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Recommendation to Endorse the City of Alameda Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities
From: Erin Smith, Public Works Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) is committed to providing accessible programs, services, and facilities for people with disabilities. The City is also committed to complying with regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which require local governments to assess their services, policies, and practices as part of a Self-Evaluation; to modify any policies or practices that discriminate against people with disabilities; and to develop a Transition Plan identifying any physical changes to facilities that are necessary to achieve "program access."
In 2022, the City retained the consulting firm Bureau Veritas to perform a comprehensive evaluation of City programs and services, public buildings and parks, and pedestrian facilities in the right of way. This information was prepared, with public input, as a Transition Plan to serve as the roadmap and City commitment to improved accessibility.
Following extensive public engagement in developing the draft plan, staff recommend this Commission endorse the City's ADA Self Evaluation and Transition Plan (ADA Plan) included as Exhibit 1 with the appendices as Exhibit 2. With the Commission's endorsement, staff will seek City Council's approval of the ADA Plan, a crucial step in ensuring the City's ongoing commitment to an accessible and inclusive community.
BACKGROUND
The City is committed to providing accessible programs, services, and facilities for people with disabilities. The City is also committed to complying with the requirements of the ADA Title II, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities, and that no qualified individual shall be excluded from participation in or be denied benefi...
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