Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA

Membership Meeting, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston

 

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 

 

Please note: AACT meetings are public and open to all. They are conducted in compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c.30A, §§ 18-25 (effective July 1, 2010).

 

This information is subject to change.

AGENDA

1:00 PM     Call to Order

 

Introductions and Welcome

 

Review of Agenda

 

                    Approval of Meeting Minutes

                     March 28, 2018

 

                   Chairman’s Report

 

1:15 PM     David Scorey, General Manager

   Keolis Commuter Services

 

        “ADA Accessible Improvements”             

 

1:35 PM     MBTA Reports

 

Mike Hulak, Manager, Paratransit Contract

    Operations, Office for Transportation Access

 

                   Rob Sampson, Manager, System-Wide Accessibility

 

Sgt. Ben Carrasco, Transit Police Community Outreach

1:50 PM   Break

 

2:00 PM   MBTA Vendor Reports  

                Keolis Commuter Services

   Elizabeth Hickey, Manager Diversity, Inclusion,

Title VI, & ADA

                   Greater Lynn Senior Services

                    Lisa Darlington, Director of Transportation

 

 Global Contact Services

                    Ray Croteau, General Manager

 

                   National Express Transportation

                     Victor Herrera, General Manager

 

Veterans Transportation Services

                    Kevin MacDonald, Project Manager

 

2:50 PM      Open Discussion

 

2:55 PM     Old Business

 

           New Business

  

           Announcements  

                   

3:00 PM      Meeting Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AACT meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and via public transportation. Assistive listening devices are available at the meeting site.

The MBTA has advised AACT that interpreter services will be canceled the Friday before each Wednesday monthly meeting unless you notify, the AACT Coordinator, Janie Guion, by the close of business the Friday before the Wednesday meeting. Contact information at 857.702.3658 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or AACT@ctps.org.

Every effort will be made to provide other accommodations, such as materials in accessible formats or languages.

Next meeting to follow will be May 23, 2018.

The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), religion, creed, gender, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran’s status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or another nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (based on race, color, national origin [including limited English proficiency], sex, age, or disability) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. Complaints filed under Massachusetts General Law (based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry) or Governor's Executive Order 526, section 4 (based on race, color, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, veteran's status [including Vietnam-era veterans], or background) must be filed no later than 300 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.