Access
Advisory Committee to the MBTA Meeting
Conference
Rooms 2&3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA
Please note: AACT meetings are public and open to all.
They are conducted in full compliance
with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c.30A, §§
18-25 (effective
July 1, 2010)
1. Open/Introductions/Reading
of Agenda
Chairmans Report
1:00 1:20 PM
2. Approval
of the August 22, 2012 Meeting Minutes
1:20 1:25 PM
3. Innovative
Paradigms (IP), Ms. Marilyn Cole & Mr. Phil McGuire In-Person Assessment
Representative
1:25 2:00 PM
4. BREAK
5. System-Wide
Accessibility and Fixed Route Services
2:00 2:10 PM
6. Office
for Transportation Access
Paratransit-THE
RIDE
2:10 2:20 PM
7. THE RIDE
Vendor Representatives
2:20 2:40 PM
8.
Open Discussion, Announcements and Meeting Adjourned
2:40 -3:00 PM
Please observe the following guidelines;
thank you for your cooperation:
No
outbursts, interruptions, or cross talking when someone is speaking.
If
you have any questions, please wait to be recognized by the Chair, or a member
of the Board. Please, one question or comment at a time. Each attendee will be
given no more than two opportunities to address each issue.
Please wait
for your answer; do not continue to speak.
Place
all cellular phones and or paging systems on off or silent mode BEFORE
the meeting.
No
eating allowed during the regular AACT meeting.
Remember
to take all your belongings with you (bottles, cups, tissues, and bags).
All meetings
will be recorded.
Please help
make this a fragrance-free meeting.
Assistive
Listening Devices are available upon request.
For
assistance or reasonable accommodations contact Ms.
Janie Guion
at least one week prior to the meeting at
(617)
973-7507 or TTY (617) 973-7089.
The next AACT Meeting will be
October 24, 2012
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 Central Transportation Planning
Staff at 617.973.7100 (voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or publicinformation@ctps.org.
The MPO fully complies with
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related 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 has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title
VI or related statutes or regulations 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 (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.