“International human rights law recognizes everyone’s right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate housing. Despite the central place of this right within the global legal system, well over a billion people are not adequately housed.” .
Remote participation in government improved access, but maybe at a cost
By Katie Lannan
State House News Service
In Northampton, holding meetings remotely allowed the city s police review commission to offer real-time Spanish interpretation. One member of that panel Booker Bush, a 69-year-old physician who also serves on the Northampton Human Rights Commission told state lawmakers Wednesday that he s been more involved in the political process over the past year than any other in his life.
Myra Ross, an Amherst resident who is blind, said she s been able to participate in municipal meetings because of platforms like Zoom and that losing this opportunity to be an equal participant would be a tragedy to Massachusetts.