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Commission on Disability June 21, 2022 Meeting Minutes Members: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Julie Miller, Leonard Morse- Fortier, Janet Perry, Francine Stieglitz, Nancy Wong, John Rossi Town Liaisons: Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner; Joe Pato, Select Board, Martha Duffield, Chief Equity Office Guests: Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director, and Nicole Locher, Chair of Dyslexia Parents Group of Lexington Committee Liaisons: Stephanie Hsu, Human Rights Committee; Pam Lyons, Center Committee. Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 and subsequent Orders imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Lexington Commission on Disability will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by member s of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found below. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. (*As per Executive Order regarding remote participation: https://www.mass.gov/doc/open-meetinglaw-order-march-12-2020/download) Please be advised that the House and Senate passed a bill that Governor Baker signed, which will allow the continuation of remote public meetings until July 15, 2022. This meeting met remotely from 6 PM to 7:20 PM. Review of Minutes: Minutes from February to May 2022 were unanimously approved. Question about Hastings sidewalk drop – will be re-examined by Jim Kelly. 6 PM – Presentation by Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director Every 3 or 4 months something new will be showcased at the UpNext Pop Up at 15 Depot Square. The building is the right amount of space at 850 – 1,000 square feet but is not fully accessible. Victoria walked through this plan with David Pinsonneault. Victoria was disappointed that it was not possible to ramp from the street but felt that the alternative strategy presented was worth moving forward. Whipple Way is owned by the Historical Society. A temporary ramp would offer a new opportunity for multiple owners to benefit. Ms. Iyer suggested that our advice and a vote would be appreciated for approval of the temporary ramp. We voted unanimously to support a temporary ramp. 6:15 PM – Presentation by Nicole Locher, Chair of Dys lexia Parents Group of Lexington Ms. Locher shared a presentation about the Science of Reading and strongly advocated for continuity of implementation, particularly across the early grades. Additionally, this parent group would like to have more consistent implementation of early screening and identification, progress monitoring, continuity in unbiased assessments, and