>> commissioner sassouni: okay. great. sorry, i just want to make sure that i'm here and that the interpreter can see me with my mask on. so i work -- rule 115, i work with rule number 115 in my position, and it's a city job. and the application process, you know, at that time took forever it took about three months. so that -- you know, that period of time i was just sitting and waiting for a response. and it's really interesting that this showed proof that there's been data since this and considered and proof -- i had to approve, rather, from dor that i had a disability to be able to get the position. and it was interesting to notice that many positions in the city required an audiology [broken audio] and that was the rules required for application, which i found odd. you had to be able to -- in the job description -- to speak according to some of the notes that were part of the job responsibilities. so i would apply to several different positions and be turned down because i wasn't able to speak. so needless to say it w