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Committee highlights ADA Month training, outreach and diverse needs beyond visible disabilities
Summary
Members praised ADA Month activities: a June staff training facilitated by Tripp Lyons drew about 40 staff and a July proclamation in the atrium reached the community; committee discussion stressed that disability is not always visible and encouraged broader signage and outreach.
Committee members reviewed ADA Month activities, including a June staff training led by Tripp Lyons of the New England ADA Center and a July proclamation event in the atrium. William Nadek said roughly 40 staff attended the training, and several committee members reported positive community interactions at outreach events and on social media.
A committee member noted that attendees and residents often assume disabilities are only physical and urged broader messaging: “A lot of it was not every disability is visible,” the committee member said, describing social‑media posts and resident feedback. Beatrix Lane added that she referred a woman in need to the Norwalk Senior Center's director of social services during the event.
