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Public Meeting Notice
Public Meeting Notice Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Meeting
Overview
Rain date:
HYBRID - room 222 at the State House and on zoom
This is a meeting of the permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Established in Chapter 3 Section 74 of the Massachusetts General Laws by the 2020 law enforcement reform legislation, the Commission has a charge to advance the cause of all persons with disabilities in the Commonwealth.
Agenda
1. Welcome, Roll Call, Approval of June Meeting Minutes
2. Message from the Chair:
- Advisory Council
- Meeting the Moment
- FY 26 Goals
3. Medicaid Federal Funding Update Presentation by Jennifer Bertrand, Deputy Director, MA Developmental Disabilities Council
4. Subcommittees Reports
5. Commissioner Announcements
6. Adjournment
Meeting information:
- Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom and live streamed for the public on https://malegislature.gov/Commissions/Detail/567/Hearings
- American Sign Language and CART interpreters have been requested.
- CART service will be available embedded in Zoom with captions and through a separate URL: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=StatehouseADA.
- Audience members may participate by submitting their contact information, questions, and comments using the Zoom Q&A feature. Please note that Commission staff will follow up with you after the meeting.
- For accessibility requests and other questions, contact Imene Bouziane Saidi at imene.bouzianesaidi@mass.gov
Meeting documents:
Stay Updated:
- Register for our next event on November 4th! Join us for the first Meeting the Moment: A Community Hearing and Resource Fair series to listen and learn from individuals with disabilities, families, caregivers, service providers, and advocates, and to connect with local organizations, state agencies, and disability commissions. Learn more and register here.
- To receive updates from the Commission, members of the public can sign up here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/WWIIUNL
- To view details from previous meetings, visit: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/permanent-commission-on-the-status-of-persons-with-disabilities