Accessibility Forum
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The City of Somerville and the Commission for Persons with Disabilities are seeking feedback about how to make the community more accessible to those with disabilities. We are gathering online feedback through SomerVoice and hosting an in-person meeting in November. Here is how you can get involved!
Fill out our survey - Let us know a little bit more about your experiences in Somerville in relation to your disability (or a loved one's disability). Click "Survey & Forms" below.
Identify locations that are challenging to you - Is there a sidewalk you have trouble navigating? A building you wish was more accessible? Click "Places" below to put a pin in the map.
Share your ideas - What could make your life better in Somerville? Submit ideas to get other people's feedback on the "Ideas" tab.
Attend our meeting! - We will have a public meeting on November 12 at 6:00pm to gather more feedback about life with disabilities in Somerville. Join us at 165 Broadway to contribute to the conversation. Need any accommodations? Please contact Nency Salamoun at 617-625-6600 x2323 or NSalamoun@somervillema.gov.
Kreyòl Ayisyen: Pwojè sa se yon fason pou rasanble tout enkyètid rezidan yo genyen de koman lavil Somerville kapab pi aksesib pou moun ki gen andikap. Pou entèpretasyon sou pwojè sa, tanpri kontakte 617-666-3311 oubyen voye on email nan: SomerViv@SomervilleMA.gov.
Português: Este projeto trata de solicitar feedback sobre como a cidade pode ser mais acessível para pessoas com deficiência. Para tradução em português sobre este projeto, entre em contato com 617-666-3311 ou por e-mail SomerVivaPort@SomervilleMA.gov.
Español: Este proyecto se trata de recopilar comentarios sobre cómo la ciudad puede ser más accesible para las personas con discapacidad. Para obtener información sobre este proyecto, comuníquese con 617-666-3311 o por correo electrónico SomerVivaEspanol@SomervilleMA.gov.
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These “virtual post-it notes” are a way for you to share what inspires you. Ideas can include images or media for context and participants can like and comment directly.
Are there programs, initiatives, or changes that would make life easier for persons with disabilities in our community? What can we do to enable persons with disabilities to participate more in civic life?
View All Ideasover 1 year ago
Video Conference Call-In for All Meetings
Have an option for community members to attend meetings remotely at which they are unable to be physically present. This ensures that all can fully participate, including asking and hearing responses to questions, even if someone is homebound due to disability or illness, a required caregiver, or simply has something else going on in their life like work.
over 1 year ago
Live Captioning/Transcripts for ALL city events, including Resistat
Automatically (without having to advance request with 311) events including Somervoice and ResiStat will be live-captioned, and transcripts made available later. Learning from best practices of inclusion from deaf community members, it is also infrastructure for broader access -- hearing loss, attention/processing, toddler interruptions, watching on a noisy bus commute, can't-make-meeting-but-would-love-to-read-transcriptions-afterwards, etc. -- and also means archives are far more searchable.
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