Disability Commissioners Look To The Future

There were many polling places during the recent election that had lousy access for people with disabilities. That must change. The disabled community is always playing catch-up when asked to review the whole range of city plans and projects. That too must change. So how about a workshop on accessibility issues with the aldermanic committees, before plans get too advanced? And to counter the growing isolation of the disabled, especially during the upcoming winter months, more must be done — like webinars and free public-access TV, as there was during Covid And finally, how about, finally, getting the right plan for access to the summit of East Rock? Monday night, at their regular Zoom meeting, those were some of the projects put forward as goals and targets for 2027 by the city’s Commission on Disabilities. Commissioner Allie Futty reported that she recently met with East Rock Alder Anna Festa, who chairs the alders’ City Services and Environmental Policy (CSEP) committee.

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