Access Advisory Committee to the
MBTA (AACT)
Executive Board of Directors,
10:00 AM to 11:15 AM
Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park
Plaza, Boston
Wednesday, February 28, 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.
10:00
10:15 AM
Call to Order
Introductions
Chairmans Report
Approval of Meeting Minutes
January 24, 2018
10:15 10:30 AM
Committee
Reports
10:30
11:15 AM
Open
Discussion
Old and New Business
Announcements
11:15 AM - Meeting Adjourn
The
next meeting will be March 28, 2018.
The AACT meeting location is accessible to people with
disabilities and is near public transportation. The AACT Executive Board meets
on the fourth Wednesday of each month, except when noted, from 10:00 AM to
12:00 PM (noon). The Membership meeting follows immediately from 1:00 PM to
3:00 PM.
Notices of AACT meetings are posted on the MBTA website
at www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/public_meetings/.
Visit the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) calendar
page at www.bostonmpo.org/calendar/month
to find AACT agendas, meeting minutes, and past meeting minutes. For more on
AACT, see the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the MBTA and AACT, the
AACT Bylaws, and ADA regulations at www.mbta.com/aact.
Also, find articles about topics discussed at AACT
meetings in the MPOs newsletter, TRANSREPORT,
at www.bostonmpo.org/transreport.
For more information on accessibility at the MBTA, please visit www.mbta.com/accessibility.
Comments and questions concerning AACT should be directed
to Chair James White by contacting the AACT Coordinator, Ms. Janie Guion, at
857.702.3658 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), AACT@ctps.org (email), or c/o CTPS,
10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116 (US mail).
The AACT meeting
locations are accessible to people with disabilities and via public
transportation.
Upon request every
effort will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening
devices, materials in accessible formats, and in languages other than English,
and interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages.
The MBTA has advised AACT that Interpreter Services will
be canceled the Friday before each Wednesday monthly meeting unless otherwise
notified. To ensure that interpreter services are
scheduled, please contact the AACT Coordinator,
Janie Guion, by close of business on the Friday prior to the Wednesday
meeting at AACT@ctps.org or leave a voice
message at 857-702-3658.
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.