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Select Board renames Disability Commission to Commission on Disability
Summary
The Select Board unanimously approved a request to rename the local Disability Commission to the "Commission on Disability," aligning local terminology with state practice and people-first language.
The Bedford Select Board on Feb. 23 voted unanimously to change the name of the town’s Disability Commission to the “Commission on Disability.”
Select Board member Terrence Parker moved for the name change and Bopha Malone seconded the motion. The board’s action aligns the commission’s name with terminology used by the Massachusetts Office on Disability and reflects people-first language recommended by advocates and many municipal commissions across the state.
