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Fitchburg Disability Commission receives update on city accessibility self‑evaluation and transition plan
Summary
Staff from the Institute of Human Centered Design briefed the Fitchburg Disability Commission on the Self‑Evaluation and Transition Plan, outlined site tours, solicited concerns about the Police Department, City Hall and Riverfront Park, and offered additional staff trainings; members discussed adding an accommodation‑contact to posted meeting agendas.
The Fitchburg Disability Commission on May 13 heard an update from staff of the Institute of Human Centered Design on the city’s Self‑Evaluation and Transition Plan.
The consultant outlined a schedule of upcoming site tours and invited Commission members to join those visits. Staff asked members to identify areas of particular concern within city facilities; members raised the Police Department, Fitchburg City Hall and Riverfront Park as examples for review. The consultant also described additional trainings the institute can offer to city staff and Commission members.
Commission members discussed adding a request-for-accommodation contact to posted meeting agendas so attendees can request accommodations in advance. The minutes record the group formalizing that request for agendas; no specific language was recorded.
No formal decisions about the plan were recorded in the minutes; the consultant’s next steps, according to the minutes, are to proceed with the scheduled site tours and to follow up with the Commission about training opportunities and any facility-specific findings.
