<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">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.<div>The email to email testimony will be below. I am copying it from shara\u2019s message.</div><div><br></div><div>meagan.corugedo@boston.gov</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 24, 2025, at 3:26\u202fPM, Sandra Burgess via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<div dir="ltr">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. </div>
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<div>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.</div>
<div> There was a lot of statements from Uber Driver\u2018s Lyft drivers and about the teamster union. I thought they would lose so many jobs. So we\u2019ll see if Waymo gets authorized to actually conduct business here in the state.</div>
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<div>Hello shara and all.</div>
<div>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
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<div>I\u2019m looking forward to giving testimony for Waymo because it would be a game changer, or give us another option besides just Uber. And Lyft.</div>
<div>I don\u2019t think this would actually eliminate either of those Ride shares, considering we still would use them here and they\u2019re also. But that would give us a third option.</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is a note from our contact at Waymo:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for your help. <o:p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">there\u2019s a hearing scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at 10:00am at Boston City Hall. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I\u2019m linking <a href="https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/16389251" originalsrc="https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/16389251" target="_blank">
more details here</a>! If you join in-person, they're asking you to arrive five minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up. It\u2019s set for the Iannella Chamber (on the 5th floor) but I\u2019ll reach out if that changes. If you can only testify virtually, you\u2019d
have to email Meagan Corugedo (<a href="mailto:meagan.corugedo@boston.gov" target="_blank">meagan.corugedo@boston.gov</a>) in advance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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\u2019s transportation system safer and more accessible.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We\u2019re so grateful for your support, Hannah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">So folks, I know this is really short notice, but let\u2019s 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!
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With Love, Hope and Determination,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.nfbma.org/" originalsrc="http://www.nfbma.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.nfbma.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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