COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REGULAR MEETING

NOTICE & AGENDA

Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 8:30AM

Westport Town Hall – Room 201

110 Myrtle Avenue

• Call to Order

• Approval of Minutes from November 16, 2017

• Letter of support for Parks and Recreation Compo Beach improvements

• What’s Up/Newsworthy Events and People

• NY Times Article last month by Sylvia Longmire: Uber Me to My AirBnb? Not in a Wheelchair

• Public Comment

• Human Services Updates and Opportunities (Elaine Daignault)
  • Volunteer Registry Update
  • Michelle Bottone to participate in policy making program in Hartford
  • Transportation efforts
  • Future Joint Meetings of Human Services Commissions

• Committee Updates and Priorities
  • Employment and Life Transition (Stacie Curran)
    • Bitty and Beau’s concept has a new name!  C.A.P.E. - as in capable
    • Education and Personal Development (Evan Levinson)
      • Ruderman Inclusion Summit
      • Fairfield University TOPS program

• Discussion of future speakers/topics

• Adjourn                       

Please save the following dates for future general CPD meetings and a special* series of joint DHS Commission meetings:

FUTURE MEETINGS:

1/18 THURS – 8:30am will be a regular CPD meeting*  

2/15 THURS – 8:30am (new date* for JOINT MEETING on transportation or housing)

4/19  THURS – 7:15pm WYC (JOINT MEETING)

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