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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 9-23-20
A
The
open
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded.
Therefore,
please
be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
recording
of
this
meeting
is
being
made
and
broadcast
by
boston
city
tv,
which
is
the
part
of
the
city
of
boston
office,
of
cable
communications
and
now
I
hand
it
over
to
jerry.
C
Hi,
my
name
is
jerry
boyd,
I
am
the.
I
have
the
honor
of
being
the
chair
of
the
advisory
board
and
I'm
from
west
roxbury,
and
I
am
going
to
call
on
the
first
person
on
the
advisory
board
to
introduce
themselves
but
going
forward
through
our
introductions.
I'd
I'd
rather
just
have
somebody
identify
themselves
and-
and
I
don't
want
to
call
on
everyone,
so
why
don't
we
go
ahead?
Elizabeth.
C
We
could
go
get
back
to
her
elizabeth
wait
a
minute.
I'm
gonna
call
on
someone
else
and
then
you
can
go
at
another
point:
okay,
olivia.
D
Hi
olivia
richard
president
of
brighton
member
of
the
board.
A
If
I
can
just
interrupt
for
a
moment
those
who
are
on
the
phone,
I
have
manually
muted,
all
of
you.
So
in
order
to
speak
up,
you
will
need
to
press
star
6
on
your
phone
that
will
unmute
you.
We
were
simply
getting
some
feedback
on
the
phones,
so
I've
muted
everybody.
But
in
order
to
unmute
yourself
to
speak,
you
have
to
hit
star
six.
G
C
And
I
do
hear
feedback
so
should
we
mute
folks,
jessica
or
what.
A
I
am
going
through
and
muting
everyone
that
I
can
find,
so
everyone
should
assume
that
they
are
muted
moving
forward,
but
if
you
could
manually
and
unmanually
and
if
you
could
manually
mute
and
unmute
yourself,
that
would
be
great.
It's
the
button
on
the
bottom
of
the
screen.
If
you
are
on
your
computer
and
it
is
star
six
on
your
phone.
C
Board
hearing
no
response,
I'm
going
to
assume
that
it
is
then
the
next
thing
on
the
agenda
is
to
approve
the
august
minutes.
Do
I
hear
a
motion
to
approve.
C
That's
the
type
of
motion.
I
like
the
motion
of
passes
unanimously
and
next
we
have
a
city
presentation
from
I'm
sorry
carol.
Can
you
tell
me
again
what
office
you're
from
and
it's
from
carol
leon.
L
The
really
sad
thing
about
this
is
that
I
stop
seeing
everyone
once
I
start
sharing
my
screen.
Let
me
see
if
maybe
I
can
make
it
smaller,
but
if
I
make
it
smaller,
I
might
stop
presenting.
Yes,
that's
very
unfortunate,
so
I
will
not
see
you,
but
I
will
try
my
best
to
stay
very
animated
and
if
I'm
talking
too
fast,
please
let
me
know,
because
sometimes
I
do
that
so
I'll
try
to
keep
myself
out
of
good
pain,
salga
and
third
percenting.
L
First
of
all,
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
commissioner
akash
and
jessica
for
inviting
me
to
present
here
with
all
of
you
today,
so
let
me
start
with
the
very
first
line
so
for
those
who
might
not
be
familiar
with
the
office,
and
I
would
actually
be
very
curious
normally
if
I
was
able
to
see
the
chat,
I
would
see
what
the
responses
are,
but
I
can
hear
you
so
if
someone
wants
to
admit
themselves
and
say
whether
or
not
they
had
heard
of
the
office
before
I'm
always
just
very
curious
to
know.
C
This
is
jerry
I
might
have
heard
of
you
in
passing.
Okay,.
L
So
for
those
who
are
not
familiar
with
the
office
just
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
history
really
quickly,
so
that
office
was
created
in
1998,
so
we
have
been
around
for
quite
a
bit
and
the
name
of
the
office
used
to
be
the
office
of
new
estonia.
The
goal
of
the
office
is
to
involve
immigrants
in
boston,
civic,
social
and
cultural
life,
and
we
also
make
sure
that
immigrants
have
the
same
access
to
services
that
all
residents
enjoy,
and
we
work
hard
to
highlight
the
role
that
immigrants
play
in
boston's
group.
L
So
that
is
basically
just
a
little
bit
of
the
history
and
the
mission
of
the
office.
I
always
like
to
mention
how
special
the
office
is
in
a
way,
because
not
all
municipalities
around
the
country
have
an
office
that
is
completely
dedicated
to
serving
immigrant
communities.
The
way
that
we
do
here
in
boston
so
and
just
to
give
you
an
overview
and
of
course,
things
will
probably
change,
especially
after
we
receive
the
information
for
the
new
census
which
plug.
L
If
you
have
not
filled
out
the
census,
I
would
definitely
encourage
everyone
to
participate
in
the
census.
There's
still
a
week
left,
but
these
are
just
some
of
the
demographic
information
around
what
are
some
of
the
countries
that
are
the
biggest
you
know
like
immigrant
communities
or
the
countries
that
are
represented
amongst
immigrants
in
the
city
of
bosnia.
L
L
So
what
I'm
really
here
to
talk
to
everyone
about
is
a
little
bit
of
work
that
the
our
office
has
been
doing
during
coven,
especially
of
course,
the
pandemic
really
changed
a
little
bit
of
the
way
that
we're
doing
work
and
some
of
the
projects
that
we've
been
working
on,
and
also
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
new
programs
that
we
have
been
working
on.
Even
a
schoolwide
is
happening.
L
So
the
very
first
thing
that
I
want
to
mention
in
case
you
did
not
know
about
teams
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic.
This
was
I
mean.
I
can't
believe
that
I'm
going
to
say
this
in
march,
the
team
basically
came
together
to
create
a
guide
of
resources
available
to
the
community,
regardless
of
their
immigration
status.
L
The
purpose
of
this
guide
was
just
a
very
quick
response
that
we
had
to
ensure
that
immigrant
communities
had
the
information
of
what
were
the
resources
available,
especially
around
some
of
the
issues
that
we
were
seeing
were
the
biggest
ones.
As
you
know,
rent,
especially
once
a
pandemic
started
to
once
we
started
to
see
that
it
was
going
to
be
longer.
L
So
we
put
this
guide
together
very
quickly,
but
I
think
a
lot
of
the
information
there
is
still
very
relevant,
especially
for
those
folks
that
might
not
know
what
are
the
services
that
services
that
are
they
are
eligible
for,
regardless
of
their
immigration
status.
L
L
We've
talked
about
resources,
for
you
know
around
the
eviction,
so
we've
also
been
hearing
from
our
community
partners
around
what
are
some
of
the
topics
that
they
want
to
hear
about,
and
even
most
recently
we
had
a
couple
of
organizations,
psn
emission
works
and
massachusetts
nonprofit
network
to
talk
about
what
are
some
of
the
resources
available
to
non-profit
organizations,
especially
during
these
really
hard
times
that
are
also
hitting
our
non-profit
partners.
So
these
webinars
happen
now
every
other
tuesday.
L
The
other
thing
that
is
really
important
for
me
to
mention
we
are
still
hosting
our
free
consultations
with
volunteer
lawyers.
These
happen
the
first
and
the
third
wednesday
of
the
of
the
month,
and
we
have
been
having
phone
consultations.
So
people
basically
call
our
office,
they
call
our
office
number
and
we
have
a
wonderful
staff.
Member.
His
name
is
luigi
lelane
and
he's
been
the
person
coordinating
the
clinics
and
he's
been
picking
up
the
phone
to
basically
register
people
to
the
consultation.
L
Once
people
submit
a
waiver
that
they
have
to
sign
and
another
form
that
they
have
to
sign,
they
basically
receive
a
call
from
an
immigration
lawyer
on
wednesday
for
them
to
have
a
one-on-one
free
position
with
an
immigration
lawyer.
So
this
is
something
that
we
still
have
and
a
service
that
is
still
happening.
Even
in
the
midst
of
academics,.
L
L
So
immigrantly
boston
is
a
program
that
was
in
the
process
of
getting
developed
even
before
covet
and
then,
of
course,
we
have
to
teach
a
few
things
about
the
program.
But
the
purpose
of
these
is
this
is
basically
a
civic
program
for
emerging
immigrant
leaders
for
them
to
learn
about
the
resources
that
the
city
offers
and
for
them
to
learn
how
to
navigate
the
city
of
boston
and
the
different
departments
that
comprise
the
city
of
boston.
L
So
the
goal
for
the
program
is
to
basically
increase
the
representation
of
immigrant
communities
in
the
civic
life
of
the
city
of
boston,
to
increase
the
participants,
resources
and
knowledge
and
relationships
to
engage
with
the
city
of
boston.
And
then
we
want
to
create
a
group
of
ambassadors
that
will
assist
the
city
of
boston
in
bringing
the
information
about
the
programs
and
initiatives
that
the
city
has
to
offer
to
their
community,
and
it
will
also
be
really
good
for
us
to
strengthen
our
relationship
with
immigrant
communities.
L
So
you're
probably
wondering
how
many
people
are
you
having?
How
is
this
going
to
work?
Is
it
going
to
be?
You
know
online,
which
I
will
have
on
whole
other
slides
to
explain
all
of
that.
So
we
just
closed
at
the
applications.
L
Unfortunately,
but
we
did
receive
110
applications
of
folks
that
were
interested
in
participating
in
the
program.
The
program
is
going
to
be
a
ten
session
program.
We
will
be
giving
folks
a
skype
in
a
hundred
dollars
typhoon
to
participate,
so
they
will
receive
a
total
of
one
thousand
dollars
at
the
end
of
their
participation
in
the
program.
L
It
will
be
online
because
of
kovit,
and
it
will
be
a
one
hour
and
a
half
session
where
we
will
invite
city
officials
to
have
a
conversation
with
participants,
and
then
we
will
dedicate
the
other
half
hour
to
developing
a
civic
custom
project,
so
that
would
basically
be
a
project
that
people
are
really
passionate
about.
L
So
that's
something
that
we'll
see
you
know
what
it
looks
like,
probably
towards
the
end
of
the
program,
and
then
this
is
a
list
of
the
topics
that
we'll
cover
in
the
session.
For
folks,
that
might
be
just
like
interested
in
learning
a
little
bit
more
about
you
know.
L
Some
of
the
topics
that
we'll
be
covering
the
topics
that
we
chose
are
based
on
a
survey
that
we
sent
out
to
our
community
partners
where
we
asked
them,
which
ones
were
the
topics
that
they
thought
would
be
the
most
important
for
us
to
teach
to
emerging
immigrant
leaders
in
the
community
and
then
changing
gears
a
little
bit
and
just
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
our
citizenship
effort.
So
every
year
we
offer,
or
we
have
a
really
big
workshop,
where
we
access
people
with
their
citizenship
application.
L
Unfortunately,
because
of
covet,
we
have
to
cancel
the
you
know,
in-person
workshop,
where
we
normally
help
we've
helped.
Probably
I
think
it
was
last
year
that
we
helped
over
400
applicants
for
the
first
time
ever
in
the
seven
years
of
the
program.
But
this
year
we
had
to
change
the
format
a
little
bit
to
create
an
awareness
campaign
and
to
encourage
people
to
apply
for
citizenship.
L
One
of
the
main
reasons
why
I
wanted
to
mention
these,
even
though
the
campaign
already
dropped
on
is
because
there
is
still
time
for
people
to
apply
for
citizenship
before
a
really
important
deadline
of
october.
2Nd,
where
the
federal
government
announced
that
they
will
be
increasing
the
application
cost
for
citizenship,
and
they
will
be
changing
radically
changing
and
not
completely
decimating
the
fee
waiver
application.
L
So
basically
before
just
so,
you
have
an
idea
when
we
have
our
citizenship
day.
I
think
if,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
40,
no,
I
think
it's
60
of
applicants
from
the
400
applicants
were
eligible
for
a
fee
waiver,
which
means
that
they
didn't
have
to
pay
for
the
fee
to
apply
for
citizenship.
The
fee
cost
is
725.
L
The
fee
will
not
only
increase
from
725
to
1200
the
fee
waiver,
which
normally
people
would
be
able
to
apply
for
it
by
only
showing
that
they
receive
the
government
benefit.
Then
fee
waiver
will
completely
change
and
it
will
become
almost
unavailable
to
folks,
or
it
will
be
very
difficult
for
folks
to
fill
out.
L
L
So
all
these
changes
are
supposed
to
go
in
effect.
On
october,
2nd,
there
is
litigation
against
the
federal
government
and
so
that
the
changes
don't
go
through,
but
we're
going
to
have
to
wait
and
see
what
happens
with
that
and
then,
of
course,
one
of
the
last
things
that
I
wanted
to
mention
before
I
take
questions
is
that
this
us
as
a
department.
L
One
example
that
I
can
give
you
is
that
we're
working
very
closely
with
the
department
of
neighborhood
development
to
put
together
a
one
pager
of
resources,
especially
for
folks
that
are
facing
eviction,
so
we're
constantly
working
on
making
sure
that
you
know
we're
giving
the
right
information
to
our
communities.
It's
been
very
difficult,
especially
because
of
kovid,
but
we
are
trying
our
best
to
make
sure
that
our
immigrant
community
stay
informed
about
what
the
city
has
to
offer
and
the
nonprofit
have
to
offer
to
them.
So
I
think
that
I
stayed
within
the
time
frame.
A
One
is,
are
your
previous
webinars
available
online
and
the
second
question
is:
are
your
webinars
accessible
that
question
is
asked
by
wesley
and
I'm
hoping
wesley
you
could
expand
on
if
there's
a
specific
thing
about
accessibility
that
you
were
looking.
I
For
sure,
so
I
would
for
accessibility,
you
know
thinking
there
are
some
websites.
I
So
sorry,
so
there
are
some
websites
and
you
think
about
they'll
show
if
there's
like
wheelchair
you'll,
see
that
symbol
and
that's
a
way
to
show
that
that
website
or
webinars
is
accessible
for
sound
and
sight.
So
that
kind
of
thing.
So
I'm
wondering
if
those
kind
of
accessibility
measures
can
be
implemented.
L
L
We've
just
been
sending
out
the
information
to
our
nonprofit
partner,
but
that
is
something
that
we
can
definitely
work
on
to
make
sure
that
the
webinars
are
accessible
to
people
and
that's
something
that
even
just-
and
I
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
make
these
webinars
accessible
to
everyone
in
the
future,
because
we
will
continue
hosting
them.
L
Yes,
and
the
other
thing
is
that
I
can
make-
we
have
the
recording
for
all
the
webinars.
L
So
if
anyone
was
very
interested
in
a
specific
topic,
I
would
be
happy
to
send
the
recording
to
anybody
that
which
requested,
but
I
think,
with
the
exception
of
a
couple
of
them,
they
we
did
stream
them
on
facebook
live,
so
they
are
available
on
our
facebook
page.
But
if
you're
not
and
you're
interested
in
a
topic,
I'm
happy
to
send
a
list
of
the
topics
we've
covered.
I'm
happy
to
facilitate
the
video.
L
We
have
been
using
zoom,
that's
the
platform
that
we
have
been
using,
and
I
know
that
zoom
is
not
the
most,
I
think
friendly
when
it
comes
to
accessibility.
So
that
is
definitely
something
that
we
would
probably
look
into,
but
that's
the
platform
that
we
have
been
using.
L
No,
we
haven't
done
that
and
that's
actually
something
that
I
I
was
thinking
about,
because
google,
I
think
google
hangouts
does
provide
the
captions.
So
I
definitely
think
it's
worth
revisiting
you
know,
but
if
someone
were
to
request
it-
and
there
was
a
way
for
us
to
provide
that
we
would
definitely
like
work
on
on
getting
it.
But
I
know
google
hangouts
is
better
for
them.
I
E
Jim
is
very,
very
blind
friendly,
so
there's
no
issue
there,
but
I
agree
with
wesley
other
captions
and
I
just-
and
I
can't
remember
the
name
of
the
service
but
I'll
email
it
to
the
commissioner
and
she
can
forward
it
to
you.
I
just
tried
zoom
with
ai
captions
through
a
service
where
I
paid,
I
think
twenty
dollars
a
month
for
and
it
did
ai
captions
within
doom.
So
I
will
email
the
commissioner
and
let
her
know
so
she
can
forward
that
to
you.
C
L
L
The
information
is
from
the
census,
so
I
think
that
we'll
be
getting
new
and
updated
information
once
the
census
is
over
and
all
the
information
is
processed,
but
I
can
make
sure
to
follow
up
with
just
with
the
most
updated
information
from
ppda,
so
that
everyone
has
that
the
variation
is
very
slight.
But
I'm
glad
that
you
made
that
observation
I'll
make
sure
to
include
the
newest
and
newest
information.
C
Great,
thank
you
so
much
and
elizabeth
has
a
question.
K
I
guess
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
don't
know.
If
I
could
you
just
clarify,
are:
is
the
disability
commission
office
already
represented
in
some
of
these
webinars
or
because
I
know
in
some
cultures,
there's
even
different
levels
of
stigma
as
a
generalization
but
different
levels
of
stigma
or
understanding
about
even
that
there
might
be
resources
available
in
the
community,
not
just
governmental,
but
in
the
school
system.
That
kind
of
thing,
for
instance,.
L
L
What
I
think
we
could
do
is
that
jess
and
I
can
probably
think
of
a
strategy
to
make
sure
that
there
is
a
representation,
especially
of
organizations
that
do
have
an
overlap
that
work
with
both
the
communities
that
we
work
with
and
because,
if
there's
no
representation
now
I
would
love
for
like
someone
to
you,
know
come
in,
and
you
know
represent
the
community
during
the
webinars,
but
not
only
that.
I'm
also
thinking
that
we
haven't
really
had
a
webinar
around.
You
know
special
resources
or
resources.
L
Specifically,
you
know
for
for
the
communities
that
you
serve
either.
So
I
think
that
that
would
also
be
like
an
interesting
thing
for
us
to,
like
think
about
to
maybe
like
host
a
webinar
around
that
and
around
the
the
resources
that
the
disabilities
commission
has
identified
right
now,
specifically
around
colbin.
H
H
Is:
is
that
the
end
of
them
or
what?
What
did
your
schedule
go
through?.
L
Oh
for
the
webinar
yeah,
we
have
no
idea
how
long
they're
going
to
keep
going.
I
think
that
it's
honestly,
our
community
partners
have
really
liked
their
webinars,
because
we've
been
maintaining
a
really
good
line
of
communication
through
them.
Even
if
there
are
some
partners
that
might
not
be
able
to
join
some
of
them,
they
try
to
join
other
ones.
So
I
think
that
they're
probably
going
to
go
until
next
year.
I
think
that
we're
just
going
to
continue
them
all
the
way
until
the
end
of
the
year
at
our
revaluate
in
january.
K
The
suggestion
elizabeth
and
I
I
do
think
it's
important,
because
the
communities
do
overlap
and
I'm
particularly
concerned
say
about
this
situation
of
immigrants
with
children
where
it
might
be
in
for
people
who
come
from
cultures,
where
english
is
a
second
language,
that
there
might
be
some
challenge
of
teasing
out
without
the
knowledge
of
specialists
to
do
the
testing
etc,
which
things
are
language
barriers
of
just
understanding,
english
versus
what
are
some
other
learning,
disabilities
or
children
on
the
spectrum.
That
kind
of
thing.
J
Yes,
it's
it's
hell.
Yes,
go
ahead,
one
okay,
great
hi
carl!
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
presentation.
I
guess
this
is
a
common
kind
of
question
as
well,
which
adds
to
what
this
elisabeth
was
talking
about
earlier.
So
one
of
the
main
things
for
someone
who
is
new
and
wants
to
access
to
these
services
is
perhaps
the
question.
Am
I
eligible
for
these
services
right
and
the
number
of
families
impacted
is
still
unknown
as
a
business
closure,
some
more
social
distances.
J
Distancing
measures
are
being
ordered,
but
the
impact
is
real
and
for
undocumented
families,
for
example,
and
many
others
who
may
have
limited
english
proficiency
or
other
technical
abilities
to
access
online
resources.
It's
it's
very
hard,
very
difficult
for
them.
So
I
was
wondering
if
you
have
additional
comments
on
efforts
channeled
towards
helping
to
mitigate
these
struggles.
L
Yeah,
of
course,
and
I'm
I'm
really
happy
that
you
brought
that
up
juan
carlos,
because
that's
definitely
something
that
we've
seen
as
a
challenge
as
well.
You
know
how
do
we
communicate
these
to
folks
that
are
undocumented
and,
for
instance,
just
to
for
people
to
like,
even
just
to
start
to
imagine
the
fear
that
exists
in
the
community
there.
L
There
was
an
article
in
the
washington
post,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
of
someone
who
was
undocumented
had
covered
and
was
really
scared
to
go
with
medical
care
and
unfortunately
they
they
waited
for
for,
like
for
the
sickness
to
get
so
bad
that
they
they
ended
up
passing
away,
and
this
is
definitely
something
that
we're
trying
to
prevent
as
much
as
we
can
and
one
of
the
ways
that
I
think
that
it
has
been
very
helpful
for
us
to
have
one
of
the
things
is:
there's
a
collaborative
that
was
created
through
the
resiliency
fund.
L
That
is
called
the
massachusetts
immigrant
collaborative
and
it's
a
coalition.
It
started
as
a
coalition,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
of
11
organizations
or
12,
and
I
think
it's
closer
to
like
18
to
20
organizations
that
received
funding
from
the
boston
resiliency
fund,
and
this
funding
was
basically
all
funding
that
would
be
given
to
immigrant
communities,
regardless
of
their
immigration
status.
L
So
one
of
the
most
effective
strategies
that
we
find
is
to
work
with
non-profit
organizations
that
the
community
already
trust
for
folks
to
go
directly
to
that
organization
to
receive
assistance,
and
some
of
the
assistance
that
they
were
receiving
from
these
non-profit
organizations
was
actually
direct.
Cash
assistance
to
then
cover
some
of
the
most
essential
things
that
they
needed
during
the
crisis
and
they're
doing
food
distribution.
L
They
were
providing
at
the
before
the
rental
relief
fund,
some
assistance
oppo
to
pay
for
rent.
So
that
is
probably
one
of
the
most
effective
ways
that
we've
gone
to
work
with
communities,
but
I
think
to
keep
amplifying
the
message
that
the
city
of
boston
is
here
for
everyone.
It's
really
important
and
the
fact
that
this
money
that
funding
from
the
boston
resiliency
fund
was
available
to
everyone,
regardless
of
immigration
status.
I
think
it
releases
a
loan.
C
Oh
david,
go
ahead.
Please,
yes,
can
you
announce,
can
you
announce
your
full
name
and
where
you're
from
david.
M
Yes,
thank
you.
This
is
david
vieira
from
hyde
park
and
I'm
a
frequent
visitor
to
these
meetings
toward
the
beginning
of
your
presentation,
you
said
that
there
were
some
services
that
required
that
a
waiver
be
signed.
Can
you
outline
what
the
reason
for
the
waiver
is.
L
Yes,
so
I
I
believe
that
you're,
referring
to
the
waiver
that
people
have
to
sign
for
the
immigration
clinic,
so
the
purpose
of
the
waiver
is
to
make
sure
that
people
have
an
understanding
of
what
the
consultations
are
before
they
actually
receive
the
consultation,
the
consultations
and
we,
the
city
of
boston,
doesn't
necessarily
provide
that
consultation.
We
recruit
private
immigration,
lawyers,
they're
volunteers
and
they
volunteer
their
time
to
provide
these
consultations
over
the
phone.
So
it's
basically,
we
just
have
these
funds
for
people
to
really
have
a
full
understanding.
L
L
C
Yeah
no
problem
do
we
have
any
other
questions
from
the
public
hearing,
none
carol.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
presentation
and,
and
I'm
glad
that
you
and
and
the
commissioner's
office
will
be
will
be
connecting
about
a
future
webinar.
I
think
that
would
be
very
helpful.
L
Yeah,
of
course,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
again,
I
will
jump
up
and
I
will
let
everyone
continue
with
the
meaning.
But
if
you
have
any
questions
just
can
share
my
email
and
my
contact
information
me
and
my
team
are
available
to
all
of
you
for
whatever
you
might
need,
whether
now
or
in
the
future,.
C
K
Excuse
me
jared
requesting
sorry
a
little
bit
go
ahead.
No
sorry!
This
isn't
for
this
wasn't
for
carol.
I
just
thought
the
quickest
way
to
alert
jessica,
commissioner
and
jerry
was-
is
that
right
now
the
camera
is
focused
on
the
other
interpreter,
and
so
I
just
don't
know
the
technicalities
of
that.
So.
C
Great
thank
thanks
for
bringing
up
any
concern
elizabeth.
I
appreciate
that
before
I
move
on
to
my
very
brief
report.
It
was
my
understanding
that
we
have.
We
have
counselor
ed
flynn
joining
us
tonight.
If
councillor
flynn
is
still
on
the
line
on
the
phone,
I
invite
I
invite
him
to
to
you,
know,
say
hello
and
make
any
brief
remarks
that
he
might
have.
I
know
he's
been
a
very,
very
staunch
advocate
for
for
our
work
and
for
the
disability
community
in
boston.
C
N
Oh,
I
I
just
wanted
to.
I
just
wanted
to
say
to
the
to
the
commission.
I
I
respect
and
admire
the
tremendous
work
you're
doing
in
helping
and
advocating
for
persons
with
disabilities,
and
I
was
listening
to
the
conversation
about
language
access.
I
was
listening
to
the
con
conversation
about
supporting
our
immigrant
neighbors
and
it's
you
know
it's
it's
great
to
see
so
many
people
and
city
government
working
together,
because
a
lot
of
these
issues
do
overlap.
N
So
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
if
there's
anything,
I
can
do
to
be
helpful
to
you.
Please
let
me
know-
and
I
I
hope
to
have
a
city
council
hearing
sometime
in
the
near
future,
on
support
of
persons
with
disabilities
and
and
just
as
an
fyi,
I'm
also
active
with
the
disabled
american
veterans.
I
served
20
something
years
in
the
military
and
active
with
the
disabled
american
veterans
organization
here
in
dot
justice.
So
again
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
C
Great
well,
thank
you
also,
council
flynn.
I
know
you've
had
a
prior
hearing
to
hear
about
issues
facing
the
disability
community
and
we
look
forward
to
the
next
opportunity
as
well.
So
thank
thank
you
very
much.
C
Great
and
and
now
we'll
move
on
to
my
very
brief
report,
I
wanted
to
just
acknowledge
the
hard
work
that
that
carl.
C
Carl
did
with
bringing
up
the
issue
of
of
access
around
around
the
mail
in
ballots,
and
we
talked
at
the.
We
had
talked
at
last
meeting
about
possibly
doing
some
doing
a
letter
in
support
of
any
to
the
secretary
of
state's
office,
urging
them
to
follow
the
state
law
that
was
passed.
That's
saying
that
they
had
to
provide
accommodation,
they
had
to
provide.
You
know
a
mail-in
option
and
a
more
accessible
mailing
option
for
folks
and
and
through
the
work
of
bcil
and
other
advocacy
advocacy
agencies.
C
The
the
secretary
of
state's
office
for
the
primary
did
kind
of
at
the
11th
hour
did
provide
a
an
accessible
option,
although
not
perfect,
as
carl
mentioned
at
last
meeting,
you
know
it.
It
was
a.
It
was
a
more
option
than
we
had
before,
and
I
know
that
bcil
particularly
and
disability
law
center
is
also
advocating
for
an
even
more
accessible
option
for
the
general
election.
C
So
you
know
I
wanted
to
again
thank
carol
for
bringing
up
the
issue
and
and
and
folks
do
stay
in
touch
with
bcil
and
disability
law
center
and
hopefully
we'll
get
an
even
more
accessible
option
for
the
general
election
coming
up,
but
also,
as
I've
said,
for
the
last
several
meetings
now,
regardless
of
how
we're
able
to
to
vote
it's
very
important
for
everybody,
everybody
to
exercise
their
their
right
to
vote
again.
You
know
our
lives
depend
on
it.
So
it's
very
very
important
to
vote.
C
So
please,
you
know
if
you
can
attend
that
ceremony.
Zari
is
very
deserving.
She's
been
a
long
time
advocate
for
folks
with
disabilities
and
she's
very
deserving,
and
all
the
award
recipients
are
very
deserving
of
the
award
this
year.
So
with
that,
I
will
move
on
to
the
commissioner's
report.
E
So
it's
not
perfect
and
there's
some
discussion
among
attorneys
at
dlc,
whether
they're
going
to
file
future
complaints
shortly
you
you
can
request
to
fill
out
an
accessible
form
and
mail
it
out.
But
there
are
some
and
I
don't
know
all
the
details,
but
there
are
some
concerns
still
and
dlc
is
debating
what
the
next
steps
are.
C
I
know
some
of
the
concerns
are
around
the
fact
that
yeah,
right
now
the
accessible
option
would
be
to
you
have
to
print
out
your
own
ballot
and
a
lot
of
folks,
a
lot
of
folks
in
general
plus
folks
with
disabilities.
Don't
have
access
to
printers
right
now,
particularly
during
during
cobit.
So
again,
like
carl
said,
it's
not
a
perfect,
it's
not
a
perfect.
You
know
option
at
this
point
and
we'll
see
if
we'll
see
if
dlc
decides
to
move
forward.
H
H
We
really
value
your
input
and
when
you
write
letters
because
they
really
carry
some
weight
and
they're
really
about
important
issues
that
we
all
care
about,
so
I
really
want
to
emphasize
the
fact
that
we
hope
you
will
take
the
information
that
you
learn
at
these
board
meetings
and
spread
it
to
your
community
and
even
if
that's
just
letting
them
know,
even
if
you
email
the
presentations
that
we
sent
to
you
just
so,
people
have
the
information,
because
the
more
people
that
you
can
help
inform
on
the
ground
level.
H
So
please,
let
me
and
my
staff
know
if
there's
anything
we
can
do
to
support
you
and
your
efforts,
but
I
know
you
all:
have
your
own
communities
and
networks,
different
disability
type
networks,
friendships,
social
things,
work
related,
so
please
do
take
it
upon
yourselves
to
to
spread
all
the
information
that
we're
sharing
with
you,
because
we
really
appreciate
it
and
sometimes
just
hearing
it
from
a
friend
or
colleague
goes
a
long
way
because
you
know
sometimes,
especially
when
we
talk
about
people
who
are
immigrants,
there's
a
lot
of
mistrust
of
government.
H
H
We
haven't
been
doing
our
architectural
access
updates
since
we
went
to
this
new
format,
but
one
project
I
did
want
to
bring
to
your
attention
is
the
boston
common
is
doing
a
master
plan,
so
it's
gonna
inform
the
design
of
the
common
for
the
next
decade
or
more
so
they
have
a
few
public
meetings
coming
up
and
we
can
either
chat
them
now
or
we
can
send
you
an
email,
but
it
will
be
really
important
to
get
input
on
that
from
people
with
disabilities
and
I'm
gonna
try
to
schedule
them
to
come
to
next
month's
board
meeting,
so
they
can
present
about
the
accessibility
things
they're
working
on
and
you
can
ask
questions.
H
H
That's
from
the
city's
office
of
the
department
of
neighborhood
development
office
of
housing.
Stability
is
hosting
a
webinar,
that's
specifically
on
people
with
disabilities
searching
for
housing,
and
I
know
that
housing
is
a
huge
need
in
boston,
especially
affordability.
I
mean
it's
really
for
people
with
disabilities.
It's
three
things:
it's
affordability,
it's
accessibility
and
it's
availability.
H
So
in
these
times
of
covert
it's
even
more
difficult,
and
especially
with
the
eviction
moratorium
coming
up
at
the
end
of
the
year,
we're
worried
that
it's
going
to
be
people
really
falling
off
a
cliff.
So
this
housing
search
webinar
is
really
important
and
we
don't
have
the
flyer
yet,
but
as
soon
as
we
have
it,
we'll
get
it
out
to
you
and
hopefully
again
like
you,
can
spread
it
to
your
networks.
It's
going
to
be
talking
about
everything
from
boston
housing
authority,
to
section
8,
to
the
lottery
units
for
different
levels
of
median
income.
H
They
go
everywhere
from
30
to
90
percent
of
area
media
median
income,
and
I
think
it's
really
helpful
for
people
who
are
just
you
know
in
the
position
where
they
they
need
housing.
So
we're
working
closely
with
the
office
of
fini
of
housing
stability
to
ensure
that
we
can
do
all
we
can
to
help
people
with
disabilities
find
housing,
because
accessibility
is
such
a
big
barrier.
H
I
just
know
for
myself
using
a
wheelchair
that
sometimes
looking
for
those
apartments
and
units
can
be
really
difficult
and
because
you
can't
just
rent
any
place,
you
need
an
accessible
unit,
but
people
with
other
types
of
disabilities.
Someone
might
need
a
first
floor
unit
or
somebody
who
needs
sensory
accommodations.
H
We
want
to
make
sure
we
consider
all
those
things,
and
I
know
my
architectural
staff
works
very
closely
on
new
developments
in
boston
to
ensure
that
they're
all
accessible.
So
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
patricia
and
sarah
who
are
on
this
call
for
all
their
hard
work
in
creating
accessible
units
in
boston.
Thank
you
very
much
to
my
staff
and,
like
I
said
I'll,
get
you
the
flyer
as
soon
as
I
get
it,
but
it's
scheduled
for
september
30th
at
3
p.m.
H
H
I
don't
have
all
the
dates
with
me
right
now,
but
I
do
know
that
they
are
coming
up
in
the
next
week
or
two
and
they
will
be
translated
into
numerous
languages
for
all
communities
to
be
able
to
participate
and
are
welcome
to
participate,
especially
in
this
time
of
all
the
issues
going
on
with
safety
and
violence
in
different
cities.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
in
communication
with
the
police,
and
we
know
that
there
are
certain
issues
related
to
people
with
disabilities
and
policing.
H
H
Masshealth
is
also
having
a
series
of
listening
sessions.
I
know
bcil
has
been
spreading
that
information,
but
I
just
wanted
to
mention
it
to
you
in
case.
I
know
a
lot
of
people
with
disabilities
are
on
mass
health,
so
they're
looking
for
feedback
on
how
the
program's
been
working
and
on
that
note
the
pca
program
had
made
a
lot
of
changes
during
colbid
and
for
anyone
who
uses
pcas.
You
may
know
about
that.
H
I
also
have
the
latest
information
from
the
call
today
this
morning
about
things
that
are
remaining
in
place
and
things
that
are
changing
the
pca.
Hourly
rate
pay
rate
had
gone
up
during
cover,
but
it
went
back
down
at
the
end
of
august
to
the
typical
rate.
So
that's
one
change
that
was
made
recently
and
other
than
that.
Some
changes
are
scheduled
to
end
at
the
end
of
the
year.
H
A
few
other
announcements.
You
probably
all
know
that
the
census
deadline
is
in
one
week.
We
are
coming
to
the
end
of
the
decade-long
census
2020..
So
if
you
haven't
filled
out
your
census,
please
do
so
it's
critically
important
that
we
count
every
resident
of
boston
so
that
we
get
funding
and
representation
that
we
need.
So
please
make
an
effort.
You
can
do
it
online,
it's
very
easy.
I
did
it
in
about
five
minutes
at
the
prompting
of
my
wonderful
chief
of
staff,
who
tweeted
out
a
picture
of
me
taking
the
census.
H
So
please
make
it
a
point
to
do
it
this
week.
If
you
haven't
done
it
yet
also
jerry
had
mentioned
the
elections
are
coming
up.
We
work
closely
every
year
with
the
elections
commission
to
ensure
that
all
the
polling
places
in
boston
are
accessible
again.
We
will
follow
up
with
the
secretary
of
state
and
keep
an
eye
on
what
the
state's
doing
for
accessible
ballots.
H
If
anyone
has
any
questions,
please
feel
free
to
keep
in
touch
with
us,
but
you
can
always
let
us
know
about
any
barriers
you
experience
in
voting.
We
know
that
all
the
sites
have
the
auto
mark.
Sometimes
we've
heard
you
know
anecdotally
that
the
machine
wasn't
hooked
up
or
that
people
weren't
trained
in
how
to
use
it,
and
we
worked
very
closely
with
the
elections
commission
on
training.
H
Also,
a
few
other
things
to
note.
It
is
flu
season
and
we're
really
hoping
everybody
will
stay
safe
this
year
from
the
flu
and
covid.
So
if
you
haven't
gotten
a
flu
shot,
please
make
it
a
point
to
do
so.
You
probably
know
that
the
governor
has
issued
a
mandate
for
all
students
to
get
flu
shots.
So
if
that
affects
anyone
on
this
call,
please
know
that
that
is
a
mandate
and
if
not,
please
we
encourage
you
to
do
so.
Anyway,
we
have
information
on
flu
clinics
on
the
boston,
public
health
commission
website.
H
H
One
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
is,
I
think,
you're
all
aware
that
we
instituted
a
program
where
we
gave
out
ramps
to
different
restaurants
in
the
neighborhoods
that
opened
on
the
street.
So
now
we're
looking
to
repurpose
the
ramps
to
bodegas
and
small
grocery
stores
that
are
providing
food
for
people
in
the
neighborhoods,
also
food
pantries.
H
So
if
there
are
any
places
that
you
visit
on
a
regular
basis
that
are
like
the
old
mom
and
pop
stores
that
may
have
one
step.
Please
let
us
know,
because
those
are
the
types
of
places
we
want
to
provide
ramps
for
they're,
no
cost
they're
free
and
we
hope
to
get
over
that
barrier.
So
people
can
get
food
as
people
start
to
go
out
again.
We
really
want
to
mitigate
the
barriers
where
people
can't
access
food,
whether
it's
in
a
restaurant
or
a
bodega
or
a
corner
market,
because.
B
D
H
My
neighborhood
that
are
there
older
buildings
they
have
that
one
step
main
street
usa
is
infamous
for
having
that
one
step
which
is
such
a
barrier
to
people
with
mobility
disabilities.
So
please
let
us
know
if
there's
any
place
in
particular
that
we
can
reach
out
to
you,
know
you're
you're,
my
eyes
and
ears
in
the
neighborhoods.
So
if
you
see
any
buildings
that
you
think
could
benefit
from
that
restaurants
or
markets,
please
let
us
know,
and
then
the
last
thing
I
have
an
update
on
is
the
issue
of
city
hall.
H
Plaza
jessica
gave
me
a
nice
update
today
that
there's
a
giant
hole
in
the
middle
of
the
plaza
and
they're
working
very
busily
on
creating
the
accessible
new
plaza
that
we're
all
excited
about.
So
when
we
met
with
chief
brophy
a
few
months
ago,
we
had
talked
about
doing
a
written
agreement
to
ensure
that
the
brick
path
remains
accessible
and
if
it
doesn't
we'll
go
back
and
revisit
it
next
year.
K
Had
a
question
yes,
so
thanks
for
those
for
both
the
updates,
commissioner,
I
had
a
question
as
you
and
your
staff
are
aware.
K
I
recently
submitted
a
situation
in
my
own
neighborhood
of
the
the
end
of
my
own
street
regarding
a
sidewalk
that
was
inaccessible
for
well
over
a
week
and
what
I
did
first
and
deliberately
was
to
go
through
the
boston
311
number,
so
I
would
know
if
someone
were
experiencing
for
two
reasons,
one
because
I
had
that's
what
I
have
used
for
smaller
scale.
Issues
like
missing
bricks
on
the
sidewalks
in
my
neighborhood,
where
it's
there's
not
hasn't
been
a
need
to
involve
the
commission,
but
also
just
so.
K
I
would
have
information
in
following
up
with
you
and
jessica
to
be
able
to
tell
you
what
what
was
the
response,
and
in
this
case,
although
I
described
as
a
situation
with
specificity,
what
block
of
a
side
street
but
off
a
major
thoroughfare
street,
was
completely
shut
off
to
pedestrian
traffic
because
of
scaffolding
and
ironically,
the
they
first
had
no
signage
the
signage.
They
eventually
put
up
just
said:
you
know,
caution
overhead,
but
it
forced
anybody
to
walk
down
the
side
street
in
the
street
and
trucks.
K
Larger
vehicles
are
allowed
to
turn
down
that
side
street
and
then
for
anyone
in
a
mobility
device
like
a
wheelchair,
that
even
a
portion
that
where
the
a
commercial
garage
is
being
worked
on
or
the
the
structures
above
it
that
and
someone
in
a
wheelchair,
and
this
the
pitch
of
the
remaining
sidewalk,
would
still
be
too
steep.
So
for
future
reference,
how
would
it
be
advisable
to
go
ju
for
anyone
who's
experiencing?
What
I
otherwise
would
have
thought
first
belonged
in.
K
The
department
of
public
works
to
go
directly
to
your
office,
and,
oh
so,
just
to
let
the
commission,
members
and
the
public
know
what
happened
is
that
they
closed
my
case
a
few
days
later
and
said
it
should
be
a
constituent
complaint
and
that
that
surprised
me-
and
at
that
point
I
both
was
able
to
get
photos
and
to
request
the
commissioner
and
staff
assistants
on
it.
As
of
today
it
remains
unresolved.
K
It
might
be
that
now,
there's
not
that
many
more
days
with
the
scaffolding,
but
so
all
in
all
this
might
have
been
about
a
two-week
project
involving
what
might
be.
I
don't
know
if
that's
a
private,
but
you
know
private,
to
a
building,
but
it's
certainly
not
an
individual's
garage
versus
it's,
not
the
it's,
not
public
parking
and
then
the
adjacent
sidewalk.
H
K
Not
at
all,
there's
no
just
you
you
go
from
it's,
it's
huntington.
Ave
is
what
I'm
talking
about
for
and
at
the
for
people
who
have
familiarity
with
the
copley
square
area
that
it's,
the
part
of
huntington,
have
where
the
prudential
mall
is
on
one
side
of
the
street,
with
the
skywalk,
the
prudential
mall
and
star
market
and
on
the
other
side,
is
the
marriott
the
copley
marriott,
and
this
is
one
of
the
major
crosswalks
across
you
know.
K
Several
lanes
of
traffic
in
both
directions
with
an
island
in
the
middle
is
that
you
end
on
on
a
small
side
street
that
gives
you
no
there's,
no
temporary,
let
alone
protected.
It's
just.
Everyone
is
or
herself.
H
I
have
to
say
I'm
really.
I
am
really
surprised
at
that,
because
public
works
does
a
really
good
job
with
the
temp
attempt.
You
know
emphasizing
and
training
contractors
that
they
have
to
do
temporary
ramps
and
sometimes
myself
when
I'm
just
wheeling
around
the
city,
I
am
expecting
not
to
see
them
during
construction
and
I
literally
always
see
them.
H
So
I
am
very
surprised
at
that,
and
I
know
my
staff
looked
into
it
and
I
I
don't
believe
that
we've
heard
back
yet
if
anybody
has
any
updates,
I
welcome
them
to
jump
in,
but
I
would
say
in
the
future.
Certainly
311
should
be
the
vehicle
to
to
issue
that
complaint
and
we
can
look
into
why
that
happened
in
this
particular
case,
but
we
would
also
emphasize
that
people
can
certainly
contact
us,
because
if
it's
a
two-pronged
approach
that
will
help
resolve
it,
we
hope
would
help
resolve
it
real
quickly.
H
K
I
mean
it
was
a
safety
issue
for
for
anybody,
but
I
I
didn't
get
the
police
department
involved.
My
friend,
you
don't
know
how,
because
it
wasn't
an.
K
Situation
in
that
sense-
and
you
know
an
ongoing
like
a
car
accident,
but
the
other
thing
that
was
disturbing
about
it
is,
if
you
get
that
a
contract
or
someone
working,
he
might
not
be
the
head
contractor,
but
what
got
his
attention
was
when
he
saw
me
taking
photos
and
he
came
over
and
introduced
himself
to
me
and
said
it
would
be
going
on
for
about
another
week
and
was
justifying
the
need
for
scaffolding,
which
was
really
not
the
point.
K
I
you
know
that
I
have
no
problem
that
scaffolding
was
needed,
it's
just
the
temporary
sidewalk
and
we
we
have
one.
I
I
in
this
general
top
of
the
area
that
was
going
on
right
now
on
one.
I
can't
remember
for
the
saint
james
street
or
street
one
of
the
major
streets,
and
they
they
had
done
that
erected,
one
of
those
orange
barricades
and
so
all
traffic,
let
alone
a
ramp.
So.
L
I
don't
have
an
update,
but
I
knew
that
I
was
going
to
see
you
today,
so
I
sent
in
pictures
yesterday
when
I
received
them,
and
then
I
checked
again
today
so
I'll
continue
to
check
I'll
check
again
tomorrow.
The
way
it
usually
happens
is
that
I
asked
the
transportation
department
and
that
person
contacts
the
contractor
directly
to
make
sure
that
they're
following
the
rules.
Of
course,
the
rules
are
that
during
construction
they
have
to
keep
the
accessible
votes,
so
that's
in
their
contract.
L
So
that's
usually
the
way
it
works,
that
they
just
sometimes
needed
to
be
reminded.
If,
if
for
some
reason
they
don't
they're,
not
providing
the
accessible
so
I'll
continue
to
check
tomorrow
and
I'll,
let
you
know
as
soon
as
we're
here
and
thank
you.
K
Yeah,
well,
I
just
figured
if
it
if
it
could
happen
in
this
case,
it
might
happen
in
others.
Frankly,
I
think
the
reason
that
it
wasn't
brought
to
the
attention
or
by
more
people
is
that
it
happens
to
be
a
a
dead-end
side
street,
so
it
doesn't
involve
as
many
I'm
not
as
many
people
are
as
affected.
H
And
elizabeth
one
thing
too
is
we:
we've
had
circumstances
with
three
one.
One
he's
closed
a
piece
before
it
seems
like
it's
resolved
the
issue
with
that
might
be
that
they
passed
it
on
to
a
different
agency
within
the
city
like
whether
they
pass
it
on
to
transportation,
so
they
close
it
on
their
end.
I'm
not
sure
if
that's
the
case
in
this
circumstance
hope
we
can
find
out
about
that.
K
C
Commissioner,
just
fyi
your
your
audio
was
a
little
wonky
there
as
well.
So
I
thank
everybody
for
their
input,
but
if
we
have
no
other
questions
for
the
commissioner
or
about
the
commissioner's
report,
we'll
move
on
to
the
captioning
order,
ordinance
that
the
commission
and
the
board
are
working
on,
and
I
know
the
commissioner
was
going
to
take
the
lead
on
on
that
discussion
as
well.
H
Yes,
thanks
jerry
how's,
my
audio
now.
H
So
I
believe
you
all
got
the
draft
of
the
policy
document
that
I
wrote
up.
So
I
submitted
this
to
the
mayor's
administration
and
to
the
different
economic
development
people
that
we
have
to
work
with
in
the
city.
So
that
is
the
first
step
to
see
what
their
thoughts
are
to
get
their
hopeful
buy-in,
and
I
did
a
lot
of
research.
So
I
did
find
out
about
other
cities
that
have
this
type
of
ordnance,
and
you
know
some
complaints
that
they've
gotten
some
issues
that
we
want
to
get
ahead
of.
H
So
we
did
do
a
draft
which
I
just
said
like
I
submitted
to
the
administration
to
get
their
feedback,
and
the
one
thing
that
I
did
want
to
discuss
was
the
enforcement
of
a
potential
policy
like
this,
because
we
know
our
restaurants
are
really
up
against
it
economically
and
administratively.
So
we
don't
want
to
burden
them
at
this
time,
but
we
do
want
to
promote
the
accessibility
for
people
who
are
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing.
H
So,
instead
of
a
fine
structure,
we
were
hoping
to
implement
a
complaint
process
for
enforcement
that
could
go
through
either
a
city
office
or
the
mass
commission
against
discrimination,
and
I
did
in
my
research,
I
found
that
different
cities
have
both
of
these
types
of
enforcement,
so
that
was
what
I
was
hoping
to
pursue
and
other
than
that
it
would
just
be
like.
I
said,
a
mandate
for
businesses
to
turn
on
captions,
and
it's
very
easy
to
do.
It's
just
a
simple
function
on
the
tv.
H
H
They
have
a
lot
going
on
right
now
in
terms
of
just
trying
to
stay
open.
So
the
only
feedback
I've
gotten
so
far-
and
it
will
be
more
of
a
discussion-
is
that
if
we
were
to
look
at
this,
would
it
be
more
of
a
just
a
business
policy?
Or
would
it
be
a
potential
city,
council
ordinance
and
just
waiting
for
more
direction
on
that
and
more
feedback
from
the
different
city
departments?
So
it's
in
draft
right
now
and
I
welcome
any
input
or
feedback
on
the
document
that
I
share
with
you.
C
I
know
this
is
jerry,
I
know
for
me,
I
I
would
think
having
it
as
a
formal
or
our
ordinance.
You
know
and
the
backing
of
the
of
the
city.
I
think
it
would
would
carry
more
teeth
to
it.
It
would
seem
like
it
would
anyway,
so
hopefully
they
would
agree
to
that.
I
Yes,
I
do
thank
you,
so
thank
you.
This
is
wes
speaking
through
an
interpreter.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
say
a
huge
thank
you
for
all
of
your
hard
work
for
making
this
possible
for
putting
this
draft
policy
together
for
seeing
if
it
could
become
an
ordinance.
All
of
that
thank
you.
I
I've
been
thinking
about
mandating,
captions
and
the
concerns
about
fines
and
the
challenges
that
come
along
with
that
and
all
of
the
challenges
that
have
come
along
with
kovid
as
well,
and
I'm
thinking
about
that-
and
I
can
see
maybe
pros
and
cons
of
both.
So
I
would
suggest
maybe
we
offer
a
grace
period
at
this
point
and
we
see
how
it
goes.
We
don't
automatically
start
off
by
finding
people,
but
we
offer
this
grace
period.
We
see
how
people
are
following
this
protocol
and
see
what
the
state
of
maryland
did.
I
They
don't
have
a
fine,
and
so
I
think
we
can
look
and
see
what
happens
there
in
the
early
stages,
especially
and
what
happened
as
their
process
continues.
What
was
effective
there,
and
maybe
we
could
pull
some
of
those
ideas
from
there
and
a
grace
period.
Would
definitely
help
and
then
we
could
see
how
seriously
businesses
are
taking
this
I
mean
one
simple
step
of
turning
captions
on
should
be
taken
seriously.
So
if
we
offer
this
grace
period
and
we
use
that
as
a
gauge,
that
would
help.
So
that's
one
comment.
I
I
So
those
are
my
two
big
comments.
I'm
really
honestly
excited
to
see
how
this
program
goes
and
proceeds
and
to
see
how
this
happens.
I
mean
this
would
be
a
huge
impact
for
me
and
other
residents
living
here
in
boston.
So
thank
you
and
I'm
excited
about
this.
H
Yeah
no
thank
you
wesley.
Those
are
great
comments.
I
can
tell
you
about
the
mcad.
That
would
be
like
a
final
step.
H
If
it's
an
ordinance,
then
it
would
be
something
that
people
could
file
a
discrimination
complaint
against
anyway,
so
mcid
would
be
something
that
would
just
automatically
sort
of
be
in
place
as
an
option,
but
definitely
I
wouldn't
suggest
it
as
the
first
option.
What
I'm
hoping
to
do
is
work
with
the
city
department.
That
would
be
the
one
that
would
oversee
that
and,
like
you
said
it
could
be
like
a
311
complaint.
I
would
definitely
want
to
keep
it
local
within
boston
for
enforcement
as
a
first
step,
but
and
again
this
is
all
in
draft.
H
This
is
just
proposing
things.
I
have
to
do
a
lot
more
work
with
the
city
agencies
to
to
figure
out
what
would
really
be
the
best
approach,
but
like
even
now,
when
people
file
an
ada
agreements
with
me
and
they
say
the
city's
discriminating
against
them.
I
do
the
first
take
at
it.
I
look
into
it.
The
first
thing
I
do
is
just
try
to
fix
it.
H
So
if
someone
says
I've
been
discriminated
against,
because
I
want
to
go
to
this
meeting
and
it
wasn't
in
an
accessible
location,
so
the
first
thing
I'll
do
is
I'll
reach
out
to
say
it's,
the
school
department,
I'll
reach
out
to
them
and
say:
okay,
you
can't
have
meetings
in,
say
a
catholic
school
that
has
stairs
and
no
elevator.
So
we
just
definitely
try
to
fix
it
informally,
because
that's
always
the
best
approach
just
to
make
people
understand
and
fix
it.
H
And
then,
if
that
doesn't
work
people
if
they're
not
happy
with
the
resolution
that
I
take
that
I
try
to
make,
then
they
can
always
they
can
appeal
it
to
my
cabinet
chief
and,
if
they're
not
happy
with
that,
then
they
can
go
to
the
mcad
and
they
can
also
always
file
a
federal
complaint
under
the
department
of
justice.
So
there
are
just
multiple
ways
to
approach
it
and
the
issue
of
fines.
I
agree
with
the
grace
perry
because
we
said
we
don't
we
really
want
to
promote
cooperation.
H
H
So
I
think
that
grace
perries
are
a
great
idea
and
the
fine
structure
it
could
even
be
a
possibility
under
this
plan,
in
that,
like
mcad,
can
issue
fines.
If
it
comes
down
to
it
and
again,
this
is
down
the
line.
It
would
never
be
something
we
recommend
for
a
first
step
like
if
you
go
into
a
restaurant
one
time
and
they
don't
have
captions
on.
I
don't
think
people
are
going
to
rush
to
mcada
and
file
a
discrimination
complaint.
H
You
know
there
are
many
ways
we
can
look
at
it
like
we've
been
just
asking
them
or
letting
them
know
about
the
ordinance,
and
we
can
do
information
flyers
if
it
comes
to
it.
So
I
think
it's
a
very
you
know
we're
at
the
very
beginning
stages
of
crafting
this
policy,
and
I
really
value
your
input
and
bring
those
two
things
up,
but
again,
mca
wouldn't
be
a
first
option.
It
would
be
like
a
last
option.
Does
that
help?
What
makes
sense.
C
Yeah
any
other
questions
or
comments
from
the
board
in
regards
to
the
the
draft
of
the
proposal.
H
D
E
I'm
here
so
technically
today,
unless
you
get
a
waiver
request,
if
it's
on
broadcaster,
cable,
100
of
television,
television
programs
should
be
captioned,
it's
a
little
different
for
streaming
media,
but
as
far
as
broadcasting,
cable
100
of
television
broadcast
should
be
captured
and
let
the
people
get
a
waiver
from
the
fbc.
D
H
H
C
Yes,
thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you.
I
thank
wes
and
you
carl
for
your
help
in
drafting
drafting
the
the
board's
letter
in
support
of
of
the
ordinance
and
and
we're
I
echo
with
you
know,
excitement
about
it
moving
forward.
I
think
it
could
be
something
that
that's
beneficial
to
you
know
thousands
of
of
city
residents
and-
and
you
know,
visitors
to
the
city,
so
so
I
I
I.
E
I
make
this
is
carl.
I
make
a
motion
that
we
vote
on
sending
the
letter
to
the
appropriate
parties
in
support
of
the
office
in
that
too
yeah.
Thank
you.
C
K
The
vote
is
the
more
important
one,
but
just
as
I
in
follow-up
to
both
what
wes
had
mentioned
and
then
olivia's
comment
that
as
well
as
the
commissioners
that
I
think
is
part
of
the
rollout
or
whatever
is
the
not
roll
out,
but
in
trying
to
have
this
ordinance
that
we're
implemented
that
I
think
it
should
be
that
if
programming,
if
there
is
programming
in
establishments,
restaurants
bars
whatever
that
that
where
it
is
the
program
itself,
then
then,
as
just
a
further
down
the
road
issue,
the
programming
really
in
those
settings
needs
to
be
prioritized
for
the
many
you
know
I
think,
but
that
that's
a
more
subtle
point,
but
in
keeping
with
both
wanting
to
you
know
view
it
as
as
a
positive
I
mean,
certainly
is
a
positive,
but
I
mean
even
that
it's
not
trying
to.
K
You
know
that,
for
that
it
wouldn't
be
trying
to
issue
punitive
measures
against
visitors
businesses.
That's
similarly
that,
even
if
there
are
some
patrons
that
happen
to
like
a
more
esoteric
program
that
they
have
access
to,
that
that
isn't
encouraged
in
that
space
as
part
of
the
education.
C
Thank
you
elizabeth.
So
we
have
a
motion
on
the
floor
to
support
the
the
letter
that
was
emailed
to
to
everyone
in
support
of
the
ordinance
just
can't.
A
Verify
one
thing:
can
I
just
clarify
one
thing:
sorry,
so
this
is
in
support
of
the
letter
that
the
board
wrote
that
would
then
be
attached
to
the
ordinance
that
we
are
writing,
so
we're
not
mailing
we're
not
sending
it
to
anyone,
it's
simply
being
attached
to
our
policy
ordinance
proposal
as
a
as
a
show
of
support.
Just
so
that
everybody
is
clear
on
what
what
what's
happening
with
the
letter.
C
I'm
sure
so
what
we
should,
what
we
should
clarify
that
that
this
this
motion
is
just
for
the
support
letter
in
regards
to
the
to
the
ordinance.
Does
any?
Is
everybody
comfortable
with
it
as
as
written
at
the
at
this
time
comments
or
any
things
to
add.
C
Aye
hearing
none
the
it
passes
unanimously
and
will
be
attached
with
the
with
the
ordinance
and
again,
thank
you
to
the
commissioner,
the
commissioner's
office
wesley
and
carl
for
your
hard
work
on
getting
this
moving,
particularly
wesley,
because
you've
brought
it
up
many.
E
C
That
would
be
great.
That
would
be
really
really
very,
very
positive.
H
Just
one
final
comment,
though:
go.
C
B
H
If
it
does
indeed
pass,
you
know,
sometimes
we
have
to
do
multiple
iterations
like
there
are
some
things
you
know
you
have
to
give
and
take
on
with
the
city,
and
I
just
don't
want
anybody
to
feel
like
it's
a
done
deal
at
this
point.
It's
still
early
in
the
process.
Sure
agree.
I
will
certainly
champion
it,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
multiple
factors
that
we
have
to
consider
like.
I
said
like
I
emphasize
particularly
the
position
that
the
businesses
are
in
right
now,
so
let's
hope
that
we
can
do
it.
H
C
Thank
you
again,
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work,
and
we
know,
commissioner,
that
you'll
europe
will
keep
us
a
breath
every
step
of
the
way
and
again,
please
anyone
on
the
board.
If,
if
there's
an
issue,
that's
important
to
you
that
we
we've
agreed
to
work
on
that
we
are
working
on
that.
You
haven't
heard
an
update
on
in
a
while.
Please
you
know
either.
C
Let
me
know
you
know
heard
that
no
get
it
get
an
update
on
that
and
again
it
was
through
wesley's
advocacy
and
through
carl's
advocacy
that
we've
gotten
to
this
point
in
regards
to
the
already
ordinance.
So
I
I
really
appreciate
everybody's
hard
hard
work
on
it.
So
thank
you.
Next,
on
the
agenda
under
old
business
was
the
plaza
renovation
updates,
which
I
think
the
commissioner
gave
gave
in
her
report.
But
if
there's
anything
else
to
address.
B
A
K
I'm
actually,
I
was
referring
back
to
christian
to
the
commissioner's
remarks
about
the
the
plaza
just
any
sense
of
a
general
timetable.
I
know
you've
made
it
clear
that
you
and
chief
brophy's
offices
need
to
work
on
that
before
we'd
see
it,
but
any
sense
of
in
the
next
few
months
or.
C
Before
before,
before
the
end
of
the
year,
correct,
yep,
okay,
great
great
anybody
else
with
any
business
items.
M
A
Are
a
couple
members
of
the
public,
including
possibly
I
hate
to
say
it,
maybe
the
second
most
famous
second
to
you,
which
is
dolores
commissioner,
makasha's
mother,
oh
well,.
M
Hello,
dolores,
so
I
found
it
interesting
that
the
commissioner
should
have
mentioned
the
issue
that
the
restaurants
and
bodegas
are
in
need
of
temporary
ramps
and
I'll
make
the
point
that
it
took
a
lot
longer
for
us
to
get
a
temporary
ramp
at
the
library
than
it
took
for
the
restaurants
to
get
temporary
ramps.
During
the
covert
issue.
M
I
I
want
the
commission
to
know
that
this
the
boston
public
library
had
commissioned
two
architectural
firms:
chef,
lee
bullfinch
and
design
lab
to
start
a
multi-million
dollar
project
at
the
mckim
building
in
copley
square,
and
the
temporary
ramps
at
the
library
have
been
up
for
almost
two
years
now,
and
they
made
a
commitment
at
that
time
that
a
permanent
ramp
would
be
considered
for
future
renovation.
H
So
one
of
the
big
pieces
of
this
renovation
is
accessibility
because
they
know
that
that
it's
an
issue
and
frankly,
I
don't
think
that
the
city
would
do
a
major
renovation
like
that
without
creating
access,
so
it
is
guaranteed
a
hundred
percent
that
that
will
entrance
will
be
accessible.
I
can
tell
you
that.
M
H
M
H
I
I
just
don't
want
you
to
think
I
mean
your
advocacy
was
so
strong
and
so
important
for
so
long
with
the
library
and
believe
believe
you
me,
we
give
you
all
the
credit
in
the
world.
We
know
that
it
was
thanks
to
you
that
the
ramp
is
up
and
functioning,
but
you
know
we
are
just
trying
to
you
know
we
covet
hit.
We
try
to
meet
the
emergent
needs
of
the
community
and,
of
course,
food
is
the
most
important
thing.
M
M
B
H
We
have
a
staff
person,
who's,
our
outreach
and
engagement
specialist
and
she
has
been
working
on
a
bike
safety
outreach
plan
for
a
while.
Now
we've
just
like,
I
said
we
got
a
little
sidetracked
with
kovid
response
and
our
staff
person
was
going
to
a
lot
of
doing
a
lot
of
work
with.
H
You
know:
housing,
evictions
and
food,
and
things
like
that
for
outreach
and
engagement,
but
she's
recently
gone
back
to
the
bike
plan
and
she's,
getting
together
a
list
of
different
organizations
that
we're
going
to
work
on
training
in
this
these
topics,
and
it
will
probably
be
something
like
a
webinar.
So
we
will
definitely
loop
you
into
that.
H
M
M
M
I
I
do
want
to
thank
the
commission
for
all
the
work
that
they
do
and
I
know
that
every
one
of
you
individually
and
collectively
work
very
hard
to
do
what
you
do
and
olivia.
Could
you
on
ask
the
office
to
give
you
my
contact
information,
I'd
like
to
speak
to
you
directly
on
a
couple
of
things.
Please
sure.
C
Done?
Okay,
thank
you
any
other
questions
or
comments
from
the
public.
I
know
I
know
elizabeth
has
a
follow-up,
but
I
want
to
give
other
members
of
the
public
who
may
still
be
on
the
call,
an
opportunity
to
to
comment.
First.
A
I
just
want
to
note
sorry:
this
is
jessica.
I
just
want
to
note
that
I
believe
there
are
a
couple
members
of
the
public
that
are
on
that
if
they
happen
to
have
questions
related
to
the
board
meeting
after
the
fact
and
they
would
like
to
get
in
touch
with
our
office.
A
I
know
that
at
least
we
had
one
or
two
northeastern
journalism,
students
on
we
get.
We
get
journalism
students
every
year
when
they're
assigned
to
to
come
and
watch
a
public
meeting,
and
so
we
just
wanted
to
reach
out
and
say
that
if,
if
you
have
any
questions
about
either
what
you
heard
at
the
board
meeting
or
about
what
our
office
does
feel
free
to
email
us
at
disability
boston.gov,
so
you
don't
need
to
say
anything
now
during
public
input.
It's
totally
fine.
C
Great
thank
you
for
that
jessica
and
that's
that's
true.
Each
and
every
meeting
you
can
certainly
comment
or
or
follow
up
with
with
us.
You
know
offline
if
need
be
or
if
or
you
feel
more
comfortable
doing
it
that
way,
but
hearing
no
more
public
input.
I
know
elizabeth
has
a
follow-up.
Go
ahead.
Elizabeth.
K
Yes,
this
this
some
actually
was
it
somewhat
in
follow-up
to
david's
question,
but
but
also
as
a
one
for
the
commissioner.
Is
there
any
basic
timetable
of
when
the
library
project
when
they
plan
to
get
underway.
H
I
just
got
an
email
this
week.
Well,
actually
it
was
about
a
week
ago,
but
then
my
contact
who's
working
on
it
was
on
vacation.
So
we
circled
back
this
week
just
today
actually-
and
I
don't
know
the
timetable
for
the
construction
patricia,
do
you
happen
to
know
that
I
would
assume
it's
a
multi-year
project.
K
Yeah,
actually,
what
I
really
meant
is
that
the
design
process,
because,
unlike
the
plaza
example,
I
know
jerry
and
I
and
others
many
of
us
on
the
board-
express
that.
The
in
addition
to
your
office,
which
is
so
important
to
have
your
expertise
and
involvement.
But
did
our
advisory
board
also
be
involved
at
the
design
phase
of
things
and
not
brought
in
later
in
the
process?
Because
there
are
some
important.
K
A
number
of
different
perspectives,
but
also
that,
because
that
it
has
been
the
brick
side
of
the
building
their
art
and
architecture
on
boards,
I
know
for
myself,
I'm
sure
they're
going
to
redo
the
door,
but,
for
instance,
although
I
can
navigate
my
power
wheelchair
successfully
through
a
lot
of
tight
doorways
that
when
I
was
using
that
entrance
to
drop
off
my
mail-in
ballot,
they
had
two
people
undo
the
current
door.
I'm
sure
they
don't
intend
to
keep
that.
H
On
yeah,
I
think
that's
critical
and
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
how
my
office
operates,
patricia
is
our
director
of
architectural
access
and
sarah
is
our
architectural
access,
specialist
and
they're.
Really
their
only
role
in
my
office
is
to
their
main
role.
They
do
a
lot
of
other
things,
but
their
main
role
is
to
do
exactly
that.
H
H
It
will
still
be
at
a
time
where
we
can
get
input
on
the
design,
but
they'll
just
be
a
little
bit
farther
down
the
road,
and
I
can
reach
out
to
them
and
see
what
they
think
a
good
time
table
would
be
for
that.
But
definitely
we
can
say
that
it
will
be
a
point
where
they
can
still
take
your
food
back
and
design
absolutely
yeah.
K
Well,
we
can
discuss
further
offline,
but
my
understanding
is
the
earliest
on
the
earlier
conceptually
that
we
can
have
some
input
that
that
that
sometimes
can
result.
Then,
in
having
issues
brought
to
the
table,
that
even
given
their
expertise
that
the
additional
live
experience
of
the
board
or
on
the
community,
but
particularly
of
this
board
and
our
the
expectations
of
us
as
board
members.
K
H
Yeah,
I
know
I
can't
agree
more.
I
think
that's
exactly
what
the
board
is
designed
for
and
why
don't?
I
follow
up
with
my
contact
in
the
public
facilities
department,
who's
working
on
the
renovation,
and
let
him
know
that
the
board's
very
interested
in
giving
some
input
and
I'll
see
what
what
their
thoughts
are
and
when
we
can
get
them
to
speak
to
you.
C
Great
thank
you,
and
I
I
really
am
amazed
that
at
everybody's
this
is
jerry.
I'm
amazed
at
everybody's
comments
and
thoughtful
questions
and
and
how
much
how
much
work
we've
actually
gotten
done
over
the
last
few
few
weeks
and
and
in
in
tonight's
meeting.
So
I
really
appreciate
everybody
everybody's
hard
work.
H
And
I
want
to
give
a
real
big
shout
out
to
my
staff
because
they
work
so
hard,
especially
during
this
pandemic,
and
they
all
have
their
specific
roles
and
their
expertise,
but
not
only
that
they
just
have
covered
everything
that
I've
asked
them
to
do,
and
I
I
couldn't
do
any
work
that
I
do
without
them.
So
thank
you
all
very
much.
C
C
C
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opposed
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