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.
1:00 PM Call to
Order
Introductions and Welcome
Review of Agenda
Approval of Meeting Minutes
March 28,
2018
Chairmans
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, veterans 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.