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Commission on Disability <br /> Meeting Minutes August 6, 2015 <br /> Members Present: <br /> Victoria Buckley, Chair, Linda Vine, Deputy Town Manger and ADA Coordinator, Fred <br /> Lonardo, Building Commissioner, Sue Cusack, Nate Finch, Shaun Grady, Francine <br /> Stieglitz, Wendy Manz, Capital Expenditures Committee <br /> Guest: Sarah Wolfel, Architect <br /> Community Center Door— Fred has talked to Mark Barrett to see if we can make the <br /> door easier to get through by adjusting the weight/balance of the door. <br /> MIT/Bright Horizons Child Care Center, 5 Forbes Road, Lexington <br /> The center has the capacity for 110 children. They are requesting to lower the sinks <br /> from ADA recommended 25" down to 15" to avoid having children standing on step <br /> stools at the sink as a safety consideration. We are recommending that at least one of <br /> the sinks stay at 25" to accommodate wheelchairs. <br /> Construction is starting the beginning of September pending a permit. The decision <br /> does not have to be made immediately by the Commission, but they have to submit to <br /> the Architectural Access Board. <br /> Depot Sound System <br /> Historical Society has assistive hearing devices and makes them available at different <br /> functions, but the system is apparently quite complex to use so they are not currently <br /> utilized as much as they could be. We will be inviting Susan Bennett, Director of the <br /> Historical Society, to talk to us about ways that the system might become more user- <br /> friendly and more accessible to visitors at this venue. <br /> Cary Hall — Handicap Parking Designation <br /> Mills secured a variance to avoid painting colored stripes or patterned herringbone to <br /> signal a parking space. <br /> National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) — The Central Middlesex Affiliate will be <br /> showing a new documentary film in November at the Lexington Venue, free of charge. <br /> "Pack Up Your Sorrows" tells the story of singer/songwriter Meg Hutchinson who lives <br /> with bipolar disorder. Francine would like the Commission to be listed as a supporter of <br /> the event. <br /> Center Streetscape — Massachusetts Avenue and Woburn Street <br /> Meetings/Conversations are being pushed to January, while the consultants are <br /> developing a new presentation. This issue will come up in the spring Town Meeting. <br /> Next Meeting: Our next meeting is scheduled for September 3rd at 5:45 in the Parker <br /> Room, G — 15, ground floor of the Town Office Building. <br /> Minutes respectfully submitted by Sue Cusack <br /> 1 <br />