HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-08-06-COD-min (2) Commission on Disability
Meeting Minutes August 6, 2015
Members Present:
Victoria Buckley, Chair, Linda Vine, Deputy Town Manger and ADA Coordinator, Fred
Lonardo, Building Commissioner, Sue Cusack, Nate Finch, Shaun Grady, Francine
Stieglitz, Wendy Manz, Capital Expenditures Committee
Guest: Sarah Wolfel, Architect
Community Center Door— Fred has talked to Mark Barrett to see if we can make the
door easier to get through by adjusting the weight/balance of the door.
MIT/Bright Horizons Child Care Center, 5 Forbes Road, Lexington
The center has the capacity for 110 children. They are requesting to lower the sinks
from ADA recommended 25" down to 15" to avoid having children standing on step
stools at the sink as a safety consideration. We are recommending that at least one of
the sinks stay at 25" to accommodate wheelchairs.
Construction is starting the beginning of September pending a permit. The decision
does not have to be made immediately by the Commission, but they have to submit to
the Architectural Access Board.
Depot Sound System
Historical Society has assistive hearing devices and makes them available at different
functions, but the system is apparently quite complex to use so they are not currently
utilized as much as they could be. We will be inviting Susan Bennett, Director of the
Historical Society, to talk to us about ways that the system might become more user-
friendly and more accessible to visitors at this venue.
Cary Hall — Handicap Parking Designation
Mills secured a variance to avoid painting colored stripes or patterned herringbone to
signal a parking space.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) — The Central Middlesex Affiliate will be
showing a new documentary film in November at the Lexington Venue, free of charge.
"Pack Up Your Sorrows" tells the story of singer/songwriter Meg Hutchinson who lives
with bipolar disorder. Francine would like the Commission to be listed as a supporter of
the event.
Center Streetscape — Massachusetts Avenue and Woburn Street
Meetings/Conversations are being pushed to January, while the consultants are
developing a new presentation. This issue will come up in the spring Town Meeting.
Next Meeting: Our next meeting is scheduled for September 3rd at 5:45 in the Parker
Room, G — 15, ground floor of the Town Office Building.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Sue Cusack
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