The Commission on Disability decided against a resident snow-clearing mandate. Sarah Blackman researched ten comparable Massachusetts towns and found none require residents to clear within 72 hours; DPW handles snow clearing in towns this size.
The Commission on Disability approved June meeting minutes and heard concerns about winter sidewalk clearing. Bedford resident Todd Crowley presented data showing the town currently clears only 54 percent of its 43.9 miles of sidewalks, falling short of state ADA requirements. Crowley proposed a
Bedford Commission on Disability unanimously reaffirms leadership structure and advances multiple accessibility initiatives. Chair Sarah Blackman was unanimously reelected, with Howard Sumner continuing as Vice Chair. The commission is developing an office hours pilot program to connect residents
Commission on Disability approves three ADA grant applications and plans new community networking initiative. The commission approved final language for three FY27 Massachusetts Office on Disability grant-support letters, with Chair Sarah Blackman scheduled to submit them to Facilities Project
Bedford Commission on Disability advances library accessibility grant. The Commission directed members to draft support letters for a Massachusetts Office on Disability Municipal ADA Improvement Grant application to overhaul the Bedford Free Public Library's website and expand its large print
Commission on Disability advances Town Hall ramp renovation and three ADA improvement grants. The Town Hall ramp, the town's only ADA-accessible public entrance, has completed design review and will go out to bid for late-spring construction. The Commission will pursue three separate state grant
Bedford Disability Commission votes to seek formal name change to improve language standards. The Commission voted 5 to 0, with Select Board liaison Terrence Parker abstaining, to request the change from "Disability Commission" to "Commission on Disability," adopting terminology from the
Commission plans municipal ADA grant application. The Bedford Commission on Disability voted unanimously on January 13 to approve December minutes as Chair Sarah Blackman presented findings from a Riders Transportation Access Group public meeting celebrating the closure of the Daniels-Feingold et
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