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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-05-09 | 30 | COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MUTES OF Wednesday May 9, 2018 6:30 p.m. on East Bay Transit. So that's good. And of course, the shuttle is open to everybody, including Arthur, because he rode it. Arnold Brillinger: And I just had a couple more things on announcements. The 4th of July parade, that was part of what I was going to announce and let Laurie know, so that she can tell Victoria and make sure that we're not, don't have way too many people and they're hanging out the windows because the windows don't open. Arnold Brillinger: Okay. And the other thing that I want to talk about a little bit was SRAC, that's Service Review Advisory Committee for East Bay Paratransit, and at their last meeting, they had a couple of presentations; one was a video done in-house, trying to let their staff know the ones that is scheduled, know all the kinds of things that happen in the life of a driver. So they presented that. And also they had new buses that they're going to be encouraging the providers to buy that have the lift door in the middle of a bus right behind the front door. And those are very good because right now they've got the lift doors in the back, and the only place for wheelchairs is right in the back, and it is murderous on your hiney and your back and other parts of your body. So they're looking into some of these new buses and they'll be better. And also at the meeting, it was presented that their service is getting a bit better. They were having so many problems because they couldn't keep drivers. The economy is too good. And so as soon as somebody had some experience, they'd go off to AC Transit for twice the money. Arnold Brillinger: But they've got better incentives now to keep drivers. And I also went to the Momentum Expo at the Ed Roberts Campus, and they had a variety of speakers and presentations there. And also the reason I was right here at, like it's 6:32, was because I went to the forum in Berkeley, and it had our friend, Karen Nakamura and Silvia Yee, who is a lawyer in disability rights, and they conducted this forum and it's very interesting. And again, it's just like with Alex, we need to keep these things in mind, because we normally don't think of disability and this, or disability and that. And I think Karen tried to show us that last month, how all those things intersect. So, that's very much it. Beth Kenny: Thank you, Commissioner Brillinger. Roloff, do you have any? Jennifer Roloff: I was just going to say, I was looking it up on my phone, May 19th, the Alameda Point Collaborative is having their annual Farm-To-Table Fundraiser. It's an amazing luncheon, and all of the food is sourced from the farm where the residents of Alameda Point Collaborative live, and they have a presentation from some of the folks from Alameda Point Collaborative and all the funds go to their programs. It's not cheap, I think it's like $95 to attend. I don't know if anyone can go and we have budget. You're on SSHRB, so if you want to go, I know you're so busy, but if we could send someone and be reimbursed, I think I'm out of town, but I encourage you to go. Susan Deutsch: What's the date again? Jennifer Roloff: May 19th. It's an amazing fundraiser. The food is all locally sourced; I don't think the protein is, but everything else is from their garden or from Alameda, and it really feels good to be there. So spread the word. If you can make it, that would be great. I'm still trying, myself. 05/30/18 Page 30 of 32 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-05-09.pdf |