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Minutes from January 26, 2021
Members: Victoria Buckley (Chair), Sue Cusack, Shaun Grady, Len Morse-Fortier, Michael
Martignetti,Janet Perry, Francine Stieglitz
Town Liaisons:Joe Pato, Select Board; Stephanie Hsu, new Human Rights Committee liaison
Guest: Mona Roy, Chair, Human Rights Committee
NOTE:The meeting of the Commission on Disability was held on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, at
5:45 PM, conducted by Remote Participation, via Zoom webinar, an online meeting platform.
The meeting started with the reading of Governor Baker's orders.
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 members 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. In the
event that we are unable to do so,despite best efforts,we will post on the Town of Lexington website or through
LexMedia an audio or video recording,transcript,or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as
possible after the meeting. (*as per Executive Order regarding remote participation:
https://www.mass.gov/doc/open-meetinglaw-order-march-12-2020/download)
Full Inclusion Resolution:
• Victoria Buckley shared a rough draft of the Full Inclusion Resolution and presentation
notes with the Commission and guests from the Human Rights Committee. The
discussion centered on what to include in the presentation for the Select Board
meeting, such as: whether to include a brief history of disability rights as civil rights,
ADA, why the resolution is proposed, what expectations the Commission has.
• Language from the resolution itself was fully supported and remained unedited.
• There was discussion about the kind of background information that would useful to
include in this presentation to help advance the resolution at the Select Board and again
in Town Meeting.
• The Commission was in agreement that this Resolution was being advanced to reinforce
the need to increase awareness about inclusivity and ensure equitable access to
programming, supports, and services in Lexington for all its residents.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Sue Cusack