Meg Robertson Email and Phone Number

Retired Director of the Orientation & Mobility Department at the Mass. Commission for the Blind. Current member of the Massachusetts Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board. This Board serves in an advisory role on advancing bicycle and pedestrian transportation for MassDOT & other State Agencies.Chair of the Orientation and Mobility Division of the New England Association of Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (NEAER) 2000-2010Chair AER Environmental Access Committee (Member since 2001)Current AER O&M Division Newsletter Editor Past President of the Association of Massachusetts Educators of Students with Visual Impairments 2005-2006 www.amesvi.org Former Chairperson of the North Reading Commission on Disability & Past member of North Reading Complete Streets Advisory CommitteeHas presented at numerous International, National and local Professional Conferences:Wayfinding for Individuals with Low Vision and Legal BlindnessDisaster Preparedness for Professionals & People with Vision LossEnvironment Access Issues which Affect People with Vision LossPedestrian Enhancements Which Impact Peds with Vision LossAccessible Pedestrian SignalsDetectable WarningsPedestrian Barricades for Pedestrians with Vision ImpairmentsBaystate Road Scholar since 2015.Transportation Research Board Panel Committees:Panel Member: NCHRP 2237- Development of a MASH Barrier to Shield Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and Other Vulnerable Users from Motor Vehicles Panel Member: ACRP 01-31- Innovative Solutions to Facilitate Accessibility for Airport Travelers with Disabilities. Panel Member TCRP Project A-33 “Communications with Vulnerable Populations: A Transportation & Emergency Management Toolkit” Member of the Standing Committee on Work Zone Traffic Control (2017-2020)Friend of Standing Committees: Accessible Transportation and Mobility; Paratransit; Pedestrians; Safe Mobility of Older Persons; Traffic Control Devices, and VisibilityAttendance at the Transportation Research Board January meetings. (2014-2020) Specialties: accessibility, accessible pedestrian signals, blindness, certified orientation and mobility specialist, consultant, vision rehab with elders with vision loss, In-service training on impact of sight loss, independent living, low vision, rehabilitation, , vision rehabilitation, emergency and disaster training for individuals with vision loss & vision professionals, O&M services to individuals with vision loss and cognitive disabilities