HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-04-19-EC-min.pdf ( ENABLEMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
Wednesday, April 19, 1995 at 3 00 p.m. in the Senior Center
Present Robert Harris, Chairman, Christine Chase, Martin Quinlan, Rick
Safford, Emily Silberberg, Gary Strong; Steve Baran (recorder)
Absent Joanne Fray, Cari Luterman
1 Cary Library/East Lexington Branch Library (Carol Mahoney)
Postponed to next mooting
2 Regional ADA meeting, Somerville (Steve Baran)
Regional group making progress in setting up a structure with regular
meetings; they drafted a letter to the Registry of Motor Vehicles on the
subject of cutting down on the abuse of placards for people with
disabilities Their next meeting will be in Medford on Tuesday, May 16
at 1 p.m.
3 Title II ADA Accessibility (Emily Silberberg, Steve Baran)
Steve and Emily will be cross referencing intern study findings with
priorities prepared by Enablement Committee subcommittee A meeting has
( been scheduled with Julia Novak, Assistant Town Manager, for the purpose
of understanding the process for getting the Town to comply with Title
II and make appropriations to that end
4 Lexington Ridge (Emily Silberberg)
Emily reported on considerable progress made through a hearing process
with the Mass Architectural Access Board
5 Cary Hall hearing accessibility (Steve Baran)
Rick reported that Cary Hall will soon be hearing accessible for Town
Meeting Christine will draw up statement introducing the system to be
read by Moderator
6 Council on Aging hearing accessibility/renovations/self help group for
hard of hearing limited/low vision support group (Christine Chase and
Karen Santucci)
A caption decoder was installed by Christine' s husband in the Senior
Center Christine is looking into a site for a support group for people
with limited hearing Karen Santucci, COA Social Worker, reported on her
plans to begin a support group for people with low vision
7 Other
a Sunny Knoll possible fire hazard - Christine follow up
b CCA rest rooms Bob did inspection