Mayor Bill Finch has affirmed his support of the reinstatement of the Commission for People with Disabilities in the City of Bridgeport.

The Mayor and his staff have been working with local advocates for the disabled to resurrect the commission, which would serve the needs of the approximately 18,000 people in the City who live with a disability of some kind.

“It is unfortunate, but too often the disabled population is often overlooked or underrepresented,” said Finch. “I fully support the resolution before the Miscellaneous Matters Committee to reinstate the commission, which will give the disabled population a strong voice to address the issues of access, physical or otherwise, that they face every day.”

The Commission would have as its primary purpose to advise the Mayor and the City administration on the needs of individuals with disabilities in relation to housing, employment, transportation, economics, health, recreation and other relevant matters, and make recommendations to the Mayor, City administrators as well as the City Council.

The City Council’s Miscellaneous Matters committee will meet this evening at 6 p.m. to consider the resolution.