Establishes a commission to study best practices for ensuring the safety of blind persons in public walkways and intersections.

The bill creates a special commission to study and determine best practices for ensuring the safety of blind persons in public walkways and intersections. The commission will review existing roadway and traffic policies, current use of accessible pedestrian signals, and new technology for the blind. It will include representatives from the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Disability Law Center, and four appointees by the governor.

Establishes a commission to study best practices for ensuring the safety of blind persons in public walkways and intersections.

The bill creates a special commission to study and determine best practices for ensuring the safety of blind persons in public walkways and intersections. The commission will review existing roadway and traffic policies, current use of accessible pedestrian signals, and new technology for the blind. It will include representatives from the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Disability Law Center, and four appointees by the governor.