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MetroWest Center for Independent Living offers help as Needham residents report unreliable paratransit
Summary
Mark Dempsey of the MetroWest Center for Independent Living outlined regional advocacy and transportation resources; a commission member reported MBTA paratransit delays and the group discussed tracking failures to justify alternative funding.
Mark Dempsey, representing the MetroWest Center for Independent Living, spoke at the commission's January meeting about services the center provides to people with disabilities across 26 communities and offered to help Needham residents with access, ADA compliance questions and transportation issues.
Dempsey described the center as "an advocacy agency" that provides peer counselors, accessibility guidance and a grant program for transportation support. He…
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