councilmember senhaux? >> the workgroup for seniors and people with disabilities and single room occupancy hotels are sponsoring a free screening and the film about the lives of people living in sro's and the efforts made to improve the elevator situations so people don't get stranded out of their rooms. the screening is held tuesday october 21st from starting at 2:00. it's going to be at the san francisco main library at gart auditorium. it is wheelchair accessible. for any accommodations, please call senior and disability action organization at 415-546-1333 or e-mail them at info @ sdaction .org. if you need any accommodations call them no later than october 14th. and they ask that you not wear any fragrances. thank you. >> okay. we are adjourned. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >>

>> council members senhaux? >> there you go. i can hear in your voice because of my visual impairment your dedication and how you talk about your employees and how incredible they are, and what it is like to work with them. and their contribution, you know, as individuals, and not just from their disability, you know, perspective, and that is to be, you know, commended and we don't hear too many success stories and so i compliment you and commend you for what you are doing. and for how you feel about, you know, the people with disabilities and looking past that and seeing that they can contribute and they can work. and so, i really appreciate that. and i can see the joined commitment that you have from your end and your boss. so i thank you for sharing very heartfelt stories like that with us. >> thanks. >> all right. and i have got a comment from then followed by a couple of questions. >> my comment is thank you very much for coming here today. and i think that we can all say that we really appreciate all of the work that is be

next is a report from the disabilities disaster preparedness committee given by councilmember denise senhaux. >> good afternoon, the meeting met with representative on people with disabilities. the first discussion with respect to the department of public health. dph and list of agencies serving people at risk after a disaster includes the disabilities , and seniors, dph's representatives will be added agencies as discussions progress. another topic of interest was about how in the event of a disaster news and information as well as public service announcements on all media forms need to be fully accessible with website update, captioning, video and remote interpreting and asl. members of the ddpc are hoping to get a demonstration of the vri at the november meeting. the next topic about a study being held by the national institute on testing and standards. the study will focus on the use of elevators for evacuations in very tall buildings. the nist will hold interviews in october with persons with mobility disability who work in high rises. if you are interested in participating call the may

councilmember senhaux? >> one quick question, what was the criteria. i'm interested in being a driver. so i want to work for you whether it's short-term or long-term. what's the criteria? >> sure. this criteria is accept set up by the puc with respect to our standards. there is a requirement that drivers be at least 21 years old, that they have a vehicle that is fewer than 10 years old, that it be current with their personal auto insurance and in good mechanical condition and level of cleanliness and the driver undergoes a criminal background check and similar to those like taxi drivers in california and to ensure they have a good driving record and not criminal to commit any unsafe acts with their passengers. those are the requirements for the drivers. drivers would first apply on our website and they will be contacted by an existing driver who we have a category of drivers of who are already with us who are high performing and who have been invited to help on board drivers. they will receive a car from those drivers who will help them to get a test d