[Massachusetts-NFB] Need your help tomorrow with testimony about Waymo

Thu Jul 24 23:18:55 UTC 2025

Thank you so much for sending this to me. I will write and send.

On Jul 24, 2025, at 6:32 PM, stephen yerardi <spyerardi at gmail.com> wrote:

 Hello Sandy, you can still write testimonial to the committee and they should take it into consideration, yes, I heard about ACB having them as a sponsor considering that they were in a state where Way is this, next year I think that could happen with nfb considering we will be in Austin Texas.
The email to email testimony will be below. I am copying it from shara’s message.

meagan.corugedo at boston.gov

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On Jul 24, 2025, at 3:26 PM, Sandra Burgess via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Glad some of you testified; I do not live in the Boston area, but support Waymo and hope it might come to my city in Western Massachusetts. This year Waymo was a big sponsor of the American Council of the Blind national convention and I know a member of that organization who uses Waymo in Phoenix. The app tells him where the car is parked and I believe he can tell it to blow its horn so he can follow the sound.

Sandy

On Jul 24, 2025, at 2:18 PM, stephen yerardi via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

I just wanted to let everyone know I attend to hearing today virtually. And was able to give my opinions as Nfb. it was good to hear. Carl richard also disabled said what he had to say and support a Waymo, and also a representative from Easter Seals.
 There was a lot of statements from Uber Driver‘s Lyft drivers and about the teamster union. I thought they would lose so many jobs. So we’ll see if Waymo gets authorized to actually conduct business here in the state.
Stephen.
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On Jul 23, 2025, at 5:49 PM, stephen yerardi <spyerardi at gmail.com> wrote:

Hello shara and all.
I signed up to do virtual testimony for the hearing tomorrow on Waymo. I do agree that this is a very important thing for us to be giving testimony, when I sent the email I said I would be testifying as a member of the National Federation Of The Blind Of Massachusetts.
I’m looking forward to giving testimony for Waymo because it would be a game changer, or give us another option besides just Uber. And Lyft.
I don’t think this would actually eliminate either of those Ride shares, considering we still would use them here and they’re also. But that would give us a third option.
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On Jul 23, 2025, at 3:08 PM, Shara Winton via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hello NFB Advocates,
We need you in Boston tomorrow, Thursday, July 24. Waymo would help our lives tremendously. If you would like see Waymo come to Boston, our City leaders need to hear from us tomorrow If you can attend tomorrow at 10AM, please let me know immediately.
Here is a note from our contact at Waymo:
Thank you for your help.

there’s a hearing scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at 10:00am at Boston City Hall.

This hearing will include a panel from Mayor Wu's office, a panel for union officials, and one for Waymo. Would Kyra (and/or additional folks from your team) be able to join us in-person that day? We want to make sure the city officials hear about the many ways AVs will benefit people (and already are in the markets Waymo operates in), especially as the unions in attendance will express concerns about human drivers possibly losing their jobs in the future.

I’m linking more details here<https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/16389251>! If you join in-person, they're asking you to arrive five minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up. It’s set for the Iannella Chamber (on the 5th floor) but I’ll reach out if that changes. If you can only testify virtually, you’d have to email Meagan Corugedo (meagan.corugedo at boston.gov<mailto:meagan.corugedo at boston.gov>) in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions! Our Policy team would love to have you in the room with us once again to share how AVs can make Boston’s transportation system safer and more accessible.

We’re so grateful for your support, Hannah

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So folks, I know this is really short notice, but let’s show up and show them what the NFB stand for and why we are here! We are here  to fight for the rights of all blind people!

With Love, Hope and Determination,

Shara Winton
President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts
www.nfbma.org<http://www.nfbma.org/>
sharawinton at gmail.com<mailto:sharawinton at gmail.com>
617-304-0347

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