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City of Charleston Commission on Disability Issues 9/24/2021
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Yes,
good
afternoon,
everyone
and
welcome
to
our
first
disability
maze
commission
on
disability
issues
meeting
in
a
while.
So
I'm
grateful
that
we're
able
to
meet
again,
albeit
virtually,
I
hope
everyone
is
doing
well
and
just
want
to
thank
those
who
have
helped
us
with
the
technical
side
of
things
today
to
help
us
be
able
to
have
this
meeting.
We
greatly
appreciate
everyone's
help
there
so
we'll
have
the
call
to
order
and
roll
call.
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We
were
beginning
to
focus
on
other
areas.
Besides
the
peninsula,
we
were
talking
about
parks
and
sidewalks.
Alex
was
talking
about
identifying
easy
routes,
you're
surveying
you
know
considering
surveying
various
areas.
We
were
talking
about
utilities
cutting
in
the
sidewalk,
and
I
think
we,
I
think
the
city
has
handled
that.
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So
I
hope
that
will
cut
down
on
that.
We
ran
that
through
the
technical
review
committee
to
set
that
up.
It
says
john's
island,
no
accessibility,
but
it's
mostly
that
there
weren't
many
sidewalks
more
than
no
accessibility.
There
have
been
in
the
last.
Oh,
let's
just
say
two
years,
there's
been
a
lot
more
development
on
johns
island.
All
of
them
have
sidewalks
and
they're
all
going
to
be
really
accessible
as
compared
to
older
areas
of
the
city
with
older
sidewalks,
we
talked
about
actions
and
oh
hold
on
martha
marco
can
join
us.
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B
These
were
all
really
good
ideas,
and
I
would
like
to
ask
that
we
table
this
part
for
now,
because
there's
some
things
that
are
a
little
more
burning
down
at
the
moment.
But
I
didn't
want
you
to
think
that
we
had
forgotten
the
ideas
or
that
we
weren't
that
the
city
wasn't
responding
to
the
commission's
requests.
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So
I'm
going
to
give
you
just
a
little
update
on
what
I
talked
to
my
director
last
week,
because
this
tidies
up
some
of
these
things.
If
you
have
any
questions,
you
are
welcome
to
ask
aloud,
because
I'm
not
so
good
at
this
yet
and
may
not
see
it.
If
you
raise
your
hand,
I'm
gonna
stop
share
just
because
I
can
see
better.
What's
going
on,
so
I
talked
to
her
to
my
director
about
the
bathroom
to
george.
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These
we've
had
complaints
about
swimming
pools
times
to
start
assessment
of
swimming
pools
on
monday
at
9
a.m.
We're
going
to
we're
going
to
we're
going
to
have
one
good
one.
I
don't
know
where
it's
going
to
be.
These
pools
are
all
very
old,
so
we're
going
to
work
with
lana
you're
you're
completely
tilted
now
honey.
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It's
getting
in
the
front
door,
it's
getting
to
the
access
into
the
pool
because
there's
a
track
in
the
okay,
for
example.
This
track
is
a
little
bothersome.
I
haven't,
I
haven't
seen
it
since
they
said
they
fixed
it.
I've
heard
that
the
fix
doesn't
work
but
there's
also
a
problem
with
utilizing
bathrooms
and
we
may
come
up
with
an
alternative
accommodation
for
the
bathrooms.
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B
I
would
be
happy
to
share
with
you
the
results
of
the
assessment
on
monday
and
the
plan
going
forward
with
that
molly
we're
catching
up
with
where
we've
been
and
what
we've
done
and
and
what's
happened.
The
last
two
years
and
the
first
one
we
talked
about
was
to
george
the
bathroom
second
one.
We
talked
about
swimming
pools
within
the
city
system.
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B
So
I
need
y'all
to
help
me
with
that.
I-
and
I
think
I
sent
it
to
you.
I
would
like,
if
possible,
to
get
your
edits
your
thoughts,
all
those
things
if
we
might
work
as
a
committee
of
a
whole
for
october,
because
I'm
going
to
talk
to
them
by
the
first.
We
won't
get
anything
done
by
then,
but
we
need
to
have
this
emergency
procedure
put
in
place
by
the
first
of
the
year.
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B
However,
the
commission
realizes
that
emergencies
are
emergencies
and
if
you'll,
just
let
us
know
what
the
real
situation
is,
we
can
adapt
and
we
will
tell
other
people
with
disabilities
the
real
situation
such
as
that
folder
all
about
bringing
enough
water
for
yourself
for
three
days,
which
is
part
of
an
emergency
kit,
but
not
required
to
go
to
a
shelter.
Apparently,
that's
just
an
example.
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Okay,
janet,
can
you
hear
me
yeah?
I
can
ronnie
okay,
I'm
sorry
and
again,
when
I
worked
at
the
eoc
in
berkeley
county.
Well,
I
guess
we
can
address
this
as
part
of
the
plan.
There
was
so
much
confusion
over
getting
into
the
the
the
the
shelters,
the
medical
needs,
shelters
and,
and
that's
the
kind
of
thing
you've
got
to
get
that
information
out
really
really
early,
because
there
was
so
much
communicating
miscommunication,
although
dhec
did
a
great
job
and
they
have
people
that
do
that.
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B
The
next
thing
I
want
to
tell
you
about
is
our
commission,
so
I
will
send
you,
along
with
this
edit
page,
a
list
of
commissions
and
boards
that
have
openings.
The
city
has
about
eight
commissions
and
boards
that
have
a
plenty
of
vacancies
so
that
there
can't
be
any
complaint
about
it's.
Two
of
all-
and
I
asked
about
our
commissioners
serving
on
another
commission
and
our
commission,
and
I
was
told
that
that's
not
what
they
don't
want
us
to
serve
on
two
commissions.
B
So
it's
up
to
each
of
you
if
you
would
like
to
go
be
on
another
commission
and
report
back
to
us
like
come
visit
us
at
our
commission
time,
but
it
is
also
a
matter
of
your
time
and
how
you
want
to
use
it.
But
if
we
had
one
or
two
people
on
other
commissions
and
then
they
reported
back
to
us
say
every
six
months,
just
from
a
disability
perspective
that
might
be
along
the
lines
of
being
present
in
the
other
commissions
when
they
discuss
things
that
affect
people
with
disabilities.
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B
Yes,
the
bicycle
and
pedestrian
committee,
the
commission
on
women,
the
housing
authority,
the
charleston
citizen,
police,
advisory
council,
the
recreation
committee
commission
on
the
arts,
tourism,
commission,
west
ashley,
revitalization,
commission,
I'm
looking
at
yuvani,
and
you
know
what
do
that?
Okay,
I
was
just
going
basing
it
on
your
concern
in
the
past
for
that
area
and
the
resiliency
and
sustainability
advisory
committee.
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B
I'm
gonna
send
you
the
list
of
those
eight
that
I
just
read
out
and
you
are
welcome
to
communicate
with
me
privately
or
publicly,
but
if
that's
of
some
interest
to
you
so
basically
it's
stay
on
this
on
our
commission
or
go
to
another
commission
and
visit
with
us
seems
to
be
how
the
city
is
set
up
to
working
it
and
that's
believe
it
or
not.
That's
all.
I
have
to
catch
you
up
on
hey.
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G
The
water
and
some
of
the
schools
and
stuff
were
handicapped
were
there
in
a
shelter
the
water
in
the
sink
and
the
toilets
was
motion
censored
and
there
wasn't
any
flushing
of
the
toilets
that
was
really
unsanitary
and
they
couldn't
even
wash
their
hands.
I
understand
if
they
have
hand
sanitizer,
but
we
still
need
the
water.
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B
Awkward,
however,
it's
very
explanatory,
which
is
good,
so
my
hope
is
that
you
will
all
agree
to
work
on
this
in
october
and
finish
up
some
loose
ends
in
this
calendar
year
and
start
next
year,
fresh
with
potentially
that
other
list
god
bless,
you
annette
with
potentially
other
members
and
our
members
may
be
on
other
commissions.
Some
of
our
members
may
go
to
other
commissions.
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B
Okay
and
I
think
december,
we
won't
meet
because
it's
it's
gonna
be
the
fourth
yeah.
It's
gonna
be
the
24th
of
december.
I
don't
think
any
of
us
is
probably
going
to
want
to
meet
that
day
and
november
is
the
26th?
God
bless
you.
We
might
make
the
november
meeting
a
week
early,
because
the
26th
is
a
city
holiday,
not
that
the
24th
is.
That
is
also
so
whatever.
What
else
do
we
need
to
to
cover.
B
Yeah,
I'm
not
quite
up
to
date
on
the
most
recent
mask
policy,
because
I
don't
think
it's
been
put
out
yet,
but
currently
all
employees
have
to
wear
masks
at
work
and
we
all
have
now
got
to
be
vaccinated
by
sometime
in
november.
I'm
not
quite,
I
think.
It's
november
I
was
vaccinated
back
in
march,
and
so
I
didn't
pay
attention
like.
I
might
should
have
to
the
fact
that
that
there's
a
new
date
you
have
to
be
back
so
we
have
to
be
vaccinated.
B
We
have
to
wear
masks
in
the
office.
We
have
to
wear
masks
when
we're
working.
The
city
itself
is
going
to
establish
some
mass
policies,
but
there's
going
to
be
a
difficulty,
I
think
and
enforcing
them,
but
it
will
give
shop
owners
and
things
like,
and
people
like
that,
the
ability
to
have
the
city
protect
them.
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You
know
some
of
the
complex
parts
of
chairs
that
are
very
beneficial,
so
they're
really
looking
to
make.
You
know
good
with
that,
but
the
one
thing
you
know
when
you
look
at.
Let's
say
all
those
things
are
established
and
that's
great,
but
at
the
same
time,
if
you
can't
maneuver,
you
know
what
I
mean
in
communities
because
they
don't
have
curb
cuts.
You
know
what
I
mean
they
don't
ever
get
into
that
with
congress,
and
I
don't
know
where
that
has
to
begin.
B
That's
tricky
the
federal
already
wrote
the
law,
but
there's
no
enforcement
of
it
at
that
level.
So
the
enforcement
is
with
individuals
making
complaints
to
the
federal
and,
if
individuals
make
complaints
to
the
federal,
then
that's
a
long-winded
and
it's
a
long
process,
but
it
has
helped
quite
a
bit
in
some
cases
I
receive
court
cases
and
settlements
from
the
access
board
and
usually
they
don't
focus
on
one
curb
or
two.
Usually
they
focus
on
systems
of
curbs.
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B
A
Yeah,
the
cities
and
the
counties
do
get,
do
get
flexible
transportation
dollars.
So
I
think
it's
just
having
a
strategy
in
place
and
but
maybe
the
city's
strategy
is
to
address
it
one
at
a
time
I
don't
know
if
y'all
remember,
there
was
error
funding
several
years
ago
and
d.o.t
decided
to
use
all
of
their
era,
funding,
which
was
some
special
funding
to
do
curb
cuts
in
six
counties
down
here
in
the
low
country,
and
so
you
know
they
did
recognize
that
it
was
like
like
she
said
it
was
a
system-wide.
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B
A
Well,
dave
well,
the
county
is
taking
over.
They
built
like
in
front
of
my
house.
The
county
resurfaced
the
road,
even
though
it's
a
d.o.t
road
and
they
do
try
to
do
some
mitigation
there.
You
know
if
they
can
do
a
curb
cut
or
something
that's
fairly
easy,
but
you
know
they
they
put
that
list
out
every
year
so
and
the
same
and
the
city
provides
them
where
they
want
that
money
to
go.
So
I
think
so.
Janice
is
right,
just
make
a
list
and
turn
it
in
and
see
somebody
can
pay
for
it.
B
Yeah,
exactly
the
one
of
the
old
things
that
was
on
the
last
agenda
that
we
didn't
address.
Just
now
was
the
pedestrian
bridge
over
the
west,
ashley
or
west
asheville,
and
that
does
I
have
seen
the
plans.
The
plans
are
accessible
now
when
it
gets
built,
is
not
something
I
have
control
over,
but
I've
seen
the
plans
which
is
exciting
yeah.
I
saw
them
too
yeah.
Did
you
yeah
floating
dot
kind
of
thing?
It
was
very
exciting.
D
I'm
doing
pretty
good.
My
mom
actually
had
some
surgery
a
few
months
ago
and
was
in
the
hospital
but
is
doing
well
in
his
home
now,
and
then
I've
started
getting
attendant
care
testing
that
out.
So
so
that's
working
out
and
I'll
start
full
time
with
an
attendant
next
week.
So
that's
slowly
coming
together,
but
just
plugging
along
just
trying
to
to
keep
it
moving.
But
things
are
things
are
progressing
fairly
well.
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B
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F
Yes,
yes,
thank
you
and
just
had
our
big
annual
fundraiser
and
that
went
well,
so
hopefully
things
will
slow
down
a
little
bit.
I
got
to
see
you
marca
perform
at
disability
pride
a
couple
of
months
ago,
and
that
was
beautiful,
not
sure
how
many
of
you
have
gotten
to
see
her
perform,
but
my
goodness
fantastic.
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F
F
D
E
It
is
so
nice
to
see
everyone's
face
and
I
apologize
that
I'm
not
sharing
my
screen.
I've
got
a
lot
going
on
in
the
background
here,
but
we
at
the
the
statewide
council
is
investing
over
the
next
three
years
in
a
pretty
significant
disability
awareness
campaign.
Obviously
we
all
know
there's
so
many
out
there.
It's
not
reinventing
the
wheel.
E
You
know,
and
the
issue
of
stigma
just
continues
to
keep
coming
up
as
a
major
barrier
to
access
to
employment,
particularly,
but
you
know
other
things
like
education
and
housing.
So
right
now
we're
just
in
sort
of
like
the
development
of
the
concept
phase,
but
where
there's
actual
money
for
it-
and
there
will
be
an
actual
firm
that
does
this
does
marketing.
E
Does
the
video
does
all
the
things
that
you
know
we
as
just
the
advocates
are
just
advising
on,
but
it's
pretty
exciting,
because
I
think
that
you
know
certainly
on
our
council
here
in
the
city
of
charleston.
You
know,
I
know
we
we've
done
some
of
these
like
little
videos.
At
one
point
I
know
we've
talked
a
lot
about
the
stigma
issue,
so
I'm
excited
and
I'll
keep
you
guys
abreast
of
sort
of
what's
happening
with
the
statewide
council,
but
that
is
being
run
by
the
accessibility
committee
that
I'm
on.
E
So
that's
my
little
update
on
that.
I'm
trying
to
think
if
there's
anything
else,
since
you
were
talking
about
boards
and
commissions
janet,
you
know,
I
did
put
out
to
a
couple
of
y'all
that
you
know
we're
always
looking
to
recruit
members,
particularly
self-advocates
people
with
disabilities.
We'd
love.
I
know
like
we
talk
about
on
our
council.
We
love
some
people
with
sensory
disabilities
that
don't
think
we
have
enough
representation
there
on
the
statewide
council
and
certainly
from
our
region.
We
need
more
charleston
representation,
there's
a
lot
from
the
midlands
and
upstate.
E
So
if
you
guys
have
any
interest
or
have
some
names,
please
please
please
just
whatever's
either
text
me
call
me
shoot
me
an
email,
I'm
happy
to
tell
people
about
what
the
role
entails.
Talk
about
it.
It
doesn't
preclude
you
from
serving
on
this
commission
they're
completely
I
serve
on
both
you
know
you
can
do
both.
So
that's
my
little
plug
that
as
you're
thinking
about
boards
and
commissions
think
about
the
statewide
disability
council,
because
we
really
need
some
more
support
there
as
well.
C
E
I
will
definitely
ask
you
again,
and
you
know
what
too,
in
the
meantime,
marco,
this
is
for
you,
but
for
anyone
if
anyone
is
ever
interested
just
like
you
know
some
sunshine
lots
right.
Just
like
our
commission
is
open
to
the
public
and
we're
streaming
on
youtube.
All
of
our
meetings
are
open
to
the
public.
So
if
you
ever
have
an
interest
like
you
just
want
to
maybe
listen
in
on
one
of
the
quarterly
meetings
we
do
remote
too.
Even
you
know,
since
with
covet.
E
It
makes
it
so
much
easier,
just
kind
of
see
what's
going
on
what
the
work
is
happening
because
we
follow
what's
called
the
spill,
that's
the
state
plan
for
independent
living,
and
that
dictates
all
of
our
work
and
it's
a
very
robust
document
that
all
states
have
to
follow,
and
so
ours
is
obviously
dictated
by
what
we're
doing
in
south
carolina,
but
we're
doing
a
lot.
I
mean
that
was
just
one
example
that
because
I'm
on
the
accessibility
committee,
but
there's
a
lot
of
work,
that's
being
done,
especially
with
the
independent
living
centers
themselves.
E
So,
marco,
you
raise
a
good
point
if
you
can't
commit
like
or
you're
or
you're
super
busy.
Maybe
you
want
to
just
kind
of
dip
your
toes
see.
What's
going
on
or
be
a
non-voting
member
you,
you
can
also
just
be
a
public.
You
could
just
attend
like
you
could
attend
these
meetings
anytime.
You
want
committee
meetings
as
well.