Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities Work Plan

2012 Work Plan

Conduct inclusive outreach to communities where individuals with disabilities often experience isolation

• Improve Seattle4All Listserv


• Host four community events


• Hold quarterly meeting in diverse Seattle neighborhoods


• Host an activity such as Goal Ball or wheelchair basketball

Ensure that key City staff and organizations outside the City have information and training to enable effective interaction with individuals who have disabilities

• Respond to community requests for training


• Educate the commissioners on how to conduct trainings effectively


• Work with emergency preparedness personnel and officials


• Assess current awareness training for police, fire, and emergency services


• Identify best practices and submit recommendations to each department

Monitor and provide expertise on issues that affect people with disabilities in Transportation, Housing, Employment and Public Accommodations

• Transportation:


1. Continue working with SDOT to curb abuse of parking placards. Reaffirm opposition to four hour time limit


2. Address increase in fare for bus passes and removal of annual pass option


3. Assess other transportation issues: Sidewalk and street access, taxicab access, and training of transit employees


• Housing:


1. Engage disability community regarding housing discrimination/li>
   
• Employment:


1. Research the city's ability to recruit, hire, and retain employees with disabilities


• Public Access:


1. Access within tunnel and on Metro buses


2. Gender neutral accessible bathrooms


3. Great student initiative


4. Project Civic Access

Questions or comments? please e-mail felicia.yearwood@seattle.gov or mail to:

Felicia Yearwood
Seattle Office for Civil Rights
810 Third Avenue, Suite 750
Seattle, WA 98104-1627

Information is available in alternative formats on request by calling (206) 684-4537.