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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Please join us for a Massachusetts Municipal Communicators (MMC) Virtual Meeting on June 25, from 12-1 p.m. on Accessible Practices in Municipal Communications! This free meeting is open to all MMC members.
Learn about ways of ensuring accessible, effective communication in your municipality. Participants will receive an overview of ADA considerations within municipal communications and dive into effective and ineffective strategies to ensure accessibility for residents.
This training will share some best practices for meeting accessibility, social media, and municipal websites to ensure the information being shared by municipalities remains accessible for all.
Speakers include:
Jonathan O’Dell, Supervisor, Communication Access, Technology and Training Services; Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Lilia Melikechi, Communications and Training Manager; Massachusetts Office on Disability
Rob Dias, Assistive Technology Information Specialist; Massachusetts Office on Disability
Mindy Johnson, Documents & Communications Accessibility Coordinator, Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security’s Accessibility Center for Consulting, Education and Support Services (ACCESS)
Adam Gojanovich, Accessibility Training Coordinator, Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security’s Accessibility Center for Consulting, Education and Support Services (ACCESS)
Tyler Cote, Community Engagement Specialist, City of Watertown – Moderator
To increase accessibility, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services will be provided at this meeting.
This meeting is only open to MMC members. The meeting is free, but attendees must register in advance. Please email MMA Membership & Project Assistant Maddie Roberts at mroberts@mma.org to register.
Location
Virtual
Contact
MMA Membership & Project Assistant Maddie Roberts at mroberts@mma.org
Massachusetts Municipal Communicators