Project Description

Laura Brelsford joined the BARCC Board of Directors in 2014, but has been working with the organization since 2012 as the MBTA representative to the MASS (Movement for Access, Safety, and Survivors) Collaboration, a project to empower survivors of sexual violence with disabilities. As the Assistant General Manager for System-Wide Accessibility at the MBTA, Laura oversees initiatives to make the MBTA more accessible for all customers. She was honored in 2015 with the Marie Felton Award from the Boston Center for Independent Living for her work. “Supporting BARCC is important to me because the statistics regarding sexual assault and people with disabilities are daunting, and we must counter them collectively,” Laura says. “My favorite part of BARCC is simply the people—BARCC’s staff and volunteers demonstrate a commitment to offering empowering and inclusive services every day.”