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Receive Update and Provide Input on the City's Developing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan (Discussion)
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Transportation Commission
From: Erin Smith, Public Works Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) is required by regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Title II to assess its 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 programs/services, facilities and pedestrian facilities in the right of way, and to prepare this information, with public input, as a Transition Plan to serve as the roadmap and City commitment to barrier removal.
Presented in this staff report and associated exhibits are summaries of the findings from the Self-Evaluation, public outreach and input received to date and proposed phasing for accessibility barrier removal. Staff seeks input from the Transportation Commission on the developing Transition Plan. In May a draft plan will be released for public comment with the intent to take the final plan for City Council endorsement in June 2024.
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 benefits of services, programs and activities. The City is mandated by ADA Title II to evaluate each service, program and activity provided, when viewed in its entirety...
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