Access Advisory
Committee to the MBTA
Membership Meeting,
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Conference Rooms 2
and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston
March 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.
1:00 PM Call to
Order
Introductions/Review of Agenda
Approval of Meeting Minutes
February 28, 2018
Chairmans
Report
1:10 PM Laura Brelsford, Assistant
General Manager
Department of System-Wide Accessibility
(SWA)
Plan for Accessible
Transit Infrastructure Update
1:35 PM MBTA
Reports
Mike Hulak, Manager, Paratransit Contract
Operations, Office for Transportation Access
Rob
Sampson, Manager, SWA
Sgt. Ben Carrasco, Transit Police Community Outreach
2:00 PM MBTA Vendor
Reports
Keolis Commuter Services
Liz Hickey, Manager,
Diversity, Inclusion, & Title VI
Global Contact Services
Ray Croteau, General Manager
National
Express Transportation
Victor Herrera, General Manager
Veterans Transportation Services
Kevin MacDonald,
Project Manager
Greater Lynn Senior Services
Representative
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. Every effort will be made to provide other accommodations, such as
materials in accessible formats or languages, or interpreters in American Sign
Language upon advance request of 15 days. Please contact the AACT Coordinator
at 857.702.3658 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or
AACT@ctps.org.
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.
Next
meeting to follow will be April 25, 2018.