{"id":1073,"date":"2023-10-02T09:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T13:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2023-10-02T16:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T20:13:49","slug":"sudbury-2023-fall-town-meeting-accessibility-information","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/2023\/10\/02\/sudbury-2023-fall-town-meeting-accessibility-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudbury 2023 Fall Town Meeting Accessibility Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Town Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sudbury\u2019s 2023 Fall Town Meeting will take place on Monday, October 23 at 7:30 PM. You must be a registered voter and present at the meeting to vote on motions. Town meeting will be held in the main auditorium of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School at 390 Lincoln Rd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sudbury Connection van service, through the Sudbury Senior Center and MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), will provide free accessible transportation to and from the meetings. If you are a registered rider, please reserve a ride to Sudbury Town Meeting by Thursday, October 19 by 4:00 PM by calling 508-820-4650. If you are not registered as a rider, please contact either the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 to complete an application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HEARING &amp; SIGHT IMPAIRMENTS<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Those with hearing and vision impairments are encouraged to sit in designated areas by the front of the stage. <strong>Closed Captioning <\/strong>screens will be available. Those who wish to use their phone or device to view the captions may do so at <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/captions\">https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/captions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Assisted Listening services are available through the <strong>Audio Fetch<\/strong> app, available on iOS and Android devices. A QR code to direct you to where to download the app will be available at Town Meeting or you can download the app in advance via the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple Store: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/audiofetch\/id955015484\">https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/audiofetch\/id955015484<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google Play: <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.waio.mobile.android\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.waio.mobile.android<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please bring your own headphones to use Fetch on your device.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you do not own a smart phone or tablet and\/or headphones, please contact the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 or <a href=\"mailto:senior@sudbury.ma.us\">senior@sudbury.ma.us<\/a> as soon as possible, and at the latest by Thursday, October 19 at 4PM so that an accommodation may be arranged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOBILITY AID, MEDICAL DEVICE, WHEELCHAIR AND OTHER ACCESSIBILITY ASSISTANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seating for persons using a wheelchair is located in both the right and left rear sections of the main auditorium.&nbsp;Persons who use oxygen or mobility aids may also find it useful to sit near the back for ease of access and to exit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOWN MEETING ELECTRONIC VOTING DEVICES (CLICKERS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electronic Voting Devices (\u201cclickers\u201d) will be used at the Town Meeting. The clickers are available with braille. If you wish to use a <strong>Braille Voting Device,<\/strong> please request one at voter check-in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Persons requiring an accommodation in order to attend Town Meeting are urged to contact the Sudbury Senior Center at <strong>978-443-3055<\/strong> or&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:senior@sudbury.ma.us\">senior@sudbury.ma.us<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>as soon as possible and at the latest by <u>Thursday, October 19 at 4PM<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Persons requiring an accommodation in order to attend Town Meeting are urged to contact the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 or\u00a0senior@sudbury.ma.us\u00a0as soon as possible and at the latest by Thursday, October 19 at 12PM. <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/2023\/10\/02\/sudbury-2023-fall-town-meeting-accessibility-information\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Sudbury 2023 Fall Town Meeting Accessibility Information\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1092,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions\/1092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/townmeeting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}