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Commission on Disability
Meeting Minutes
February 5, 2015
Members Present: Victoria Buckley, Linda Vine (Assistant Town Manager), Julie Miller, Len
Morse-Fortier, Janet Perry, Michael Martignetti, Fred Lonardo (Building Commissioner)
Members Absent: Susan Cusack, Nate Finch, Francine Stieglitz
Liaisons Absent: Joe Pato (BOS), Harry MacKay (COA)
Guest: Shaun Grady, Lexington resident and representative for the Photovoice Project
1.Minutes from the January meeting were unanimously approved.
2.Update on Photovoice
A.The Photovoice exhibit opened at the library on Tuesday, with low attendance but the
posters will be up all month. Shaun Grady and Julie Miller are featured in the project.
The project highlights individuals, who have neurological disorders or traumatic brain
injury, and the obstacles that they face within the community. The exhibit was seen by
Victoria who stated that the posters are very impressive and moving. Community leaders
and other individuals, who have a voice in effecting change and increasing community
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awareness, are invited to a stakeholders meeting that will be held on February 26. There
was also discussion about showing the posters on Discovery Day.
B.Laura Lorenz is applying for a second grant from the Dana Home Foundation to do a
collaborative project with the Commission on Disability and COA. One suggestion was
to form dyads of individuals who are elderly and/or have disabilities paired with people
who traditionally do not think they have much in common, like young mothers with
strollers. The theme would be community integration and inclusion to coincide with
opening an inclusive new Community Center.
3.Discovery Day - Members need an update from Francine who is checking to see if we
can have a booth.
4.Town Meeting Warrant - Article 4 which pertains to brick pathways will be presented at
the second Special Town Meeting. The warrant reads: “To see if the Town will vote to
either amend the Code of the Town of Lexington, or request the Board of Selectmen to
establish a policy, to specify appropriate materials be used for public pathways, both new
and reconstructed, to ensure safe passage for citizens who have trouble traversing uneven
surfaces; or act in any other manner in relation thereto”. Linda Vine explained that the
Board of Selectmen is sponsoring the article, and that the Commission should draft a
motion that will then be reviewed by Town Counsel. Sue Cusack contacted Montgomery
County for their wording and forwarded it to members of the Commission. The
Montgomery wording was read aloud for review, as follows:
There was general agreement that the motion wording could draw on the Montgomery
Resolution wording but that it should be shortened. Linda Vine requested that the Commission
write a draft that she could forward to Town Counsel. Victoria and Len will work on a draft as
soon as possible.
5.Other issues for Town Meeting – Linda Vine informed members that Karen Simmons,
Director of Recreation, would like to come to our March meeting. She is asking Town
Meeting to approve funds to do an ADA study of all parks and playgrounds. Members
want to see all school playgrounds accessible first and wonder how extensive the rest of
the list needs to be. Victoria will invite Karen to the March meeting.
6.New business – Fred Lonardo mentioned that Moon Hill is looking to upgrade their pool
and that he suggested that they talk to the Commission. Victoria asked Fred to encourage
the people planning the renovations to look at the Paint Rock Pool in the Turning Mill
area since they did a good job making their pool accessible.
Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 5th at 5:45pm in the Parker Room, G-15 of
the Town Hall.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:45 pm.
Minutes respectively submitted by Victoria Buckley