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Commission on Disability
Meeting of May 5, 2004
Room 105
Town Ball
Present: Victoria Buckley, Charles Cole, Sue Cusack, Michael Martignetti,
Michael Novack, Daniel Perez, Richard Landau
Meeting convened by Chair Victoria Buckley at 4.07 PM
Minutes for March 3rd and April 7, 2004: The March and April minutes were
reviewed and accepted without correction
1. Cary Library Accessibility Victoria Buckley reported that she had observed a tilt
with a bump where the front ramp and the front sidewalk to the new library meet.
Michael Novack indicated that the next Commission on Disability meeting, scheduled for
June 2nd, would take place at Cary Library and include an accessibility tour with Carol
Mahoney At that time, any library accessibility issues can be brought directly to Carol's
attention.
2. Guidelines for Accessibility at Public Meetings Michael Novack reported that
Town Clerk Donna Hooper was in the process of revising a publication of guidelines for
town committees on making public meeting more accessible and had requested the
Commission's input. Sue Cusack urged that there was no need to re-invent the wheel.
Sue Cusack contacted Adaptive Environments which has materials that address this
topic. Michael Novack delivered the materials to the Town Clerk, along with the
suggestions of the Commission.
3. Whether to Seek Advice of Town Counsel on Prohibition of New Barriers Chuck
Cole's on-going interest in this topic was discussed. The issue harkens back to the
Dunkin Donuts issue of architectural barriers being erected where previously there were
none present. The Commission decided not to pursue this matter since there was no
current issue to bring before the Town. There was also consensus amongst Commission
members that this approach was far too complicated.
4. Visitability Dan Perez raised the issue of determining the feasibility of visitability,
universal design housing, and accessibility housing guidelines for new and non-
subsidized housing construction in Lexington, Sue Cusack proposed the creation of a
committee to further examine this issue.
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