Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA (AACT)

Membership Agenda

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

 

1:00 P.M. to 3:00 PM

 

 

 1:00 – 1:15 PM              Welcome

 

Call Meeting to Order/Introductions

Chairman’s and Treasury’s Reports

       Approval of Minutes

 

August 27, 2015  

 

1:15 – 2:00 PM              Presentations

               

           • Department System-Wide Accessibility (20 Minutes)

                  Will introduce a survey in support of

         AACT’s Growth & Outreach

 

          Office for Transportation Access (20 Minutes)

An introduction of a voluntary survey by contractors Nelson/Nygaard for THE RIDE

 

2:00 – 2:10 PM              BREAK

 

2:10 – 2:40 PM               Reports

 

   • MBTA – Transit Police, SWA, and OTA

Contractors – Keolis Commuter Services, National                                       Express Transit, Greater Lynn Senior Services, and Veterans Transportation

2:40 – 2:50 PM              Old/New Business

 

2:50 – 3:00 PM              Other Matters

 

3:00 PM                              Meeting Adjourned

 

The next meeting to follow will be October 28, 2015.

 

The AACT meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and via public transportation. Assistive listening devices are available at the meeting site. Every effort will be made to provide other accommodations, such as materials in accessible formats or languages, or interpreters in American

Sign Language (ASL) upon advance request. Please contact the AACT Coordinator at 857.702.3658(voice), 617.570-702.9193 (TTY),

617.570-702.9192 (fax), or AACT@ctps.org.

 

 

 

The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other federal and state non-discrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other non-discrimination statute may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date on which the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO at  http://www.bostonmpo.org.