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Commission on Disability Meeting Minutes —November 1, 2018 Members Present: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Michael Martignetti, Julie Miller, Leonard Morse-Fortier, Janet Perry, Francine Stieglitz Town Liaisons: Kelly Axtell, Assistant Town Manager; Joe Pato, Selectman; Bonnie Teitelman, Council on Aging Guest: Carissa Black, SEPAC/SEPTA; Jordan McCarron, Lexington Conservation Stewardship Program Coordinator and Karen Mullins, Lexington Conservation Administrator Co-Sponsorship for Film Series Carissa Black from SEPAC/SEPTA asked is we would consider co-sponsoring a film series by photojournalist Dan Habib. The first film, "Including Samuel, "will be on January 17. The film will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Joe Petner. The next film "Intelligent Lives,"will be shown on April 1 11h. These showings offer important opportunities to grow awareness and build community around inclusion of children and adults with disabilities. The films will be shown at Lexington Venue, the movie theater at 1794 Massachusetts Avenue. Lexington Venue is donating their space for the showings and the Lexington SEPAC will be covering the other costs. We unanimously voted in support of co-sponsoring these films. Review of Transportation Meetings from Members Lexington is conducting a Transit Study in collaboration with Burlington and Bedford to address transportation needs. Lexington's current transportation model includes a voucher taxi service, Lex Connect and Lexpress, a fixed bus route. One model that stood out is from Arlington, Texas, where a new ridesharing service is being tested. The service is being subsidized by the city for a one-year pilot project that began in December 2017. The service operates up to 10 vans with room for six passengers apiece, and will run from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week. Riders use the Via app to summon a mini-shuttle, shared with other riders, to a nearby corner. Riders pay a $3 flat rate for each trip in the service area. More transportation meetings are scheduled. We would also like to invite Susan Barrett, Lexington's Transportation Manager, to a future meeting of the commission. Review for the 2018 Annual Report Victoria shared the top accomplishments for the last year. These included working with the Human Rights Committee and other groups to address issues related to disproportional suspension rates in the schools; active participation in the Center Streetscape discussion, particularly related to sidewalk materials, lighting, and {inclusive seating}; other school, business, and citizen projects. Increasing the Accessibility of Lexington Pathways Michael Martignetti raised the issue of increasing the accessibility of the pathways in Lexington. One location he mentioned was in East Lexington behind Wilson Farms and a second is Willard Woods. 1