Disability Commission Advisory Board

BOSTON — June 17, 2026 — Boston's Disability Commission Advisory Board heard a presentation on the city's accessible park features website and fielded warnings about a potential federal funding crisis for regional ADA centers. The Parks Department team of Lauren Bryant and Chad Fisher, joined by Tufts University

BOSTON — May 13, 2026 — Boston Disability Advisory Board votes to support state wheelchair repair bill and pushes BTD on signal gaps. The board unanimously approved a support letter for a Massachusetts wheelchair repair bill that members described as having advanced further in the legislature than in any prior session. Isaac

BOSTON — April 22, 2026 — Boston Disability Advisory Board votes on four advocacy letters amid AV briefing and housing update. Chair Zari Eva Saini led the April 22 meeting at which the board voted unanimously four times: to send letters supporting accessible voting machine alternatives to the Secretary of the Commonwealth,

BOSTON — March 18, 2026 — Boston Disability Advisory Board installs new chair and previews summer ADA Day relocation at quorum-short March meeting. Zari Amir-Haseni, a 10-year board veteran and disability program manager at Massachusetts General Hospital, chaired her first meeting March 18, joined by members Paul Karen, Olivia

BOSTON — February 18, 2026 — Boston's Disability Commission Advisory Board unanimously elected a new executive committee and authorized letters pushing for accessible voting technology and rideshare service-animal protections at its February 18 meeting. Zari Rassani, a wheelchair user from South Boston, was elected chair, succeeding Jerry Boyd, who

BOSTON — January 14, 2026 — Boston Disability Advisory Board opens 2026 with snow enforcement update and officer nominations. At its January 14 meeting, the board heard from staff member Andrea Patten that the city had already issued 290 failure-to-clear sidewalk violations in the first days of 2026, against a