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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-02-14 | 15 | ITEM 2-A COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES OF Wednesday, February 14, 2018 6:30 p.m. we connect it to like the Regional Transit Card? Victoria Williams: I recently went to speak to the Managers at East Bay Paratransit and explained to them the MR TIP program. They are a huge service. They cover the whole county and you've probably heard some horror stories because they have lots of people to transport and huge service areas. So we think that it would be a win-win-win situation, as do they, if they refer riders to us, if people are scheduling their return ride and say, "Well, I really don't know." "Well, do you live in Alameda? Go do this." So I took information and I'm working with someone who's the new Recertification Manager or Certification Manager and we're hoping to get that news spread through East Bay because we can meet those rides, and they can't always do it. Victoria Williams: They do their best. I've used East Bay Paratransit a couple of times in my life with broken bones and I couldn't drive and they do their best, but it's a big service. It's really hard to keep accurate when you're that big. And so with our little service, we can be much more timely. So your points are well taken. We'll look further. It's for Alameda residents, we go anywhere in the county. So if someone had to go to Fremont for a special medical trip, we can bring them home. Beth Kenny: Yeah, or people going to Oakland to receive treatment. Victoria Williams: Right. We have a lot of that. We have a lot of Oakland riders, and we don't have dialysis, I guess, on the island. Lisa Hall: Or chemo. Victoria Williams: Yes. That's right. And some people are going to Berkeley. That MR TIP program is great because after those treatments, the wherewithal to ride, to watch someone else go home, it's not as pleasant as it might be another time. Beth Kenny: I would love to see MR TIP expanded because that seems invaluable, and echo the comments that are reaching out to the disabled community, anyway that we can help, we want to. Victoria Williams: Thank you. Beth Kenny: And on the Cross Island Trail, again just if we can make sure it's accessible and that people with disabilities can use it and get to it and all of that good stuff, it sounds like a very exciting project. Victoria Williams: Thank you. Thank you. Lisa Hall: We just had a presentation in our church from the wonderful Mr. Kaufman with Meals on Wheels. And Meals on Wheels is part of the program, and Friendly Visitors, go visit people that are kind of home bound. But I think it's also good that they also know that, "Hey, this is out there for you. If you want to actually get up and possibly get up and get out and try to get out in the world, there is this. " 02/14/18 Page 15 of 24 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-02-14.pdf |