What: physical accessibility of City Hall and the Council chambers for people with disabilities attending public meetings.
Where it stands: At the October 22 Commission on Disabilities meeting a former chair said the front door and elevator work but that an accessible restroom is not reliably available, the route to the other restroom is hard to use, and the narrow public seating area in chambers leaves no unobstructed space. The Commission did not vote on this item.
Next: No action is scheduled; members discussed an article on accessibility in public meetings that has been shared with the Commission.
Details
Accessibility of public meetings also ties to the Ordinance Committee orders on recording and hybrid access, tracked under Open Government and Public Access.
Sources
The city's posted agendas and meeting video from the Holyoke Media YouTube channel.