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Townsend commission pushes to make statewide 911 and CARE forms digitally accessible
Summary
The Commission on Disability reviewed edits to statewide 911 and CARE forms to improve screen‑reader compatibility and discussed posting the forms and an instruction sheet on the commission webpage while coordinating with the municipal coordinator.
Cindy King, chair of the Commission on Disability, said the commission had converted the statewide 911 form to a version that preserves headers and works with screen readers and that the group will ask the municipal coordinator for feedback.
"I learned how to save a Word document as a PDF while maintaining the digital accessibility," said John Pritz, a commission member who reported that he has prepared accessible versions of both the 911 indicator form and the CARE form and added the municipal coordinator's contact information to the materials. The commission agreed to scan and post both forms with a short instruction sheet for hard-copy distribution at the commission table during events.
Members discussed trade-offs between hosting a local copy and directing residents to the police department's web form. King said posting the forms on the commission's page is a reasonable short-term solution while the town and state finalize web-based workflows.
