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Rep. Elizabeth Burrows urges universal-design study to address severe housing accessibility gap
Summary
Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, a state representative for Windsor‑1, told the working group she supports forming a study committee on universal design to set clear definitions and include people with lived experience.
Rep. Elizabeth Burrows, a state representative who said she represents Windsor‑1, told the working group she supports forming a study committee on universal design to develop clear, implementable definitions and to ensure people with lived experience are part of decision-making.
Burrows said the study committee is needed because available programs and grants lack consistent definitions of “accessibility” and “universal design,” which has hindered uptake. “When I ... asked Sean Gilpin what the uptake was for that program, he said 0 because we had not defined what we meant by that,” Burrows said, referring to a state grant program discussed in the meeting materials.
Burrows also described accessibility shortfalls in the…
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