to
hear
paul,
giving
the
spotlight
so
and
we're
really
excited
about
our
new
executive
committee,
and
we
really
appreciate
all
the
board
members
commitment
to
spending
time
to
working
on
these
issues
in
boston
that
will
really
increase
accessibility
and
inclusion.
Q
So
I
know
you've
been
hearing
a
lot
about
our
bike
outreach
plan.
We
have
grant
money
from
the
boston
foundation
to
work
on
an
outreach
campaign
for
people
with
disabilities,
so
we
decided
to
work
on
bicycle
riders
and
shared
space
in
the
city
for
two
reasons:
it's
rapidly
changing
and
when
people
come
out
again
after
the
pandemic,
they
may
not
be
familiar
with
all
the
applications
that
are
new
in
the
city,
like
the
parking
spaces
that
are
on
the
outside
of
bike
lanes
center
running
bus
lanes
and
pick
up
drop-off
areas
for
uber
and
lyft.
Q
Q
So
we
have
a
multi-faceted
plan
that
we're
excited
to
implement,
and
this
week
we
chose
a
consultant
they're
beginning
the
planning
now
and
we
hope
to
launch
it
in
may
and
it
will
be
rolled
out
on
a
rolling
staggered
basis,
we'll
get
some
information
out
late
spring
and
then
do
another
push
in
the
fall
targeting
back
to
school
students.
And
things
like
that.
So
I
want
to
thank
david
vieira
for
pushing
us
on
this.
He
brings
it
up
all
the
time
and
we
really
want
to
thank
him
for
his
advocacy.
Q
Another
issue
that
we've
been
working
on
for
a
long
time
is
the
captions
ordinance,
and
this
would
mandate
that
all
businesses
in
boston
title
three
entities
would
have
to
have
captions
on
any
tvs
that
are
visible
by
the
public.
So
we
presented
it
at
city
council
last
year
and
we
got
a
lot
of
support
from
the
disability
community.
Q
We
need
to
work
now
on
setting
up
a
working
group
with
the
city
council
and
loop
businesses
in
so
we
can
get
their
feedback
and
really
loop
them
in
on
the
conversation,
because
we
don't
want
this
to
come
as
a
surprise.
It
doesn't
cost
anything.
There
are
really
no
detrimental
issues
with
turning
on
captions,
so
we
want
to
have
support
and
buy-in
from
the
businesses
so
stay
tuned
on
more
updates
on
that,
and
then
we're
very
excited
about
internships
we're
doing
this
summer.
We
have
two
different
groups
of
interns
with
grant
money
from
city.
Q
We
are
offering
three
paid
internships
to
college
students
to
work
on
the
areas
of
architectural
access,
looking
at
polling
places
and
accessible
routes
to
polling
places
and
doing
a
real,
deep
dive
into
what
the
access
looks
like
we're
going
to
have
them
work
on
accessibility
and
inclusion
policies
in
the
city
and
then
we'd
love
to
have
someone
work
on
a
disability
history
project.
We
do
so
much
work
on
city
hall
and
a
lot
of
people
might
not
know
that
when
city
hall
was
built,
the
mayor
of
boston
was
in
a
wheelchair.
Q
So
we're
thrilled
to
announce
that
the
disability
community
forum
will
be
happening
live
again
this
year
it
will
be
on
may
11th
from
2
to
4
p.m.
At
suffolk
university
law
school
on
tremont
street,
we've
held
it
in
this
location
a
few
times
in
the
past,
and
it's
very
close
to
park
street
mbta
station
and
it's
convenient
it's
a
large
room
and
we
know
people
will
still
want
to
do.
Q
Distancing
and
some
people
may
not
be
comfortable
coming
out
in
person
yet,
but
we
will
have
masks
available
and
we
really
see
it
as
an
opportunity
for
those
who
want
to
come
out
to
come
out
and
we're
not
able
to
do
a
hybrid
event
virtual
and
live,
but
it
will
be
streamed,
live
on.
Cable
and
people
can
also
submit
questions
beforehand
and
we
can
either
put
the
link
in
the
chat
or
andrea
can
send
it
out
tomorrow.
Q
But
you
can
pre-register
and
you
can
submit
questions
so
traditionally
the
board
has
attended
and
sat
at
the
front
with
me
to
just
introduce
themselves
and
talk
about
their
priorities,
so
I'll
be
sending
an
email
in
the
next
few
days
to
see
who's
able
to
attend,
and
I
hope
you
all
can
make
it.
I
know
it's
during
the
work
day,
so
it
may
be
tough
to
schedule
it
in,
but
anyone
who
could
make
it
we'd
really
appreciate
it.
Q
Q
This
year
the
plaza
will
be
just
finishing
its
renovations
and
we
hope
to
be
able
to
reveal
the
beautiful
access
that's
created
on
the
plaza
gone.
Are
the
steps
and
ramps
in
uneven
brick
and
in
its
place
will
be
gently
sloped
walkways,
smooth,
brick
and
accessible
areas
to
enter
the
building
and
to
have
events
so
ada
day
will
be
on
tuesday
july
19th,
from
12
to
noon
and
save
the
date.
We
hope
you
can
all
attend.
Q
I
wanted
to
give
you
all
an
update
on
camp
joy.
This
is
a
camp
for
boston
residents
with
disabilities
and
their
siblings
registration
is
open.
Slots
are
given
out
on
a
first,
come
first
serve
basis.
So
if
you
know
anyone
who
wants
to
sign
up
encourage
them
to
do
so
soon,
there's
a
link
in
the
report
where
people
can
sign
up
and
we'd,
also
appreciate.
Q
Q
Up
from
the
usual
10
or
12.,
so
they're
hitting
most
neighborhoods
they're
listed
here
and
staff
from
the
disabilities
commission
will
be
at
every
event
to
meet
with
residents
informally,
listen
to
their
concerns
and
talk
about
the
work
that
we're
doing
so.
Please
plan
to
attend
your
neighborhood
event,
we'd
love
to
see
you
there
and
then
for
my
last
slide.
This
is
an
issue
I
wanted
to
get
your
input
on.
We
were
approached
by
a
constituent
who
said
she
has
seen
this
sign
in
different
municipal
buildings.
Q
Q
Please
respect
please
be
respectful
and
refrain
from
using
unless
all
other
stalls
are
occupied.
I
would
want
to
change
the
language
a
little
bit
take
out
the
please
be
respectful
and
make
it
more
light
and
friendly,
but
I
want
to
wrap
up
my
report
here
to
get
feedback
on
your
thoughts
on
this.
So
I
welcome
that
feedback
and
any
questions.
Thank
you.
D
Yes,
commissioner,
I'm
wholeheartedly
in
support
of
the
of
any
sort
of
signage
to
that
effect,
and
in
fact
I
I
don't
believe
that
the
that
the
that
the
example
sign
I
don't.
I
don't
believe
it
was
unfriendly.
So
if
you,
if
you
chose
to
use
use
that
that
language
that
would
be,
that
would
be
fine
with
me.
D
You
know
I'm
sure
we
all
have
encountered
times
in
the
accessible
restrooms
when
when
the
accessible
stall
has
been
in
use-
and
it's
been
very-
you
know-
frustrating
you
know
as
someone
who
needs
the
accessible
stall,
so
any
sort
of
signage,
or
any
way
that
we
can
highlight
that
it
is
really
you
know
it
is
really
the
accessible
stalls
are
for
the
use
of
of
folks
who
need
them.
You
know
that
would
be
that
that
would
be.
You
know
again.
I
wholeheartedly
support
that.
D
Q
A
C
People
are
using
it
to
protect
their
clothing
better
or
you
know
for
for
purposes
that
for
which
they
are
not
needed,
and
so
I
think
particularly
when,
if
it's
a
situation
having
events
where
they're
crowded,
you
know
that
it's
a
it's
busy
that
having
to-
and
there
are
other
options-
I
I'm
very
supportive
of
it
and
think
it's
a
much
needed
improvement.
As
I
said
for
the
verbiage.
I
I
think
it's
just
that.
I
and
I
I
appreciate
that
you
bring
other
terminology
back
to
the
board.
C
Q
Yeah,
I
would
just
respond
by
saying
that
the
point
of
it
really
is
to
raise
awareness,
because
we
know
when
people
don't
respect,
accessibility,
components.
It's
usually
not
intentional,
it's
usually
from
a
lack
of
awareness,
so
we
don't
want
to
act
like
we're.
Calling
anybody
out.
We
just
want
to
really
raise
the
awareness,
so
I
thought
it
sounded
a
little
bit
like
the
please
be
respectful.
I
thought
it
just
sounded
a
little
bit
harsh.
Maybe
not
that's
why
I
want
to
get
your
input,
but
I
do
agree.
C
Yeah,
I
think,
there's
probably
a
way
with
a
little
bit
of
just
thinking
through
of
modifying
the
language
to
accomplish
both
to
have
it
be.
You
know
both
you
know
just
respectful
straight
forward
and
actually
accomplish
the
task
more
easily
by
having
it
take
a
little
bit.
Let
you
know
not
having
a
finance.
F
Q
Yeah,
that
was
my
concern
too.
We
don't
want
to
pit
people
with
disabilities
against
each
other.
We
don't
want
to
be
policing
anything.
In
fact,
my
office
always
emphasizes
that
we're
not
the
ada
police.
We
want
to
work
in
partnership
with
people,
so
I
really
appreciate
that
feedback.
I
don't
think
there
would
be
any
enforcement.
In
fact
there
wouldn't
be
any
enforcement
really
it
would
just
be
awareness
raising.
So
that's
why
I
was
thinking
about
the
language
to
tweak
it
a
little
bit
yeah.
Q
A
C
Go
ahead
and
rethinking
what
olivia
raised
is
it
necessary
to
put
it
on
the
automatic
button?
Is
it
something
that
could
is
there
a
way
and
more
what
in
the
intention
of
having
it
be
awareness?
I
guess
from
a
couple
points
of
view.
I
just
wasn't
sure
that
the
automatic
button,
particularly
where
in
some
places,
they're
using
you,
know
just
the
wave
sensor
kind
of
button
I
just
didn't
know-
is
there
a
way
to
have
something
on
the
wall?
That
is,
I
don't
know
it's
a
it's
a
challenge
already.
It
already
puts
people.
C
So
I
don't
know
if
there's
a
middle
ground
and
particularly
not
not,
as
I
said,
the
fact
that
it
was
on
the
accessibility,
the
automatic
button
I
I
wasn't
really
thinking
of
that.
So
I
don't
know,
but
I
think
it's
worth
further
discussion
in
any
case
and
certainly
not
as
an
enforcement
or
intended
policing.
B
A
B
P
Thank
you
so
much
ducia,
hello,
everyone.
My
name
is
patricia
mendez.
I'm
the
director
of
architectural
access
for
the
disabilities
commission
nice
to
see
you
all.
I
have
a
quick
update
this
month,
like
three
months
before
I've
been
working
as
part
of
the
subcommittee
for
the
massachusetts
architectural
access
board
and
the
subcommittee
is
tasked
with
reviewing
the
rewrite
of
the
regulations.
P
Next,
the
massachusetts
commission
on
disability
is
asking
us
if
we
want
to
do
the
advanced,
cam
training.
Remember
at
the
end
of
last
year
we
did
the
initial
camp
training,
so
I
will
be
following
up
with
an
email
to
see
if
there's
people
interested
in
the
advanced
camp
training
so
look
for
for
my
email
and
the
potential
dates
are
in
august,
one
is
august,
2nd
or
august
12th,
so
I'll
follow
up
with
that
by
email.
P
P
P
P
P
P
A
B
D
My
girlfriend's
visually
impaired
and
she
took
advantage
of
the
audio
described
portion
of
the
of
the
play,
and
we
noticed
that
there
was
a
there
was
issues
with
the
being
able
to
hear
the
the
audio
description
and
and
the
and
the
use
of
the
of
the
boxes.
You
know
the
the
headsets,
so
I
didn't
know
you
know,
particularly
from
carl
who
who's
who's,
an
expert
in
this
area
and
he
was
actually
at
the
performance
as
well.
D
I
didn't
know
carl,
you
know.
Maybe
you
can
address
this
if
there's,
if
there's
standards
that
all
performing
venues
have
to
have
to
use
or
have
to
meet
when
they,
when
they
have
an
audio
described
performance,
and
if
we
should
consider
you
know
providing
feedback
either
to
the
opera
house
or
or
the
appropriate
person
around
the
the
quality
of
the
perform
of
the
audio
description
or
the
headsets
on
on
sunday.
G
G
H
D
C
Yes,
I
just
had
to
step
away
for
a
moment,
I'm
under
all
business.
I
was
just
wondering
from
the
commissioner.
That's
welcome
news
that
that
the
plaza
will
be
usable
for
this
year's
ada.
When
did
they
as
far
as
our
request?
In
writing.
I
know
administrations
change,
but
for
a
post
completion
review
one
year
after
completion.
C
Q
Yes,
thank
you,
elizabeth
for
raising
that
I
did
mean
to
put
that
in
my
report,
so
the
plaza
is
not
done.
In
fact,
it
may
not
even
be
done
when
we
host
ada
day,
but
the
way
they're
reconstructing
it
is
they're
building
different
sections,
so
there'll
be
like
six.
Seven
sections
set
up
for
different
events:
there'll
be
an
amphitheater
there'll,
be
a
speaking
corner.
Q
There'll,
be
all
different
areas
that
the
public
can
use
for
events,
so
we've
been
guaranteed
at
least
one
of
the
areas
that
we
can
use
for
ada
day,
but
we
will
set
up
a
walk
through
when
the
weather
gets
nicer
to
show
you
all
the
access
and
then
we
can
do
the
agreement
at
that
time.
We've
already
talked
to
property
management
about
it.
The
chief
of
operations,
dion
irish,
so
he's
very
much
in
support
of
it.
We've
talked
to
the
law
department,
so
it
will
be
happening.
Probably
sometime
in
june.
B
Q
Q
Yeah
after
it's
fully
complete,
we
can
set
a
date
for
a
year
in
advance
and
do
another
walk
through.
But
you
know
the
time
for
feedback
on
the
design
has
passed,
but
we
will
certainly
look
for
feedback
on
maintenance
a
year
later.
But
you
can
really
trust
us
when
we
say
that
we've
done
a
ton
of
work
with
the
city
on
this,
and
it
really
is
a
brilliant
example
of
accessibility
and
inclusion,
not
just
meeting
minimum
code
but
really
going
the
extra
mile
to
make
it
inclusive
and
accessible
for
persons
with
disabilities.
C
Just
to
restate
that,
I
think
we're
all
aware
about
the
divine
phase
and
how
how
that
laid
out
is
that
our
as
part
of
an
ongoing
commitment
to
accessibility,
we
wanted
to
have
a
you
know:
a
post-completion
evaluation,
originally
with
marty,
walsh's,
mayor,
walsh's,
administration
and
now
with
mayor
wu,
said
so
it
where
you
know.
This
is
well
past
original
design.
But
just
an
evaluation
of
you
know
of
how
it's
how
it's
working
for
people
in
the
disability,
community.
F
G
And
this
is
carl,
I
will
definitely
jerry
and
olivia.
I
will
reach
out
to
the
both
of
you
and
see
if
it's
something
we
want
to
put
together.
I
also
wonder
if
they
weren't
using
good
microphones
that
day,
because
I
attended
several
opera
house
events
with
a.d,
and
this
was
the
first
one
where
I
had
a
lot
of
difficulty
here
in
the
a.d
as
well.