Danbury Commission for Persons with Disabilities Meeting – January 13, 2026
Danbury Commission for Persons with Disabilities Meeting – January 13, 2026
The Commission for Persons with Disabilities of Danbury, Connecticut, met on January 13, 2026, from 6:42 PM to 7:16 PM. The meeting covered routine approvals, updates on commission membership and outreach, discussion of Safe Streets Danbury, and an open discussion on accessibility issues including handicap parking, voting ballots, utility assistance, and remote control accessibility.
Consent Calendar
- The minutes from the previous meeting were approved by a voice vote (all in favor).
- The meeting format will continue to be hybrid to maximize participation.
Discussion Items
- Commission Updates – It was noted that Jeff has moved to Ridgefield but will remain on the commission mailing list; members were urged to remain vigilant on transportation and handicap parking issues.
- Membership – The commission has four regular seats and three alternate seats open; recruitment is ongoing.
- Safe Streets Danbury – Rosemary reported on a new committee working on street safety, focusing on enforcement and education for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. Key concerns included crosswalk safety, the rotary near Walmart, and the need for better lighting. A website and a virtual town hall in February were mentioned.
- Handicap Parking – John reported continued vigilance with the police department about illegal parking; an incident was described where a vehicle occupied two handicap spots.
- Accessible Remote Controls – Brandon shared his experience upgrading to a larger, accessible remote control for Xfinity and noted that the accessibility line now works.
- Voting Accessibility – Isabel reported that absentee ballots are not accessible for visually impaired voters; she left a message with the town clerk before Election Day but received no response. The chair agreed to call the town clerk.
- Utility Assistance – Isabel reported that a heating assistance grant from Eversource, awarded in September, still had not been applied to her bill as of January. The chair offered to share a billing contact.
- Bus Shelter Additions – Robert from HART announced that the state will place 7 additional bus shelters in the HART region, with 5 coming to Danbury; maintenance arrangements with the city have been finalized.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to adjourn was made by John, seconded, and passed by voice vote at 7:16 PM.
- Next meeting scheduled for February 10, 2026 (Tuesday).
Meeting Transcript
Okay, so it's uh 6 42 uh meeting for uh meeting for the commission for persons with disabilities, city of Danbury. Um today's date is January 13th, 2026. Oh my happy new year, everyone happy new year. Um we uh we just mentioned the minutes. I'd like to uh entertain a motion to accept the minutes. Uh Ember meeting John John made a motion and do I hear a second? I'll second it. All in favor? Aye. Okay. Um I haven't heard from Jeff other than he moved. Well, we know he said he was moving, he moved back to Ridgefield. Oh wow. Um it's apparently he didn't live too distance wise, it's not that far from where he lived in Danbury to uh Bridgefield. So but um I still have him listed as uh a member and I'll leave him on until uh further notice. Okay, I'll keep sending him the minutes and sending him information. Uh he just wanted us to be vigilant on issues pertaining to transportation, and I said we would. So and of course the handicap issue, which is an ongoing issue. Yes, um meetings the meetings will continue to be um hybrids in order to uh see what that wheels are there. See that true uh in order to get as many people to join as you know, join the the meeting as possible. I'm gonna give I'm gonna give Isabel a call just to see if yeah, she may be having an issue. See the camera did move. Thank you. Hi, are you able to get in? No, I just said no. Try you know, resetting it and getting in again. So uh try if you know if you try to back out and go back in again, you know. Okay. All righty. We'll see you in a few minutes. I hear I hear you. Okay. I did see the camera move. I thought it was you, John, that you were moving your um computer screen. No, no, it would for some reason I I don't know, like I John and I were talking about setting him up. He hit the controls over there at the control panel. Um I said I want to know if we can get like where he's sitting on that side of the table into the screen here. And apparently that would be right. Yeah. This should be picking me up. Well, yeah, but you're not up on the screen. That's on my own last thing. But should should you be able to be up on that screen? Yeah. So is that one? Oh yeah, but uh but you should you should if if you're if they're synced, the cameras and the TV and the computer, everything is synced, you should be on that screen. Hi guys. Hi, Isabel. She does. Isabel, the only thing you really missed was um we had a conversation about the minutes, the format changed.
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