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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2017-10-11 | 10 | ITEM 2-A COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES MEETING MINUTES OF Wednesday, October 11, 2017 6:30 p.m. and put books in, and I think it's a nice, really good idea. Beth Kenny: Oh yes, that sounds wonderful. Susan Deutsch: Yes, it sounds really good in terms of literacy and leisure reading accessibility. Beth Kenny: Yes. One thing I was wondering about with the library, when we had the excessive heat, I know that San Francisco was saying, "Oh we have cooling stations. You can go to our libraries or you can go here." I'm wondering if that's something we should explore with the library, if they'll open to being a cooling station, because it's not going to get colder. We're going to have a lot more hot days in the future. And some people with medical issues, they need some place to go to. And there is air-conditioning in the libraries, correct? Susan Deutsch: Yes, I believe it is there. Beth Kenny: Yes. So it might just be a matter of them saying, "Oh, we'll be fine with that." Susan Deutsch: Yes, it would be. Beth Kenny: Because they're open anyways. Thank you Susan, Commissioner Deutsch? Commissioner Linton? Jenny Linton: I'm on the event committee and I also went to the street fair, and the thing I would add, first of all, I saw everything that everyone else saw at the fair, and I would agree with the assessment. Regarding Arnold's comment about accessibility, the event was actually in the middle of the sidewalk, so it wasn't only just made inaccessible from the street, it blocked the whole sidewalk. Beth Kenny: That might be a good thing to include in the letter. Arnold Brillinger: It blocked the whole side. Beth Kenny: Yes, because I've seen that before and it's definitely problematic. So if you can include that in the letter - that would be great. Arnold Brillinger: Sure. Beth Kenny: Commissioner Hall, did you have anything you'd like to talk about? Lisa Hall: I do. I appreciated Jan speaking. I met her at my first Pacific ADA Center Update Conference on September 21st and 22nd, along with Anto and Laurie, in San Francisco. I thought it was a wonderful cornucopia of information. There were three different workshops at each session, so you could attend six different sessions throughout both days. Different entities such as the US Access Board, Disability Rights Education, and Defense Fund, Legal Aid at Work, were among some of the presenters. Topics varied from employment cases under ADA, recent regulations and 12/13/17 Page 10 of 16 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2017-10-11.pdf |