Title
Advisory Board on Disability Affairs Meeting of June 7, 2023.
Body
QUORUM:
Quorum was
STAFF:
Raquel Elejabarrieta - Human Resources Director
Eglys Hernandez, Human Resources
Catie Hastings - Park & Recreation - D.E.I. Coordinator
Vivian Pires - Parks & Recreation P/T D.E.I. Counselor
GUEST:
CITIZEN ADVISORS:
PUBLIC GUEST:
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting was called to order 10:00am
MEETING ABSENCE:
Blake Sando
Samantha Duran
MEETING MINUTES APPROVAL:
May 3, 2023
Motion by: Philippa Milne / 2nd Haley Moss / All approved unanimously
SECRETARY’S REPORT: None
BOARD MEMBERS REPORTS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
Scheduling of July 2023 meeting - Ms. Palacio-Pike
Ms. Palacio-Pike stated she believes it would be best to hold July meeting due to August being more of a month where families travel. Board agreed to schedule meeting for July 5, 2023.
Disability Acceptance Month October 2023
Ms. Palacio-Pike spoke of upcoming event Ms. Milne has been providing updates on and how it has been the start of many more ideas. Ms. Palacio-Pike advised board of a runway show held at Wynwood where the models participating were people with disabilities. Ms. Palacio-Pike stated she shared this information as well for other folks such as the Coral Gables Museum, which have expressed interest in perhaps having a similar event as well as other entities. Discussion was conducted regarding store fronts. Ms. Elejabarrieta advised of the city’s plans to take pictures of people with disabilities doing various activities throughout the city to be utilized for promoting of upcoming events.
Discussion regarding what type of people would be used for the pictures. Ms. Palacio-Pike spoke regarding how to best include people with invisible disabilities. Ms. Liebl spoke regarding perhaps including a #hashtag to identify being inclusive to all disabilities, including invisible ones.
Ms. Milne advised of a t-shirt worn by Starbucks baristas regarding their disability program ...
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