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Commission on Disability <br />Meeting Minutes for January 5, 2012 <br />5: 45pm to 7: 00 pm <br />Stone Room — Cary Hall <br />5. Identify three community people knowledgeable about disability issues for the next phase of <br />Shriver grant — for research purposes, these people should not be told about details discussed <br />by first working group. <br />a. Jen knows one parent may be willing to do this. <br />b. Charlotte Rogers may know of someone (a volunteer in the Senior Center) who <br />would also be willing and available; Jen will reach out to her to discuss. <br />6. Discussion of Inn at Hastings Park. Neighbors called Victoria to say that the plans proposed <br />for the Inn show that they intend to store all the snow in the handicapped spot. Victoria wrote <br />a letter stating that the handicapped spot must not be used this way and made <br />recommendations for resolving this issue. <br />7. Additional new business and update on new projects: <br />a. The Lexington Courtyard (condo units) has some units with accessible features as an <br />option. A permit has been issued to allow one of the units to be adapted. <br />b. Per a contact that Garry knows, vibration levels (with brick) are not on the radar for <br />the AABA to incorporate as a standard in their reviews. The contact was aware of the <br />Pittsburgh study with the standards for vibrations. <br />c. Disability Awareness Day? Do we want to support this with actively at some point? <br />Look at increasing accessibility awareness as a component of diversity. <br />Meeting Adjourned at 7:00 pm <br />Next Meeting: February 2, 2012 <br />Meeting Minutes Submitted by: Janice Cyr, Commission Member <br />