Wrong confirmation ID ×

eilily

Pro Account
    • United States

No followers yet.

Tags (380)

521 cmr access accessibility ada advocacy americans with disabilities architectural access cdbg civil rights community access project of somerville disabilities disability disability access disability discrimination disability rights discrimination housing hud human rights inaccessibility inaccessible inclusion section 504 somerville somerville ma wheelchairs more…

"ada "disabilities "disability "municipal "section "somerville "structural "volunteer "voting 24cfr 504 504" 521 cmr 521cmr aab abilities ability access access & opportunity access and opportunity access by design access to arts access to equal education access to the arts accessdenied accessibililty accessibility accessibility violations accessibility" accessible accessible arts programming accessible event planning accessible housing accessible routes accessibleformats accommodations accountable act action ada ada coordinator responsibilities ada title ii ada violations adaag adaptable housing advocacy advocacy" affh affirmative planning affordable affordable housing age amca america americans americans with disabilities americans with disabilities act analysis apartheid architectural access architectural accessibility architecturalaccess armory facility assistance barriers barriers to access beacon hill beauty best blessing blind blind and visually impaired bloc blockgrantallocations boston architectural building code bus accessibility bus stop locations bus transit cdbg cdbghomeesg census center chdo christine griffin cities citizen citizen engagement city city of somerville city of somerville ada civic civic action civicparticipation civil civil rights civilrights commission commission" communicationaccess communications communications accessibility community community access project community access project of somerville community development block grant discrimination community development block grants program community path extension community preservation principles communitycenter communitydevelopment communityservice comparative complete streets compliance coordinator" cultures curb cuts curtatone curtatone discrimination curtatone segregation danny leblanc denial of civil rights design annex dignity disabilities disabilitiescommission disability disability access disability civil rights disability culture disability discrimination disability discrimination disability rights civil disability disparities disability inclusion disability rights disability rights advocacy disability rights deferred disability rights movement disabilityrights disabillity disabled disadvantaged discrimination discriminatory design disempowered disenfranchised disenfranchising doj doj 2010 architectural access standards doj 2010 standards for accessible design dot economic disadvantage economic opportunities economic self-sufficiency economically disadvantaged educational access educational disparities eeo ei eileen eileen feldman eilily elderly elderly/disabled housing elections ellis empowerment enable engagement engineering entitlement grants equal opportunity equity ethnic evaluations exclusion executive exploitation fair fair housing fairhousingimpediments families federalfunds feldman fhwa flame freedom governor patrick grants groups handicap handicap access handicapped hava health historic preservation historic tax credits home homelessness homeownership housing housing and community development housing and urban development housing rights hr hud hud home funding hud regulations hud section 504 hud ufas hud-funded hudfunded housing human human righrs human rights human rights civil rights humanrights impediments to fair housing impunity inaccessibility inaccessible inaccessible facility inaccessible hud-funded program inaccessible municipal inaccessible municipal program inaccessible municipal programs inaccessible program inaccessible programs inclusion inclusive events individuals individuals with disabilities inexcusable civil rights violation infrastructure integration isabella stewart gardner museum island july justice let’s move list local government discrimination local government responsibilities low opportunity community ma ma architectural access board ma historical commission ma" maab management mass massachusetts massachusetts accessible housing disability rights massachusetts architectural massachusetts architectural access massachusetts architectural access board massachusetts department of transportation transpo massachusetts eohhs massachusetts historic preservation massachusetts housing massachusetts state building code massachusetts sustainable massdot mayor mayor curtatone mayor joseph e curtatone mbta minorities minority equality minority-owned business money municipal municipal discrimination municipal obligations municipal planning municipal violations museum negligence" noncompli nondiscrimination nondiscrimination on basis of disability nonprofit behavior nrsa obesity prevention but not disability discriminati office of federal contract compliance partnerships pass patrick-murray administration pedestrian access pedestrian rights of ways pedestrians people people with disabilities persons with disabilities pess political poverty poverty and disability poverty concentrations proactive programs project-based housing prowag public public accommodations public health initiatives public meetings public rights of ways public safety public transportation public transportation access publicly-funded housing pwd qap recommendations rehabilitation rehabilitation act of 1973 rehabilitiation act of 1973 as amended report residents with disabilities right to standards rights rights to access rights to shelter rulemaking scc schools section 504 section 504 federal regulations section504 segregation senior housing public comments senior advocacy som shape up somerville discrimination social disadvantage social justice somerville somerville ma somerville accessible housing somerville affordable housing somerville broadway streetscape project somerville city hall somerville community corporation somerville housing somerville library somerville ma somerville violations somerville violations of human rights standards accessibility stonewalled streetscape structural substandard housing conditions surgeon general survey sustainable technology title ii of the ada towns transportation disadvantaged transportation planning u.s. access board ufas unequal distribution of resources union square main streets universal design universal rights urba environment urban design urban planning usability violations visually impaired voters wheelcahirs wheelchair wheelchairs with women-owned business workforce equality …less

eilily's updates Load more

  • eilily
    eilily is following Liz Henry, Web Producer at BlogHer
  • eilily
    eilily commented on Disabled in America
    Excellent show, and still completely relevant today. i hope this goes viral! all the best to you, Rob, eilily
  • eilily
    eilily commented on Nov. 2011 Attempt to change SCC event to accessible location
    http://www.somervillevoices.org/author/enable/
  • eilily
    eilily commented on Request to City of Somerville for disability rights commission parity, 2008
    Transcript below: Eileen Feldman Somerville Commission for Persons With disAbilities P.O. Box 434, Somerville, MA 02143 February 21, 2008 Noreen Burke, Director City of Somerville Public Health Department City Hall Annex, 50 Evergreen Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143 RE: Enclosed DisAbilities Commission Final Report FY07 (with survey) Dear Director Burke, I’m very glad to have the opportunity to meet you again at tonight’s Human Rights Commission meeting, and to hear from you and your staff about the new organization of the Civil Rights Commissions within the Health Department of the City! As you know, the disAbilities Commission has been requesting equal standing with all the other CR Commissions, such as the Human Rights, Women’s and Multicultural Commissions, in writing, since 2006. Our request for parity is based upon the fact that we have equal capacity to inform, serve, resource, guide, and collaborate in every way similar to such other Commissions in bringing social justice and fullest community inclusion for our typically and historically disenfranchised constituents. Our affirmative activities are compelled, to a large extent, by the types of complaints we hear from other residents; however, it is our personal experience that helps us to most deeply identify and analyze the interdependent conditions and effects that are caused by merely being designated “disabled in Somerville, 2008.” Then, we bring our skills to bear in helping constituents to describe, and to undertake solving, the problems they encounter. We hope that the Health Department’s new Organization Tree grants this municipal Commission an equal branch- with equal Executive Director funding and powers, an adequate administrative budget, and equal municipal policies and procedures- so that our Mission and Objectives can be successfully integrated within City services. The many aspects of outreach, collection, evaluation, writing, and dissemination for this Final Report were carried through only with a motivation to benefit all community members, including City staff, city residents, people who work in, and people who visit, Somerville. It appeared there was a general lack of knowledge about what types of disabilities exist, and what the needs are re: PWD in Somerville. I hope that this baseline City Knowledge document relevant to accessibility and people with disAbilities (PWD) will be informative and useful to the Public Health Department to continue its fine work in establishing all residents of Somerville in optimal health conditions throughout their lives. Sincerely, Eileen Feldman, Chair
  • eilily
    eilily commented on Somerville disability commission agenda, april 2008.
    TRANSCRIPT OF ABOVE SCANNED DOCUMENT: Somerville Commission for Persons with disAbilities AGENDA, April 12, 2008, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at: SCAT Conference Room, 90 Union Square, Union Square This meeting will be videotaped. A. Introductions 3” B. Alderman Tom Taylor, 30” C. Constituent issues for ADA Coordinator, 25” D. CDBG Project Group formed, 1st meeting scheduled, 12” E. Review, Subcommittees, 15” F. Announcements 5” UN CONVENTION ON RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 3 April 2008 –The required twentieth country ratified the landmark Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today. In a statement issued this past weekend, more than 20 UN departments, agencies, programmes, and funds pledged their support to implementing the convention. The newly-formed Inter- Agency Support Group for the Convention said that support will focus on six main areas: policies to support the purpose and objectives of the Convention; programmes including international cooperation; capacity-building of Member States, civil society, and the UN system; research and access to knowledge on disabilities; accessibility; and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. "It is a historic moment in our quest for realization of the universal human rights for ALL persons, creating a fully inclusive society for all… The Convention will be a powerful tool to eradicate the obstacle faced by persons with disabilities… It is rooted in the firm commitment of the international community to rectifying the egregious neglect and dehumanizing practices that violate the human rights of persons with disabilities," said Okabe, pointing to discrimination, segregation from society, economic marginalization, and lack of opportunities for participation in social, political and economic decision-making processes. The Convention is found at: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&language_id=1&erc_doc_id=3833&category_id =32&category_type=3&group=
  • Loading more posts…

Favorites