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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 th 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: