MINUTES

 

Mansfield Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities

Regular Meeting   - Tuesday Feb. 22, 2005

2:30 PM - Conference Room C - Audrey P. Beck Building

 

I.                     Attendance: K. Grunwald, S. Thompson (staff), T. Miller (Acting Chair), W. Gibbs, J. Sidney

II.                   Approval of the Minutes for the Meeting of Jan. 25, 2005: minutes were approved as written.

III.                  New Business:

a.              There was no report yet issued on the PZC special permit for 452 Storrs Rd.  S. Thompson gave a brief synopsis on the permit request, indicating that J. DeWolf would be making a formal review.                       

b.              Information was distributed on the TASH New England 2005 Conference

c.               T. Miller presented information on the Smart Medical Home concept and other “Smart” initiatives for decreasing barriers.                        

IV.               Old Business

 

a.       Membership: J. Sidney was welcomed as the newest member of the Committee.

 

b.      Update on ADA compliance – Community Center:

J. Sidney and D. Korbel met with the staff at the Community Center in regard to the shower seating area in the women’s facilities.  It has been decided that further research will be made into the type of shower seats available which would provide more adaptive accessibility for the public who experience various adaptive needs.  J. Sidney is researching this online and with pharmacies, and T. Miller will check with S. Hasson regarding medical equipment catalogs, which might offer varieties of shower seating.

 

Meeting adjourned at 3:30 PM; next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 22 at 2:30.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Sheila Thompson