[8:48] Are we ready, Sandy? I'm
[8:49] listening.
[8:50] Okay, we're getting started.
[8:52] Good.
[8:53] Yes.
[9:00] Hello everyone. Welcome to the Danvers
[9:02] Accessibility Commission meeting
[9:03] . It is Thursday, September 24,
[9:08] 2026. Present are myself, JD,
[9:11] I am the president. There's Christie.
[9:14] There's Amy. Matt's there. Gardner is
[9:16] virtual. Karen should arrive a little
[9:20] later. We're not counting on Bond today.
[9:23] And Ellie.
[9:24] yes, is she on the way?
[9:26] He said it's on its way.
[9:27] Oh, Ellie. Ellie.
[9:29] I'm on my way. I've been working virtually since...
[9:32] Okay, yes, don't worry. No
[9:33] problem. And we also have Ellie
[9:35] here. Very good. So, the next step
[9:39] is just the approval of the
[9:41] meeting minutes. Okay, we'll postpone that.
[9:51] We will postpone the approval of the
[9:52] minutes until the next meeting. There is no
[9:55] one from the public here now,
[9:57] so there are no public comments.
[9:59] Incident reports: there are no reports
[10:02] , so that's great news. Okay,
[10:06] this is something quick. Next
[10:09] Wednesday morning I will be attending
[10:12] the Danvers Traffic Advisory Committee meeting
[10:14] . Just to talk
[10:18] about our connection with them and for them to
[10:21] raise issues where they're
[10:25] unsure what to prioritize. So,
[10:28] basically strengthening that
[10:29] relationship. I'll talk to them about the hike
[10:33] and potentially about what
[10:35] the next one would be like and where it could be. That
[10:39] kind of thing, and see what they propose.
[10:43] That's how it is.
[10:44] Regarding that, Aaron contacted me and
[10:46] asked us to do it.
[10:48] Fantastic.
[10:50] JD will do it.
[10:52] Yes, and we also have a consultant
[10:53] there. I'll try to get, you know...
[10:59] the associated meetings. So that's
[11:01] all that's going on. If
[11:03] anyone wants me to mention anything at that
[11:06] meeting, feel free to
[11:08] email me or anything,
[11:10] but we can move on to the
[11:12] planning phase. So, at
[11:20] this point, we're focusing on advertising,
[11:24] promotion, and details of what will be
[11:28] at the event. I asked Von to
[11:32] look up prices for
[11:35] easel-style signs. They seem to be annoyingly
[11:39] expensive. Most likely we'll spend
[11:43] the rest of the budget on just two
[11:46] signs. Hmm. And I know we need
[11:50] part of that budget for
[11:52] snacks and water.
[11:54] Although I am also completely
[11:57] willing to donate the snacks and
[11:59] water. Alright
[12:01] .
[12:01] Yes, we've been... I feel the same way
[12:03] . I feel like I do. Get
[12:06] some posters.
[12:06] Costco snacks, water, and all that.
[12:08] Yes. I do
[12:09] n't want to spend too much.
[12:11] Uh, but...I think I have something to
[12:14] add. Well, it's not really the
[12:21] votes, it's because of...it's something dark. Uh...Uh,
[12:29] she sent me the thing about the posters. Um,
[12:33] I'm wondering if, you know, if we did
[12:35] something like that, if we made one that was
[12:38] reusable.
[12:40] TRUE. I think they're all like...
[12:42] basically sliding into the poster.
[12:45] Oh, but I mean...ah, you mean the
[12:47] plastic ones. Uh, I was even
[12:50] thinking about the poster too. and set
[12:53] only a schedule and a
[12:55] temporary location on the outside.
[12:58] Ah, I see.
[13:01] But the sign itself costs about
[13:05] $20. at home.
[13:09] Oh, okay.
[13:10] The sign, and then...
[13:11] Oh, the sign, yes.
[13:13] Um...I got my laptop because I thought I might be able to
[13:16] use it and...I couldn't
[13:20] connect it to anything at all. Uh, the
[13:22] ...Easel.
[13:26] Yes, the sandwich-style easel sign
[13:27] . It
[13:28] costs 38.
[13:30] oh.
[13:32] So it's not as prohibitively
[13:34] expensive as the one across the street.
[13:37] Hey, the one across the street.
[13:40] The only thing I was thinking is that
[13:43] we could also opt for a whiteboard and
[13:45] write on it, so we don't have to
[13:47] deal with printing posters. I don't know if
[13:51] anyone has artistic skills and
[13:54] would like to draw on the blackboard. I mean
[13:57] , absolutely. Yes. Okay.
[14:00] Uh, I don't have those skills. I
[14:03] would have to find out how much a
[14:05] whiteboard costs.
[14:07] Yes, I can look that up too. We'll
[14:09] take care of ordering it. Um... Just to
[14:12] be clear, are these for
[14:15] promotional purposes? Would you put them indoors
[14:17] or outdoors?
[14:20] I think one in front. Out here
[14:21] or something so
[14:23] people know they're in the
[14:24] right place. I didn't know if it was in
[14:26] anticipation of the fact that, sometimes, you know,
[14:29] theater productions have those
[14:32] posters and things like that. Uh, to spread
[14:35] the word instead of using the banner.
[14:39] Funny and, you know, it says we'd think we'd
[14:40] need two.
[14:43] Uh...It's not in this
[14:46] email, but I think the idea was to
[14:48] have one at the town hall.
[14:49] Mhm.
[14:50] uh, before the event and then have one
[14:53] here so people know that, oops,
[14:56] sorry. Just so people know,
[14:59] I physically own three of
[15:01] those white A-frames, so don't
[15:03] buy them. They're, ah, they're from, if you can
[15:06] send me the size of the sign,
[15:08] I'll check it tomorrow, but they're about 4
[15:10] feet tall, or 3 feet, I guess. But
[15:13] they're the plastic A-frames you
[15:15] see all over town when you look at things
[15:16] on the sidewalk. I have three of them.
[15:18] They can borrow them if they want.
[15:20] That's great.
[15:21] Then that's perfect.
[15:22] The poster measures 24 by 36.
[15:25] Okay. Then these will do the trick. They're
[15:27] fine. I use them for Trask Stock, so
[15:28] ...
[15:30] Amazing. Good.
[15:31] Thanks, Arnie.
[15:32] That's fantastic. You are
[15:33] welcome.
[15:34] Because with three, we could put one
[15:37] at the front, one at the end of Stone Street
[15:39] to entice people to turn. And then
[15:42] , yes, one at the town hall or something like that
[15:44] .
[15:44] We could also move them. And before
[15:47] , for example, with
[15:49] theatrical productions, we obviously need
[15:51] permission from the library. So, the
[15:55] typical thing to do is put them in front of the
[15:58] high school because that attracts a lot of people...
[16:00] that really works.
[16:02] Yes, we could put the one I'm proposing
[16:04] at the end of the street somewhere
[16:06] visible, or move it...
[16:07] And then we could move it there.
[16:09] I like that idea.
[16:12] Okay, then all that's left is to place the
[16:13] order. Uh, and I don't mind taking care
[16:16] of that. Um.
[16:18] Let me do it, since I have the check
[16:20] .
[16:20] Ah, that's right.
[16:21] So, I can pay directly with
[16:22] my credit card. And that will cover it,
[16:26] yes, I'll take care of printing
[16:28] the posters. I did three things so that
[16:30] we can enlarge them.
[16:32] Beautiful.
[16:32] Very good, Jen. And those QR codes
[16:37] work very well.
[16:38] Yes.
[16:38] Great. I
[16:40] know I've been testing it, I don't want to
[16:42] do it too many times, but just in case
[16:44] , it does work.
[16:45] I think the test we did is still
[16:48] triggering an email we
[16:51] received in...
[16:53] Oh no.
[16:53] The accessibility commission's account is checked
[16:55] every day, as if
[16:57] someone were trying...where are
[16:58] people coming from? And I thought, wait, I get an
[17:01] email every day about this.
[17:02] Yes, no, it goes directly to the
[17:04] Facebook group.
[17:04] Perfect. Okay. Brilliant. And then, that
[17:09] 's fantastic. That covers the signs.
[17:15] Shelby also printed some of
[17:17] these and took them to various locations around
[17:18] the city.
[17:20] Ah, okay.
[17:20] And I left, I left one of the ones I
[17:23] have. I have 10 more here. Uh, I'm going to
[17:26] make some this weekend if there isn't too
[17:28] much of a storm.
[17:30] Oh yes, the northeast storm.
[17:33] So it's a trip for the
[17:34] cake tour.
[17:35] Oh, man.
[17:36] We can get it cancelled.
[17:37] Mike, do you have a digital copy of...
[17:39] Yes.
[17:40] That?
[17:40] Yes.
[17:41] Send it to me.
[17:41] Yes.
[17:41] Ah, you have it. Alright. Yes,
[17:43] I was going to let you send it to me, but
[17:45] yes, just send it. All of this. But, uh
[17:49] , no, I don't know if you saw that I added a
[17:51] lot of things to the to-do list. I did it
[17:54] . Thank you.
[17:55] Those were mostly with my name next to them
[17:56] , just so people would know
[17:58] who to contact. Uh, so we're
[18:01] with the superintendent of Granby and the
[18:03] high school principal.
[18:05] Yes.
[18:06] Uh, I also have all these
[18:09] emails ready to send. I just
[18:11] wanted to wait until now, about 3
[18:13] weeks before the event, to send them so that it's
[18:15] more present and closer to the
[18:17] date. So yes, the superintendent
[18:20] , the high school principal, uh,
[18:22] Danvers Cares, who covers a lot of people.
[18:24] Uh...HRIC, but should I contact them
[18:31] or have you already notified them?
[18:34] We were at the meeting.
[18:36] Oh, yes.
[18:37] so I gave them an update
[18:40] about the library and Amy talked about
[18:43] the connection between...suicide and
[18:48] disabilities, and the importance of
[18:49] talking about National
[18:51] Suicide Prevention Month. And we
[18:53] gave everyone copies of this. And that's
[18:56] where Lieutenant Silva
[18:58] told them.
[18:58] Yes, yes. Oh, that's great.
[19:00] Lieutenant Silva believes it's going to be a
[19:01] problem.
[19:04] So we, oh, and then it was just
[19:06] that we were, we had already talked to
[19:08] ...
[19:10] I, yeah, and they have a new liaison at
[19:12] HRIC from the high school, so
[19:14] ...
[19:15] Oh, that's fine.
[19:17] And I told her...
[19:18] Yes, she took one of the flyers and I
[19:20] also emailed it to her
[19:22] . Oh, also, something
[19:24] totally unexpected, but I
[19:26] sent it to my son's English teacher
[19:27] too, because I had to
[19:29] explain to him why I wasn't going to be at
[19:31] today's parents' meeting. And
[19:33] she shared it; He is finding out
[19:35] if the school will publish it in St.
[19:36] John's.
[19:36] Oh, that's great. Thank you. Okay, so
[19:39] yeah, can we quickly review the list of
[19:41] people
[19:43] who were added? So, the
[19:45] superintendent, oh yes, the
[19:49] Peabody Essex Street Library.
[19:51] Yes.
[19:52] Should I do it myself or just
[19:54] send it to the, uh, the trustees?
[19:57] Uh, I can bring one myself. Um, I think
[20:00] you'd want to send it to the
[20:03] principal. I don't think so, the trustees are
[20:06] n't going to publish it. I mean, you could
[20:07] send it to the trustees. Um. I
[20:09] simply didn't know how
[20:10] the hierarchy worked there, I sent.
[20:11] Them.
[20:13] To the president, I think Noel is the
[20:15] president.
[20:15] Yes.
[20:16] And the trustees right now?
[20:17] Oh, good. Noel is definitely the
[20:19] president. Um, we're
[20:24] Danvers' account, they agreed to share it. Um. Oh,
[20:30] yes. And then Pastor Pam at
[20:33] Maple Street Church, oh. Um, her. Um,
[20:39] I can contact her, unless someone
[20:40] else has a close relationship with
[20:42] her. I do
[20:44] n't. In fact, I had, uh, a
[20:48] relationship, at least a professional one, with
[20:52] Pastor Borges at Gillette.
[20:57] Who was Pastor Borges?
[20:58] Yes.
[20:58] Who were Gillette and Borges?
[20:59] They were, but a good guy.
[21:02] In fact, I know him.
[21:03] I like how you thought about that.
[21:04] Yes.
[21:08] Um, and Side contacted him to see if he'd be
[21:10] willing to be a contact. And I'm just finding out now
[21:13] . Um, I haven't spoken
[21:16] to anyone since English Stream.
[21:18] Okay, so we can mark H R I C
[21:21] , man.
[21:23] Yes.
[21:24] And then I'll pass them on to you for
[21:25] all those other people. I'll send
[21:28] that to them.
[21:28] And if you want to take care of any of
[21:30] them,
[21:31] it's easy. It's the easiest thing for me to
[21:32] send. I'll probably do it on Monday
[21:36] , because Friday could get lost in the
[21:38] whole weekend. Alright
[21:39] .
[21:40] So we'll send them on Monday. Um.
[21:45] This high school town hall
[21:46] and library are
[21:47] somewhere. Either Join Rivers or Birch Ridge.
[21:53] Okay, and then the Facebook event,
[21:55] where we left off is that we haven't
[21:56] created it. We really can't figure out
[21:59] how to, um, add them as partners. Yes.
[22:03] Um, and I'll just send them an
[22:05] email. Yes that's fine. Know.
[22:07] Um, I should have done it already, but I
[22:09] completely forgot. I
[22:10] understand. It's really difficult
[22:13] to know which rules are flexible and
[22:15] which ones are, well, firm.
[22:17] Yes, I think we're
[22:20] fine. We are making progress with our
[22:21] event. We will do it no matter what.
[22:23] You know, after this, I think
[22:25] we're ready. It's more of a formality
[22:26] at this point.
[22:27] Yes, I don't think they'll appear at the
[22:28] hearing. TRUE. Yes, well. Our
[22:31] clients
[22:32] , and I had my, uh, book club
[22:35] with them.
[22:36] Oh.
[22:37] So that was very interesting.
[22:38] Yes.
[22:39] Uh, it was like a room, uh, you know, a
[22:41] Zoom room full of, I don't know,
[22:43] I'd say about 40 people.
[22:44] Wow. We
[22:45] all had our
[22:46] book titles. Uh, and they were people who were
[22:49] instructors, people who have
[22:51] upcoming events and things like that. And then they
[22:54] put us in small groups
[22:56] after the initial welcome. And I
[23:00] was with our instructor, who was a
[23:04] woman with autism from Colorado. I was
[23:07] with a woman with schizophrenia from
[23:09] London and then another woman who was born
[23:13] in Ecuador, lived in Switzerland for 25
[23:15] years and now lives in Scotland and is a
[23:18] medium. So it was a
[23:22] really interesting conversation and there were a lot of
[23:24] interesting connections. And what
[23:26] we were talking about, especially between the
[23:29] girl who experiences schizophrenia and
[23:31] the woman with the gift of mediumship, is that
[23:34] both of them hear voices. They talked a lot
[23:38] about it, and what happened to the girl
[23:40] with schizophrenia was that she had a
[23:42] really, really intense depression.
[23:45] One time she was so desperate
[23:46] that she booked a trip to South America
[23:48] for an ayahuasca retreat. And the
[23:50] woman from Ecuador said, "Oh, no." And
[23:55] then he did the ayahuasca retreat. And
[23:58] apparently, according to her, it cured her of
[24:00] depression, but she developed
[24:01] schizophrenia. And she does have, or had,
[24:06] schizophrenia or something similar in some
[24:09] way. So, perhaps it was some
[24:12] kind of predisposition, but it was very
[24:14] interesting to hear them talk. So
[24:17] , I definitely recommend
[24:19] anyone check out the
[24:20] free reading or something like that, because it was
[24:22] great. Hi Karen, welcome.
[24:26] Thank you. Thank you.
[24:28] What is it?
[24:29] Thank you, I'm so sorry. Do
[24:31] n't worry. So, we were
[24:34] talking about how Gardner has some
[24:36] of those billboards that we can use to
[24:38] put up our ads.
[24:41] Understood.
[24:41] Uh, and we were talking about who
[24:43] we're contacting. That is, the
[24:45] schools, the town hall, the
[24:47] library. Uh, we're Danvers, uh, one
[24:52] of the churches. So if you have
[24:54] any ideas for that,
[24:56] oh, what? Perhaps also the
[24:58] cafe, like Cafe Nero, the
[24:59] cafe on High Street. Sorry? I
[25:03] doubt they aren't there.
[25:04] Oh, excellent.
[25:06] And Joni in Chi Kimello, she's great.
[25:08] She would do it.
[25:15] Absolutely. Of course. That's
[25:17] where I met her. She is open and
[25:18] I met her in the cafeteria.
[25:19] What? In Chi Kimello?
[25:20] yes. Yes, go ahead. You can
[25:23] go back to the electrical part.
[25:23] Hello. Do you remember me?
[25:26] But she has some of my old
[25:27] comics that we started with.
[25:28] Oh, incredible.
[25:30] Um, okay, so what else? Oh,
[25:33] we were just talking about...
[25:40] Uh, your open mic night.
[25:42] Oh, you're at
[25:43] open mic night.
[25:43] That's right, yes.
[25:45] open, um, like the
[25:47] book training to which the
[25:48] human library invited us.
[25:50] Yes, yes, yes.
[25:51] I think it was really interesting.
[25:52] Oh, wow.
[25:53] So, there was me, our
[25:55] instructor who was a woman with
[25:56] autism, then a woman with
[25:58] schizophrenia from London and a woman from
[25:59] Ecuador, those were the three of them.
[26:03] What about the women of Ecuador? I'm sorry.
[26:05] The spiritual medium. Uh-huh
[26:06] . It
[26:07] was really interesting. So, if you
[26:10] have the opportunity to do one,
[26:11] go for it. It's pretty cool.
[26:13] So, was the purpose of the
[26:15] books to have practical applications?
[26:17] For practice, they told us we
[26:19] shouldn't get involved. She told me
[26:21] to just reduce mine a little, and
[26:23] then told me I should do it
[26:25] instead of quadriplegic wheelchair user
[26:27] , which was between those
[26:29] two anyway. I was like, he
[26:31] kept insisting it was really
[26:33] bad, so I went with the vaguest thing I
[26:34] could think of, which is that he's a
[26:36] wheelchair user. But I think it's good
[26:39] that the title does a little more
[26:41] work than that, so no, I'm going to
[26:43] do five or six photos for my
[26:45] title. Um, and we have another
[26:49] addition. Thanks to HRIC, um, a
[26:52] new site coordinator,
[26:54] Lieutenant Sullivan, whom everyone
[26:55] met at the walk audit
[26:57] . He too will be a book.
[26:59] Oh, good.
[27:01] So, that will be great. Um.
[27:05] We talked about the Facebook event. I'm
[27:06] going to contact them about partnering up. Um,
[27:09] oh, yes, the lobby television.
[27:12] So, that's a, it's a widescreen
[27:15] like this, right? It's not like a
[27:18] rotation or anything like that.
[27:19] It's like, it's horizontal like this.
[27:21] Horizontal, okay. So, I can
[27:23] prepare something using elements from
[27:25] Ellie's steering wheel or something for the
[27:27] screen right there. But what kind
[27:30] of information do we think would be most
[27:32] beneficial? Like
[27:36] book titles or...?
[27:38] I'm thinking that the
[27:39] librarian training they had, was a
[27:41] bit low-tech, some of
[27:43] the. They took, uh, there was like a
[27:48] voiceover over a video of a real event
[27:50] , and it was very low-tech, with, you
[27:53] know, the title of the book that you could
[27:55] , it was like a kind of
[27:57] in-and-out action.
[28:00] Yes. I do
[28:00] n't know, which, actually, I kind of liked
[28:03] .
[28:04] Yes.
[28:05] Uh, I liked the low-
[28:06] tech part of that.
[28:07] Yes.
[28:08] To be totally honest.
[28:09] Less disappointing.
[28:11] Yes. And then, literally just
[28:13] handle it, pick one up and check it.
[28:16] Oh yes, no, that's what I meant, in
[28:17] terms of whether you just have them all up there
[28:19] . Not necessarily what
[28:22] is available or not, just what books
[28:24] we have in general. I was thinking of
[28:26] the screen more as a
[28:28] useful accessory. There's no need.
[28:30] Oh, okay. So, a
[28:32] simpler version of this.
[28:33] Yes, something like that. Just like,
[28:35] just with the title text? Just the
[28:37] title of the book we're making? It
[28:39] could just be the book we're
[28:40] making. Yes.
[28:42] Maybe like with this.
[28:44] Really like an ice cream shop menu or
[28:45] something.
[28:46] Yes. Yes.
[28:48] Okay. This rolls. So,
[28:50] we could also
[28:51] use this if you want, well, it
[28:53] 's on wheels. So, this
[28:56] can be used just as much as the one
[28:58] on the wall. This one is bigger.
[29:02] Actually, it's a "You can show more and it
[29:05] can be seen more easily" option. The other one
[29:08] is like a 60-inch flat screen
[29:10] .
[29:10] That's very good. I think at one
[29:13] point we talked about maybe using one of
[29:15] those very short introductory videos
[29:17] and playing it.
[29:18] Oh, yes. Yes. Yes.
[29:21] Um, about the training sessions, uh, just so
[29:23] people have an idea,
[29:24] especially if they're waiting, like, if they
[29:26] arrive here and everyone's already
[29:27] checked in. Uh, that sounds weird. Uh, and
[29:31] then I got completely distracted. Yeah,
[29:34] so there's something to see.
[29:37] Yes, we could keep it. Well, I was going to
[29:41] say we could keep it
[29:43] silent with subtitles, but if
[29:45] someone has low vision and wants to be able to
[29:46] hear it, because I was just trying to
[29:48] reduce the noise in the lobby, but I do
[29:50] n't know. What do you think?
[29:53] I think the sound is fine.
[29:54] yes. Okay,
[29:56] yes.
[29:56] If you don't have that sound, they're just going to
[29:58] talk.
[29:59] Yes, exactly.
[29:59] TRUE.
[30:00] So at least it keeps them
[30:02] interested
[30:03] . Yes,
[30:03] in what they can expect.
[30:05] Yes, especially if you have to stand in an
[30:06] uncomfortable line.
[30:07] Yes, they could listen without having to
[30:09] look, right?
[30:11] But I think two televisions in the
[30:13] lobby, one above the fireplace,
[30:15] isn't that obvious. That's right
[30:16] . Those are for entering.
[30:18] That would be better.
[30:20] Me too. But, someone I
[30:21] mentioned earlier, or this person, is sitting at the
[30:24] front of the line.
[30:25] This can go anywhere.
[30:28] Welcome. Uh, but, yes. That guy,
[30:31] one of the guys looks at the kids and
[30:32] you think, we probably all had to see that
[30:34] at least.
[30:35] Thank you. Yes, I was, I was at every
[30:37] training session.
[30:39] And that will have subtitles, so
[30:40] I can either ask for them or extract and
[30:41] download it. Or I guess we can just
[30:45] go.
[30:46] Oh, that's true. Just click
[30:48] Yes, play it.
[30:50] What do you think would be easier, Matt
[30:51] ? Playing a USB drive with the
[30:55] file or accessing it via the web?
[30:59] If it's a smart TV, it's
[31:00] probably a physical copy.
[31:01] Yes, that's it. Not relying on Wi-Fi is
[31:04] probably better. Alright
[31:05] . I think so, no problem.
[31:06] And just in I'm going to
[31:08] download the
[31:10] intro video, put it on a
[31:11] USB drive, and then you can connect it directly
[31:13] to the TV.
[31:14] Yes. Because I'm trying to find...
[31:17] Let me guess, you can't access it.
[31:18] No, I mean, I wanted to see what he
[31:20] had already posted as well. If they had
[31:23] one of those on YouTube as an intro. Um,
[31:26] instead of going through that weird website
[31:29] .
[31:29] TRUE.
[31:31] You are using your browser, you are not entering
[31:32] the live stream now. Just go to the live stream.
[31:35] That's it, that's where the live stream is.
[31:43] Um, we also have, oh, we have D-CAT
[31:45] . I was going to contact D-CAT as well. Let them
[31:48] come and maybe take pictures of the event
[31:50] .
[31:51] Um, Chris, the guy who won the
[31:53] 504 Film Festival, is very
[31:55] interested. He wants to come and film here
[31:57] . He works with D-CAT. So I
[32:00] said to him, "Yes, come on." Then I'll
[32:03] contact him.
[32:05] One thing for both of you, I think it's
[32:07] important to let you know that you can film
[32:10] in the lobby, but you shouldn't film
[32:13] the stories.
[32:17] Yes, that's what I figured. I thought someone
[32:19] would come with a camera to
[32:21] immortalize it a bit and show what
[32:23] we did.
[32:24] Yes.
[32:26] And then, yeah, it was like, yeah, Chris
[32:27] can bring the camera, but it's not like you
[32:29] can film while I'm
[32:30] sitting next to me. You can get
[32:33] pictures of all of us when we get
[32:35] together, all the books.
[32:36] Yes, absolutely. And I would say that
[32:38] those of you who are books
[32:40] here, if you are comfortable with
[32:42] the conversation being recorded, then it
[32:44] is a possibility. I simply wouldn't
[32:46] feel comfortable looking at the rest of
[32:48] them like, "Hey, we're already
[32:49] asking you to be vulnerable. Do you
[32:51] like being filmed?"
[32:54] I also thought they could film it
[32:56] in progress, but silently or something
[33:00] . Yeah,
[33:00] add a voiceover or something like that.
[33:03] Um, because I think capturing it at full
[33:06] speed would be a good idea. But
[33:10] I agree with you, you know, the
[33:13] conversations and not just us
[33:15] being vulnerable, but some of
[33:17] those people asking questions that they don't
[33:20] feel comfortable asking in the
[33:22] outside world. So if we take that away
[33:24] , it's like, yes, being aware of
[33:26] a camera changes
[33:27] someone's behavior.
[33:28] Yes, absolutely. I do
[33:29] n't think I want to do that. I
[33:31] just went by and kind of did an
[33:34] aerial view and then just to get, like I
[33:37] said, the whole process.
[33:42] As Mel said, it's like we're
[33:45] following the readers as they enter the
[33:48] room and something like that.
[33:50] I wonder if we could even—this
[33:52] might be too complicated—have
[33:55] like a message on the screen or something
[33:57] that just says, you know, you might see
[33:59] someone filming, no audio will be recorded
[34:01] or anything like that.
[34:03] Yes.
[34:05] The books would know it beforehand,
[34:06] but only for the people who arrive.
[34:09] Yes, okay, like a legal notice
[34:11] saying that we will not record any
[34:13] of the conversations, only obtaining
[34:15] general images of the event.
[34:17] Mhm.
[34:18] Brilliant. I like that idea. Um, we talked
[34:22] about sandwiches and water. Um,
[34:26] we talked about that last time.
[34:29] And then, the images from the event. Um, I
[34:33] was just kind of
[34:34] diving right into it. I don't
[34:36] know what else we have on our
[34:38] checklist that we need to
[34:40] take care of, because we do assign things from
[34:42] the list, right?
[34:43] Please, so I would like to
[34:44] try to find it. It's in the
[34:47] spreadsheet with the books we
[34:49] had.
[34:50] I'm terrible at "Is It in the Docs?"
[34:54] Yes, yes, and I do. Yes,
[34:55] there are tabs at the bottom
[34:56] of the Google document.
[34:57] Yes. Um, I might always need to
[35:00] learn, but I haven't the slightest
[35:03] idea about it. They
[35:06] also have some
[35:07] good accessibility tools available.
[35:10] So, I think it sometimes requires a
[35:12] lot of research to find what's
[35:14] useful.
[35:16] But yes, I have it in the human
[35:18] library's book tracking file
[35:20] , the draft file. It's on
[35:23] the second tab, which says "
[35:25] pending 2026". So. We need
[35:33] brochures and evaluation surveys
[35:35] . I think...has it
[35:38] already been shared?
[35:40] Okay, I can share it with you.
[35:44] Perhaps not at this time.
[35:45] Yes of
[35:45] course. I work very closely with a
[35:48] woman with low vision and we both provide
[35:50] accessibility training. I
[35:53] could always contact her if you're
[35:55] curious about this, like how to get in
[35:58] touch with her and get...
[36:00] I'm like...
[36:01] screen assistive technology. It
[36:02] definitely falls behind.
[36:03] Yes, because
[36:05] screen reader technology isn't
[36:06] my strong suit, but it definitely is
[36:08] yours.
[36:09] Yes, I'm aware of that. I can
[36:12] manage. I don't even know
[36:14] how to do anything with it. How to open and
[36:18] edit, and simply how all that...
[36:22] It's really...
[36:23] its functionality, regardless of
[36:24] the vision behind the technology.
[36:28] Yes, you also need...
[36:28] I'd like to say it's because of your
[36:30] vision. I'll be honest. I have
[36:34] spreadsheets.
[36:35] Yes.
[36:35] I need a little tutorial on
[36:38] how...at this point I sometimes forget
[36:40] that not everything is intuitive. Alright
[36:43] . It's your business, but it's not what
[36:46] ...you don't use technology daily. It's
[36:49] like there's no need for it, so to
[36:52] speak. And that's why I haven't
[36:55] learned it. So I can also
[36:58] copy and paste the list into the
[37:00] email I send. I'm sending it to
[37:03] everyone with a blind carbon copy. Just don't
[37:04] reply to everyone, but you don't have...the
[37:08] information about the environment. Yes. But
[37:12] going back to... But yes, if we need
[37:14] signs for the space, like
[37:16] directional signage or something,
[37:19] how do we do that? We need
[37:22] name tags. I think
[37:25] ordinary labels are
[37:28] fine. And I'll use permanent markers,
[37:31] but I can bring... Only for roles
[37:34] like librarian and things like that. It's
[37:37] also for those of us on
[37:39] the committee who have our
[37:41] names there, and any reader who wants to
[37:43] have their name there too. And then
[37:46] for the books, so I'll have that
[37:48] available. So.
[37:50] I can ask for that with our money
[37:52] too.
[37:53] Yes.
[37:54] I'll order the name tags.
[37:56] OK. Um, the colored chips,
[38:00] that's an idea from, um, the
[38:03] Norwood Human Library event where they
[38:06] had three different colors. One
[38:09] meant the book was ready
[38:11] for someone new, another said they
[38:13] needed help, and another said they
[38:14] needed a break. Mhm. Alright
[38:17] . So
[38:17] that they can exchange.
[38:19] Oh, does she have one? I think I
[38:21] have them.
[38:21] Oh, okay. That would be great. She
[38:24] said she believes she has all her
[38:26] chips at home.
[38:27] Yes, so maybe we need
[38:28] some.
[38:33] Um. I do
[38:34] n't know what I am...
[38:35] So this is it, this is your thing. It does
[38:39] n't really matter what colors
[38:41] we have because we'll be writing the text
[38:43] on all of them. Get rid of them.
[38:48] No, that's perfect, because you know, as long as
[38:49] you have, what? Three for each
[38:50] book, then we're good.
[38:53] This way, librarians will know who
[38:55] is ready and who is taking a
[38:57] break. Keeping them out.
[38:59] Yes.
[38:59] Keeping the files together.
[39:03] I know you've been...very well, so
[39:05] the things we're ordering so far
[39:07] are, um, posters for the
[39:09] signs and the...
[39:11] name tags.
[39:11] that's fine.
[39:13] Um, oh yes, and I was saying that, uh, the
[39:16] evaluation surveys for both
[39:18] readers and books. In the end,
[39:22] you just need to print them. I think they're
[39:24] in the, um...
[39:27] Yes, in the Dropbox folder.
[39:29] It's like a, it's a couple of pages. Yes
[39:31] , I remember we were talking about trying to
[39:33] condense them. And it just seems
[39:35] easier to send them back, print them out,
[39:36] and all that. I was going
[39:39] to say send them to me, and
[39:41] thank you.
[39:42] I think it's a PDF right now.
[39:45] So, I think it really is, yes,
[39:46] you know, it's, you know, what's really
[39:48] needed. Yes. Let's... I mean
[39:52] ... I wouldn't mind transcribing it
[39:56] into a form and then, if people
[39:58] wanted to, I suppose if you could make
[40:00] a QR code that links to the form,
[40:02] people could scan it and fill it out.
[40:05] That's what I was thinking.
[40:08] If people want to be able to do it
[40:09] digitally instead of sitting down to
[40:11] write it by hand.
[40:12] Oh, I, I can convert a PDF into
[40:14] something editable. That was the problem.
[40:18] I was thinking of transcribing it into,
[40:20] like, Google...
[40:22] Okay.
[40:23] And then, it would automatically create a
[40:25] spreadsheet where you could track
[40:27] all the comments in one place.
[40:29] So, that's probably more
[40:30] valuable.
[40:31] Yes. Because otherwise we're,
[40:35] like, manually...
[40:36] Yes.
[40:36] Scanning in an archaic way.
[40:43] That's true.
[40:43] As you know. I mean
[40:44] , I think it would be valuable to
[40:46] have printed copies.
[40:47] Yes.
[40:47] Oh, that's great. Although we
[40:49] will have it.
[40:49] Likely. The other good thing about that is
[40:53] that people wouldn't have to do it on
[40:55] the spot and hand it in. They could
[40:56] do it at home, for example. They could
[40:58] start it and then realize it, you know
[40:59] what? I really want to think about this and
[41:01] send it the next day.
[41:03] Yes.
[41:04] I think we should encourage...I think that's it
[41:06] ...
[41:08] Who else is there?
[41:08] Yes.
[41:09] But we should encourage people to
[41:10] do it so they don't
[41:11] forget.
[41:12] Yes.
[41:12] sure. You're
[41:14] not getting away from here.
[41:15] Clear. Now, what... I mean, for
[41:18] lack of a better term, how do we track
[41:19] the people who have come? Do they leave
[41:22] their email address so we can
[41:24] follow up somehow? For
[41:26] example, perhaps to get
[41:28] feedback?
[41:29] They are using a record sheet.
[41:32] Yes.
[41:34] I think there should be some kind of
[41:36] closure or something final. Well, you don't have to
[41:41] tell us who you spoke to, but you can
[41:43] give us their
[41:45] contact information.
[41:46] And about your event.
[41:47] Yes, absolutely. Yes. I'm doing this because I
[41:55] really can't add anything right now
[41:56] . Alright
[41:57] . She has a very pleasant aura
[42:04] .
[42:05] It's true. I mean
[42:07] , I love this. I'm
[42:09] sure you'll love it. I'm
[42:10] sure I'll take this with me everywhere
[42:11] . This isn't the king of the
[42:13] bathroom.
[42:13] There he is. I mean
[42:14] , I can. I
[42:15] 'm not blaming her at all.
[42:18] This is the...This is the to-do list I
[42:20] put in the spreadsheet. I
[42:22] simply ran out of space here
[42:24] , so I'm going to put this here and
[42:25] then you'll get "
[42:27] You have plans".
[42:28] Yes, I trust you.
[42:30] Okay, we need to distribute leaflets
[42:33] around the city and put posters on every
[42:36] table.
[42:38] signs, uh title.
[42:40] So each...Oh, yes. TRUE.
[42:43] Each table, whether table number or
[42:45] title. Um, we have titles for
[42:49] most people. Um, but I want to
[42:55] give people space to
[42:58] change it on the same day if they want, or once they
[43:00] finish their training.
[43:02] Like, what if they...? I was going
[43:03] to say that we'll leave them outside
[43:04] with permanent markers and they
[43:06] can write their
[43:06] Yes, yes, yes. things. But I also
[43:10] think that having a sign on the table that
[43:12] says the table number so that when
[43:14] the librarians...when we are
[43:16] guiding people...none of the
[43:18] words work. Um
[43:21] the function We have the purpose.
[43:24] When, you know, we bring people into
[43:26] the room and say, "Oh, you want to talk
[43:29] to the project collegiate, he's at
[43:31] this table."
[43:32] Yes. We have table numbers. Oh
[43:35] really? Well,
[43:37] only as metal.
[43:38] Yes, perfect.
[43:39] A little eh
[43:41] Oh, like at a wedding.
[43:42] Yes, practically.
[43:43] For events.
[43:44] That would be your identifier. Okay,
[43:45] great.
[43:47] That's it. So, I can take, I'll take
[43:53] your table numbers.
[43:59] I love using existing resources
[44:01] . Yes. Um, I have the
[44:06] magnetic board. Um, all I'll do is
[44:09] use magnets on the whiteboard and simply
[44:11] have a section for available,
[44:13] unavailable, or check-in and check-
[44:15] out, and then put the names on it and
[44:18] just move them around like in the video. I
[44:20] feel like I'm missing things, but at the same
[44:26] time I feel like we're doing
[44:28] well. Why? Why? I ca
[44:31] n't.
[44:34] Just to clarify, on the board,
[44:36] where are you? Is that...?
[44:40] We can easily place it against the
[44:42] ...we can easily.
[44:43] Oh, that would be truly wonderful. I
[44:46] need to measure. Is
[44:48] that responsible for the numbers?
[44:52] Like a magnetic crystal.
[44:55] Would it be beneficial for me to print
[44:57] only the QR code so that we have it
[44:59] in certain places? To go. I don't know if
[45:03] we have something like on the whiteboard or something like that
[45:04] . I don't know. We can just
[45:06] stick it there.
[45:06] Where does the QR code go? Linking.
[45:09] Oh, it's for Facebook. Oh, I guess so
[45:10] , what's the point of that?
[45:12] Yes, we did it here.
[45:13] Well, maybe for the
[45:15] subsequent survey.
[45:16] Yes, once we have the form
[45:18] ready and the link, I'll send it to you.
[45:20] That would be good, and then
[45:24] , OK, I'll generate a QR code for
[45:25] the survey once I have it.
[45:26] Yes.
[45:39] Wait, did I type control or
[45:40] barcode?
[45:44] Um, a lot of this is marketing and I think we're
[45:47] doing pretty well
[45:49] there. Um, and then signage for
[45:54] the day of the event. I think I already have
[45:56] those things. And I think we talked about all of
[45:59] this.
[46:01] Yes. Oh. Oh, yes. It already says to share that
[46:09] with the new Jersey. We saw it. Mine
[46:12] is already redundant. Alright
[46:13] .
[46:14] Um, are there any other churches like
[46:16] Maple Street Congregational or any
[46:19] other religious groups you think I should
[46:22] contact? I
[46:23] know someone there.
[46:24] Um
[46:24] Maple Street um
[46:26] Right.
[46:26] Congregational Church. That's where
[46:28] my grandson goes to school.
[46:30] Yes.
[46:30] Preschool. So, I can say
[46:32] Pamela is really great there. She
[46:33] is the pastor. Do you want to
[46:36] let them know about that?
[46:37] Yes, maybe I can just get my
[46:40] husband to bring one of these.
[46:42] Yes.
[46:44] He picks it up. Our neighbor goes to
[46:48] church.
[46:50] Brilliant.
[46:51] Yes, her. She is,
[46:52] and I can simply pull up the
[46:54] email, like the
[46:56] virtual post she made.
[46:57] Yes.
[46:59] Great. Very well, then we're making
[47:01] good progress.
[47:02] Yes. Where are we at with the, um
[47:05] ...for the town's social events
[47:08] ?
[47:10] Oh, yes. It's the same thing, exactly the same. So we
[47:13] should have a good
[47:14] relationship there to post things
[47:16] for each other. So I was going to
[47:17] send it to her along with all the
[47:19] other people I was going to
[47:20] contact on Monday. Um, regarding the
[47:24] publication, who's going to publish?
[47:29] here in town
[47:30] ? Um, probably separate the
[47:35] QR code into its own slide. No, that wouldn't make
[47:38] sense. Just have a link,
[47:41] because you can't scan a code
[47:42] from a phone.
[47:43] I mean, people do it all the time and
[47:45] then you're like, "I know, yeah, I'm on my
[47:47] phone." Yes.
[47:48] so I'll just take a look
[47:50] so they can interact; You can't really;
[47:52] you can share the link,
[47:54] but it can't be clicked on
[47:55] Instagram unless it's a purchase.
[47:57] I think it's more.
[47:59] This information is the most important
[48:01] .
[48:01] Yes, but they're getting more of that
[48:03] , including email addresses
[48:04] , yes, because that way
[48:06] we can always direct people to Facebook.
[48:08] OK. So it's probably
[48:11] mostly the title and subtitle
[48:13] of the little guide, the little bit of
[48:15] information. It will probably take up
[48:18] most of, um, it will take up almost
[48:20] all of the space in the
[48:22] Instagram post.
[48:23] Yes.
[48:23] So great. Ellie, can you
[48:28] share the Canva project with me?
[48:31] She used, she created, she used Adobe Spark
[48:34] .
[48:34] OK. I
[48:36] only got fancy because I couldn't
[48:38] import their fonts into our
[48:39] app.
[48:41] Oh, okay.
[48:42] So, but that's it
[48:42] , do you know what type of file it is
[48:45] ? Okay, but
[48:46] I can send it to you. You can do whatever you
[48:48] want.
[48:49] Yes, send me an
[48:52] email too, but I'll say it right now just so it's on
[48:54] record
[48:55] , that might help you remember. But I'll
[48:57] email you just
[48:59] to see if you can send me something with
[49:02] layers so I can extract all the
[49:04] elements.
[49:05] That's fine thanks.
[49:05] Thank you. A TIF, you
[49:07] know, a TIF file or something like that. Alright
[49:08] . I
[49:09] think it's perfect. So, if I think
[49:13] , it's like you take the, um, relationship and
[49:16] change it. So if you can change it,
[49:19] create something that is already square. So
[49:25] make this square. OK. Clear.
[49:28] Because that's the relationship, that's the relationship
[49:30] for Instagram.
[49:31] Oh.
[49:32] Yes.
[49:33] one by one.
[49:35] Yes, yes. Um, yes. TRUE.
[49:39] If not, you can send me the bottles. I
[49:41] , I can put something together. Um, yeah, just
[49:43] something that fits in that square space
[49:46] for that. Um, do you know if Procreate is
[49:50] pixel-based or vector-based, or is it like
[49:52] infinitely scalable? Does
[49:55] that make sense? Like, forget it. I'm sorry. You
[50:00] 've lost me. I'll send you all
[50:03] four bottles right now.
[50:12] Yes, you lost me. I'm sorry
[50:15] .
[50:16] Again, so that's where you have it
[50:18] , oh my God! Are you talking about
[50:21] vectors?
[50:21] Miracle, I didn't realize you could
[50:24] upload fonts to Procreate.
[50:25] Okay. That's why I didn't do it
[50:26] .
[50:28] I said, "Well, I can't." It's
[50:30] on my iPad. It is, I think it is.
[50:34] Yes, it's an Apple product. That's
[50:36] quite a lot.
[50:36] As an artist. As if.
[50:39] I have an iPad Pro.
[50:41] No, against this it is, this is mine. Yes,
[50:45] you have a lot of iPads. I have many things
[50:49] . Yes.
[50:55] Any input I receive from
[50:56] anyone, I can send it for
[50:58] review. Um. Anything else we can think of
[51:05] for the event? This is
[51:06] our last meeting before the
[51:08] event, so.
[51:09] OK. In other words
[51:11] , I think we're on the right track. I
[51:12] think we're doing great.
[51:13] I think we have everything.
[51:15] I think if we're, you know, on the same
[51:17] day, and we say, "Oh my God, we didn't
[51:18] do that bonfire thing!" "We are
[51:21] here."
[51:24] Yes.
[51:24] I'm very.
[51:25] Close by, so you forgot or whatever
[51:26] . How early?
[51:29] Can we get here?
[51:30] How early do you want to start
[51:31] work on Saturday?
[51:33] As soon as you allow me.
[51:35] Can we come in here?
[51:36] Oh, yes.
[51:38] Um, I asked that the books arrive by
[51:41] ... and if they can.
[51:42] Have.
[51:43] Um, like that.
[51:44] Mhm.
[51:44] We can talk about logistics.
[51:46] Um.
[51:47] and.
[51:49] Yes.
[51:50] Especially if someone didn't complete their
[51:51] training. Have conversations
[51:54] about things like, what do you want your
[51:55] presentation to be? Do you have any concerns
[51:59] or Google Voice? On
[52:01] the third day we will do that type of
[52:02] question and answer with everyone.
[52:04] Mhm. Also, by asking everyone to
[52:08] arrive at 9:00, if they're like
[52:10] my family, they'll at least be here by
[52:13] 9:30 or 9:45. So. They will
[52:15] definitely be here by
[52:16] 9:00.
[52:16] Exact.
[52:18] Brilliant. Um,
[52:23] I just want to make sure everything is
[52:24] okay.
[52:25] No, let me know if it's already been dealt with or
[52:28] everything's been prepared. We're like, where's
[52:32] everything going to be? How many people? Are we going to
[52:35] be in the big room?
[52:36] In the large room. All the books
[52:37] will be on the tables.
[52:38] OK. There is so much space that there will
[52:40] be room between the tables.
[52:42] OK.
[52:43] So, I don't think that's it. It's just that
[52:45] in some photos from other
[52:47] events, they're standing next to each
[52:49] other.
[52:51] Like four people sitting at a
[52:53] table with no space between them. And we don't have to
[52:55] do that here.
[52:56] There is plenty of space.
[52:58] And if you want, we can put the
[53:00] snacks and other things in the
[53:01] classroom.
[53:02] Oh, great. That's
[53:02] a good idea. And then we'll
[53:05] eat outside.
[53:06] Yes, that would be good. And that also
[53:08] gives the people at the top a place to
[53:10] go and take a breather. Yes.
[53:14] Perhaps I should prepare another room.
[53:15] Can we prepare it here so
[53:17] you have a place for snacks and
[53:19] other things? We
[53:20] 're not using
[53:21] Yes. You have the whole building.
[53:23] Oh, but what about the people in
[53:24] books?
[53:25] Yes, anyone.
[53:27] So, we have two with the
[53:29] large hall and then we will have two
[53:30] classrooms.
[53:31] OK.
[53:31] Yes, but these halls are right
[53:33] there.
[53:33] OK.
[53:34] I like having something there just in case, I
[53:36] guess. That's easier than
[53:40] my plan, I know the organization
[53:44] says 30 minutes. My plan is actually to
[53:47] schedule people for 25 minutes
[53:50] so that everyone gets at least five
[53:52] minutes of break time.
[53:53] Yes.
[53:54] Take a break. Drink some water
[53:57] . Do what you need to do before
[53:59] someone else comes back in. And I just
[54:03] sent you a lot of timers
[54:04] on my phone.
[54:05] Yes.
[54:06] I have, well, there are three.
[54:08] We should
[54:08] just get the
[54:09] traditional kitchen timer, shouldn't we?
[54:10] Yes.
[54:12] I could have some of those. Do
[54:13] you have the budget? Do
[54:14] you have those? We have it. I think I have
[54:18] one. I know you feel it. They are very
[54:22] useful.
[54:23] Yes.
[54:27] Okay, I'm ready.
[54:28] Well, there are some ways, I mean
[54:30] , we can set up our phones.
[54:32] Yes, they also have phones. I'm sorry
[54:35] . I'm going to set a timer
[54:37] so we don't go over the time limit.
[54:38] That's
[54:39] right.
[54:39] That way we give others a chance. I know you
[54:41] will. I was
[54:43] n't going to do it, but now
[54:44] you know how to do that. Yes. Karen
[54:47] doesn't need you to ask her for a
[54:49] timer. I
[54:52] usually set the alarm. But
[54:54] we have a budget for timers
[54:56] . no.
[54:58] Then we have them forever.
[54:59] The truth is, I like this. This
[55:01] works better because it goes like this.
[55:03] Hey.
[55:04] I try to be
[55:05] everything at once. They do everything at the same time.
[55:07] Repeat it. They do
[55:08] everything at the same time.
[55:10] For the visuals. Do
[55:12] n't know.
[55:13] Bring some because that way, if there are
[55:15] people who are into books and don't feel
[55:18] comfortable holding them, or it's simply a question of
[55:21] how much you can read.
[55:23] Brilliant. Okay, are we all right?
[55:26] Yes. Does
[55:27] everyone feel okay? Brilliant. Um, very
[55:29] good. Anyway, we're in the
[55:31] last 9 minutes of the meeting. Do
[55:32] we have any new matters we
[55:34] would like to discuss or present?
[55:37] Um, I do. Um, as Kristy mentioned
[55:43] earlier in this meeting, you had
[55:46] been at the HRIC. You had been at the
[55:52] HRIC earlier this week. Let's
[55:54] see. Last night was a weekly live stream.
[55:59] Um, okay. And so obviously
[56:03] we had shared information about
[56:05] the library and then, um, in their agenda
[56:07] they specifically talked about several
[56:09] different events. One of the events they were
[56:13] talking about is that they have an
[56:16] event on October 14th. So it's the
[56:20] same week as our event. I
[56:21] 'm not sure. Do you have any
[56:23] information?
[56:24] Oh no, I don't have it.
[56:25] Um, I'm just going to look at this, honey, and I'll walk it over
[56:28] . Um, so
[56:30] they have an upcoming event. It's
[56:32] called Celebration. It will take place,
[56:35] um, in the Doraville library. If
[56:39] you can take it to the library. Um, it's
[56:42] in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
[56:48] Uh, the recognition event that
[56:51] begins on September 15 and lasts for a
[56:54] month, um, and is in honor of the
[56:57] contributions of Latinos, um, uh,
[57:00] to the United States. Um, I encourage
[57:05] people to take a look at the
[57:07] comments on each receipt, because they
[57:10] really went into detail about, um
[57:12] , you know, like the
[57:14] independence movements in many of the
[57:17] Central and South American countries that
[57:19] happened during this time, which is
[57:21] why it happens during this time and
[57:24] ; There are striking parallels between
[57:26] our quest for independence as the
[57:29] United States, and there are so many
[57:30] parallels. I really want to honor
[57:34] everyone's contributions, right?
[57:38] Especially from Latinos. Your event
[57:41] will feature food. They will screen a
[57:45] film, there will be speakers, and it will be a
[57:48] collaborative event, just like
[57:52] last year. There is a project that deals with
[57:58] the experience of the Day of the Dead. It will
[58:04] be a community-based and collaborative project
[58:06] that will be in the library
[58:08] throughout the month of October. Furthermore,
[58:10] we will also highlight that during the
[58:12] event. So people will have the
[58:13] opportunity to participate. It will be a
[58:17] great night, on the 14th, from 5:30 to 8:00.
[58:24] That's what's coming. So mark your calendars
[58:28] . Another thing I mentioned and
[58:33] shared with them, which they also
[58:36] shared, was about
[58:39] suicide prevention month, which is
[58:42] September. And we're highlighting that. I
[58:47] just wanted to share information with
[58:49] HRIC from a
[58:51] disability perspective. And to share some
[58:56] statistics related to
[59:00] mental health in general and
[59:04] suicide prevention. Some statistics
[59:07] specifically indicate that 40% of
[59:10] people with
[59:11] intellectual and developmental disabilities have
[59:16] concurrent mental health conditions. And people with
[59:18] disabilities report three times more
[59:21] suicidal thoughts compared to
[59:24] people without disabilities. In addition,
[59:28] adults with disabilities are
[59:30] two and a half times more likely
[59:32] to suffer from mental distress. Overall,
[59:36] we wanted to highlight the coexistence of
[59:38] these situations. So I shared
[59:41] that with you and the team.
[59:43] I also highlighted that here in the
[59:46] city we have a free resource from
[59:50] a local organization that, after
[59:53] receiving a grant in partnership
[59:57] with Arc of the United States and My
[1:00:00] Healthcare, offers
[1:00:03] free mental health first aid training
[1:00:07] . They have been doing them
[1:00:09] for quite some time. They are usually carried out
[1:00:11] once a month. It's a
[1:00:12] one-day commitment. And they have some
[1:00:18] upcoming training sessions. There is one on
[1:00:20] October 16th, which is a Friday,
[1:00:23] Wednesday November 11th and Friday
[1:00:26] December 11th. It's a
[1:00:29] full-day training course. It's free.
[1:00:32] We emphasize the importance of mental well-being
[1:00:34] and supporting our community.
[1:00:36] It is the responsibility of all of us.
[1:00:40] I mean, something they posted today on
[1:00:42] their own social media talking about
[1:00:44] the importance of, you know, this would
[1:00:46] simply impact the world as we
[1:00:48] know it in five minutes,
[1:00:50] I'd say, but they really pushed
[1:00:52] that message. So, I really
[1:00:54] appreciate its importance and just wanted to
[1:00:56] share that resource. It's right
[1:00:57] here in the city. Up the street from
[1:01:00] training.
[1:01:02] And where are they on the map?
[1:01:04] Um, well, the training sessions are
[1:01:06] held at Southside Park, which is
[1:01:07] just off Center Street. Um, and
[1:01:10] it's just up the street from here in
[1:01:12] Danvers. One of their offices. What are
[1:01:16] they doing? They've been doing this,
[1:01:17] as I said, for a while now. Um, the
[1:01:19] response has been very positive. Um,
[1:01:22] we in the city have also had
[1:01:24] other opportunities that have
[1:01:26] arisen because this organization is not
[1:01:29] the only one that does
[1:01:31] mental health first aid, but rather, you know,
[1:01:33] these resources that are available
[1:01:35] to the city. But we would love to
[1:01:38] see a collaboration from the different
[1:01:40] health departments that have done
[1:01:41] this. Last year, the
[1:01:44] Danvers Police Department hosted one at
[1:01:46] its facilities in collaboration with
[1:01:48] the health department. And they were
[1:01:51] trying to understand...we're not
[1:01:53] sure, it's as important as
[1:01:56] regular
[1:01:58] CPR first aid training. And you know,
[1:02:00] unfortunately it might be used
[1:02:03] more often than CPR, since, um,
[1:02:05] a human being gets hurt more than they
[1:02:07] die. I just wanted to point that out. I took
[1:02:11] the
[1:02:12] youth mental health first aid training a couple of
[1:02:14] years ago. It's fantastic. So yes, they do have it
[1:02:17] organized for youth mental health
[1:02:18] . Um, and I think Danvers Cares may have
[1:02:21] spoken, discussed, or done
[1:02:24] something in the past. There are...so, I think it's
[1:02:27] very important that, you know,
[1:02:30] organizations in general are
[1:02:32] doing this, but I think, you know,
[1:02:35] thinking from our perspective as
[1:02:37] commissioner, how does that impact the
[1:02:40] population we were looking to support, um,
[1:02:42] all the residents of Amherst, but?
[1:02:49] Thank you, Anne.
[1:02:50] I have something quick.
[1:02:51] Yes, go ahead.
[1:02:53] Uh, this Saturday, um, the
[1:02:56] Swampscott Disability Commission will be holding a
[1:02:58] disability resource fair
[1:03:00] from 2:00 to 4:00, um, in the
[1:03:02] Swampscott Elementary School cafeteria. Um,
[1:03:07] I posted this in the
[1:03:09] City of Amherst Equity and Inclusion Facebook group
[1:03:11] and originally wasn't going to be able to
[1:03:13] make it, but the event I was supposed to
[1:03:14] attend this Saturday was canceled, so I'm
[1:03:16] hoping I can go. Um, but if
[1:03:19] anyone wants detailed information,
[1:03:21] let me know. I will share it. I'll look into it,
[1:03:24] especially as a type of resource they
[1:03:26] offer to the community; it could be
[1:03:29] something to consider in the future. Although
[1:03:32] he said it was for all peoples.
[1:03:34] Mhm.
[1:03:34] Very inclusive. Well, there will be many
[1:03:37] sellers and I'm not sure, has it been
[1:03:39] cancelled yet? I have not seen anything. I've been staying
[1:03:41] inside, so I'm
[1:03:43] hoping to go to
[1:03:44] some places that are even
[1:03:46] indoors.
[1:03:46] Yes it's true.
[1:03:47] because of the trips they
[1:03:49] took, yes. So, it could be
[1:03:50] postponed, but
[1:03:54] thank you.
[1:03:55] And that's what's happening,
[1:03:57] I think it's the Disabled Resource Center that's
[1:04:00] organizing it. I think they are the
[1:04:03] organizers. Yes, I don't think it's
[1:04:05] the Disability Commission.
[1:04:06] Oh.
[1:04:07] yes.
[1:04:07] I hadn't realized that.
[1:04:09] Perhaps, um,
[1:04:10] your email address is
[1:04:11] no longer there.
[1:04:11] That's "sweet scoop" in MA.
[1:04:14] Okay, so we sound like a
[1:04:17] fish.
[1:04:17] Yes.
[1:04:18] He is God. Yes.
[1:04:19] Very good.
[1:04:19] That's great.
[1:04:21] Yes, frog is god. The
[1:04:22] frog is the fish.
[1:04:23] Frog over god.
[1:04:27] Um, also, I won't actually be able to go right
[1:04:30] now, but I hope that at some
[1:04:31] point I will do the advanced
[1:04:33] community access monitor training
[1:04:35] through the Massachusetts Office for the
[1:04:37] Disabled. Um, and
[1:04:40] once I can do that, I'll
[1:04:42] share it with them.
[1:04:43] Oh, incredible. Thank you, Kristen.
[1:04:46] And I'm registered for the day I have to
[1:04:48] go for a follow-up with, uh, I do
[1:04:50] n't know what to say. But if. Yes.
[1:04:58] Very good. So, just to reiterate,
[1:05:01] the Celebration is on October 14th at
[1:05:03] 5:30 p.m. And the following Saturday is
[1:05:05] the Human Library event on
[1:05:08] October 17th starting at 10:00 a.m. right here
[1:05:10] at the
[1:05:12] Danvers Senior Center, at 25 Stone
[1:05:14] Street. So, you know, don't miss it.
[1:05:19] Um, can we have a motion to
[1:05:21] adjourn unless someone
[1:05:22] wants to share something else? Alright.
[1:05:25] Motion to adjourn the session.
[1:05:27] I second that.
[1:05:30] Okay, everyone in favor of adjourning our
[1:05:32] meeting, say yes.
[1:05:34] That's all. Thank you all.
[1:05:38] Good evening everyone. They
[1:05:39] are much more entertaining.
[1:05:40] Good night. A
[1:05:41] lot of what? Our meetings?
[1:05:42] Where? Where's the food?
[1:06:59] Mhm.