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Mayor's Advisory Committee for Equal Access
TUESDAY, May 15,2012
12:00 p.m, or shortly thereafter
Molikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A1B
4444 Rice Street, L-1hue, Hawaii 96766
MACFEA's mission is to assist the County of Kaua'i in its compliance with the Federal,
State and County Laws mandating Equal Access
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
• Call to Order
• Introduction of MACFEA members and staff
• Approval of March 20, 2012 Meeting Minutes
• Business
• Discussion to change meeting time to accommodate paratransit riders (Deferred to
5115112 meeting)
• Election of Vice-chair(Deferred to 5115112 meeting)
• Discussion on Ensuring Auxiliary Aid Notice for County Activities
• Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
• Public Notice of Access to County ADA Representative
• Reports
• DCAB report for April and May, 2012
• ADA Coordinator's report
• Updates/Announcements
• Next Meeting:
o Tuesday, July 17, 2012
• Adjournment
If you need an alternate format or an auxiliary aid to participate, please
contact Christina at 241-6203 (V/'TTY} at least five (5) working days prior to
the meeting.
Cc: Marc Guyot, Deputy County Attorney
PUBLIC COMMENTS and TESTIMONY
Persons wishing to offer comments are encouraged to submit written testimony at least 24-hours
prior to the meeting indicating:
1. Your name and contact information, position/title and organization you are representing
(if applicable);
2. The agenda it that you are providing comments on; and
3. Whether you will be testifying in person or submitting written comments only.
4. If you are unable to submit your testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, please
provide 10 copies of your written testimony at the meeting.
While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials
received on the day of the meeting or improperly identified may be distributed to the members
after the meeting is concluded.
The length of time allocated to persons wishing to present verbal testimony may be limited at the
discretion of the chairperson or presiding member.
Send written testimony to:
NIACFEA
Attn: Barbara Davis
Office of Boards and Commissions
4444 Rice Street, Suite 150
Uhu'e, HI 96766
e-mail:bdavisrakauai.gov
Phone: 241-4919 Fax: 241-5127
If you need an alternate format or an auxiliary aid to participate, please
contact Christina at 241-6203 {V/TTY) at least five (5) working days prior to
the meeting.
Meeting Minutes — DRAFT
Mayor's Advisory Committee For Equal Access (MACFEA)
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A1213
4444 Rice Street, Uhu'e, HI 96766
Members present: Rita Manricluez— State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board
(STBIAB); Linda Nuland-Ames — Director RSVP, COK; Roberta Eiben — Consumer;
Ana Valdez — Family Advocate (exited at 1:08 p.m.); Dr. Lucy Miller— DCAB (Disability
and Communication Access Board) Board member; Dawn Cummings — Family
Advocate-, Sharry Glass —Advocate, Teacher/Trainer; Betty Bell — Kauai Federation for
the Blind; El Doi — Kaua'i Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC); Elena Costales —
Consumer, KCIL Volunteer; Bev Brody— Guest Presenter
Staff members also present: Christina Pilkington —ADA Coordinator; Amy Esaki —First
Deputy County Attorney; Barbara Davis — Support Clerk; Teresa Tamura, Administrative
Aide. Captioner: Darlene Pickard - Caption First.
Members absent or excused: Kathy English — Hawai'i Disability Rights Center;
Call to Order
Chair Linda Nuland-Ames called the meeting to order at 12:12 p.m. with 10 members
present.
Approval of January 17, 2012 Minutes
Action: Ms. Bell moved to approve the minutes of January 17, 2012, as circulated. Ms.
Manriquez seconded the motion. Motion carried 10:0
Business
o Presentation on Complete Streets by Bev Brody from Get Fit Kaua'i
Ms. Brody's power point presentation started simply with the first slide stating: "All I
really needed to know about Complete Streets I learned in kindergarten". What was
learned then was to share everything, to play fair, to not hit people and when you went
out into the world to watch for traffic, hold hands and stick together. Complete Streets
are for everyone and includes pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, transit users, movers of
goods and deliverers of service and persons of all ages and abilities. The State of
Hawaii adopted Act 54 as a Complete Streets ordinance in May of 2009. The County of
Kaua'i adopted their Complete Streets resolution in September of 2010.
During the slide presentation, Ms. Pilkington provided narration to describe the details
shown in each picture which enabled all members to be able to participate in the
Complete Streets presentation.
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Ms. Brody pointed out that Kauai was so very fortunate to have two incredible men from
the Public Works Department as the driving forces behind the Complete Streets. They
are the County Engineer Larry Dill and the Deputy County Engineer Lyle Tabata.
Wrapping up the presentation, Ms. Brody referred back to what was learned in
kindergarten and pointed out that Complete Streets is the opportunity to share the
streets among all users, to make the streets safer for people of all ages and abilities and
to practice sharing the only world we have with one another and thus to make our
society a better one for all of us.
Ms. Glass pointed out that with the aging population, these people may not be able to
drive cars, ride a bike or walk distances and yet they still want to be as independent as
possible. We need to take a serious look at options like mopeds, scooters, electric
wheelchairs and small electric vehicles such as golf carts and to plan paths and routes
for them now. Ms. Glass further urged everyone involved with Complete Streets to
think in terms of the proper mix such as slow speed vehicles with bicycles but not with
automobiles. Even mixing bicycles with pedestrians walking dogs has not been
completely successful.
Asked if the Complete Streets was just for certain portions of Kauai or would it be for
the entire island, Ms. Brody said there is a Complete Streets checklist which will be
applied to all new projects and to retrofitting any old projects. There is no intention of
making every street on Kaua'i complete tomorrow but as they retrofit or build new
streets, they will apply the Complete Streets principles to these different projects. Ms.
Brody completed her presentation by pointing out that Complete Streets will
accommodate all users and help to capture and capitalize on fitness. Ms. Brody noted
again how very, very fortunate we were to have people such as the Mayor, Larry Dill,
Lyle Tabata and Michael Dahilig in full support of the Complete Streets and asked the
MACFEA members to tell them how much it is appreciate what they are doing for us.
o Discussion to change meeting time to accommodate paratransit riders (Deferred
to 3120112)
Chair Nuland-Ames suggested that to assist with keeping the meeting moving in a
timely manner, members should highlight a few of the details for their announcement or
meeting in writing and forward to the Secretary to include with the meeting packet.
Ms. Bell said that the paratransit ridership is up and to accommodate her schedule that
morning she had to catch a bus at 9:00 am, which came 20 minutes early, in order to be
at the MACFEA meeting at 12:00 p.m. Ms. Bell felt lucky to have the paratransit bus
system and understood that the economics were very significant. She announced that
the Transportation Department had a new phone number which is 246-8110.
Ms. Glass offered to call the Transportation Department to see if there were better
windows of opportunity for the meeting time so that members would not have to spend 3
hours getting there.
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Ms. Bell said the Transportation Department did have statistics of how many riders they
have and from what area, which is significant to the changes made in the times of
pickup.
Chair Nuland-Ames said she would take Ms. Glass up on her offer to work with the
Transportation Department and to bring that data to the next meeting for further
discussion.
Action: Ms. Glass moved to defer discussion of changing the meeting time to the May
meeting. Ms. Bell seconded the motion. Motion carried 10:0
o Election of Vice-chair
Action: Ms. Bell moved to defer the election of a Vice-chair to the May meeting. Ms.
Glass seconded the motion.
Chair Nuland-Ames asked that members who may be interested in serving as the Vice-
chair or wishing to nominate someone to that position to send the information to
Christina or Barbara by May 1.
Motion carried 10:0
Reports
o DCAB reports for February and March, 2012 and Legislative Update as of
2/21/12
Dr. Lucy reported that the U.S. Access Board is updating the electronic and access
standards for Section 508, which DCAB is strongly supporting. When passed, it will
require all States to comply by updating and keeping pace with emerging information
technology to ensure that communication access is available for all disabilities including
deaf, hard of hearing, blind, and deaf-blind. This law would affect all federal agencies,
manufacturers, computer hardware and software. Ms. Pilkington said that Section 508
does not address Wi-Fi and asked if the new law would address Title 2 facilities. Dr.
Lucy said very definitely.
o ADA Coordinator's report
No Report
o Updates/Announcements
Ms. Bell reported that a 5th year pharmacy student and a clinical pharmacist from the
hospital addressed the National Federation of the Blind. It was helpful to understand
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that a pharmacist is required by law to consult, read labels and answer questions for
everyone and this could be very helpful to persons with other disabilities.
Ms. Manriquez reported her involvement in opening a shelter during the flooding and
the positive responses they received. Ms. Manriquez also attended the Brain Injury
Association Conference which was geared towards the caregivers and family members
and included discussion of traumatic brain injuries experienced by our military and
veterans.
Ms. Doi said the next Developmental Disabilities Committee meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, April 3 at 12:30 p.m. The Autism Awareness signing is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 4 at 12:00 noon at the Civic Center where the Mayor will be doing a
proclamation. Also the first legislative planning meeting is set for Thursday, April 5 at
10:00 a.m. in the Boards and Commissions' conference room.
Ms. Cummings said she attended the first transition event for high school students put
on by Kauai Development Disabilities and the Department of Education and wanted to
encourage more parents to attend because they were provided with excellent
information.
Ms. Costales said the Hawaii Center for Independent Living would be meeting at the
Parish Hall on March 27, April 10 and April 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Chair Nuland-Ames reported on the great success of Tropic Care Kaua'i. With National
Volunteer Week coming up in mid-April, her office will be announcing the launch of
Share the Care on Kaua'i which is a community and family support program for people
with short and long-term needs.
Next Meeting
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Adjournment
Action: Ms. Bell moved to adjourn the meeting at 1:23 p.m. Ms. Glass seconded the
motion. Motion carried 9-0
Respectfully submitted by:
Barbara Davis, Staff Support
Approved as circulated Approved as amended
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DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD
919 Ala Moana Boulevard,Room 101 •Honolulu,Hawaii 96814
M (808)586-8121 (V(171313) •Fax(808)586-8129
April 2012
Report from the Disability and Communication Access Board for
City and County of Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, and Big Island Mayors Committees
Maui, Kauai, and Big Island Developmental Disabilities Committees
Disability Rights Hawaii Big Island
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
State Independent Living Council
Submitted by Francine Wai, Executive Director
1. Legislative Update
As the Legislature enters into its last month, DCAB regrets to announce that its
bill to fund the parking program for persons with disabilities with a $1 addition to
the motor vehicle registration fee, H13 25521SB 2814 has died for this session.
HB 2553, DCAB's other significant bill, which would permit charging a fee for its
blueprint review function is still alive. We will keep you posted as to the progress
of the bill. For more information, contact Debbie Jackson at
debbra.iacksondoh.hawaii.gov.
2. Special Parent Information Network Conference Coming Up -April 21, 2012
The Special Parent Information Network (SPIN) announces the 26th Annual SPIN
Conference, titled SPIN the Case for Evidence-Based, will be held on Saturday,
April 21, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
Campus Center. The conference will showcase sixteen (16)workshops on
topics including: universal design for learning, positive behavioral supports, the
Individualized Education Program (IEP), transition, autism, sensory integration,
social skills, positive behavioral supports and much more. State Department of
Education Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi, will give the opening remarks. In
addition, there will be table displays showcasing agencies and programs that
provide support to children and youth with disabilities and their families.
The registration fee is $25 per parent (or$35 for two (2) family members
attending together), or$35 per professional. Limited airfare scholarships for
neighbor island parents are available, so attendees are urged to reserve their
seats early by contacting SPIN at (808) 586-8126. On neighbor islands, dial one
of the following island-specific exchange number and then extension 6-8126:
Kauai —274-3141; Hawaii —974-4000; Maui — 984-2400; Molokai and Lanai — 1-
800-468-4644.
The conference is held in partnership with: Center on Disability Studies;
Community Children's Council Office; state Department of Education;
Developmental Disabilities Council; Disability and Communication Access Board;
Abift I I
Early Intervention Section; Good Beginnings Alliance; Hawaii Families As Allies;
Hilopaa Family to Family Health Information Center, Learning Disabilities
Association of Hawaii/Hawaii Parent Training and Information Center; Maternal
and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related
Disabilities (MCH LEND).
Printed and electronic copies of the registration form may be obtained by
contacting Jan Tateishi or Susan Rocco at (808) 586-8126 or via e-mail at
sPin(jdWoh.hawaii.Qov.
3. Functional Assessment Service Team (FAST) Training
FAST consists of trained government and non-government personnel ready to
respond to disaster areas to work in emergency shelters. FAST members must
be willing and able to work under stressful conditions for long hours with
emergency response personnel to conduct assessments of people with access
and functional needs in emergency shelters. A fully staffed FAST consists of
members with experience in aging, chronic health needs, developmental and
other cognitive disabilities, hearing loss, mental health, physical disabilities, and
substance abuse. DCAB believes that it would be beneficial to include people
with disabilities in this effort. In order to be considered for the FAST team,
interested persons must be willing to complete a two (2) day course, tentatively
scheduled to be held in the third week of June 2012, on Oahu. DCAB is
coordinating with other emergency management agencies to bring the FAST
training to Hawaii and is willing to sponsor several persons with disabilities from
the neighbor islands in terms of airfare, hotel, etc., and a nominal honorarium.
Individuals who are interested must commit to the training on Oahu and
participation back on their island after the training. If you are interested, contact
Debbie Jackson at debbra.iackson(a-).doh.hawaii.gov.
4. New State Disability Employment Rules Adopted
Governor Abercrombie signed into law the amended rules, Hawaii Administrative
Rules Title 12, Chapter 46, Subchapter 9 of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
relating to disability employment discrimination. The rules were amended due to
the passage of the ADA Amendments Act. For information, contact the Hawaii
Civil Rights Commission at 586-8636 or visit their web site at
www.hawaii.gov/labor/hcrc.
5. Accessibility and Swimming Pools
On March 15, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a sixty (60) day
delay in the implementation of the design guidelines for swimming pools based
upon a request from the American Hotel, Motel, and Lodging Association. The
request was granted based upon the stated need to clarify misunderstandings
about the need to retrofit existing pools. DOJ also issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking asking for comment as to whether the extension should be for six (6)
months, rather than sixty(60) days. DCAB is monitoring this notice and is
concerned particularly in hotels and other public accommodations that are
affected in Hawaii. For more information, contact Francine Wai at
francine.wai(a),doh.hawaii.-go .
6. Recent DCAB Technical Assistance and Training
• DCAB staff is providing technical assistance to the State Department of
Transportation and the Department of the Attorney General regarding the
accessibility of shuttle vans at the airport(s). For more information, contact
Charlotte Townsend at char lotte.townsend@doh.hawaii.gov.
• DCAB staff is providing technical assistance to the State Department of
Human Resources Development in an ongoing project to update state
position descriptions to reflect essential functions of the job and minimum
qualifications of positions. For more information, contact Francine Wai at
franc ine.wai(c'D-do h.hawaii.go .
• DCAB staff is providing technical assistance to the State Department of Land
and Natural Resources to modifying a boating policy relating to berthing of
small boats to permit boarding of passengers with disabilities. DCAB took a
position in support of this change in policy. For more information, contact
Francine Wai at francine.wai(a)-doh.hawaii.go .
• DCAB is providing technical assistance to the State Department of Business,
Economic Development, and Tourism as they develop guidelines for the
installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and stalls. DCAB is not
commenting on the number of EV stalls that a parking facility should install.
However, DCAB wants to ensure that EV stalls, when required and installed,
are accessible to a person with a disability who might be driving an electric
vehicle and needs charging. DCAB's recommendations include specific
design specifications for the stall and the charging controls and operating
mechanisms. Since most entities will only have one (1) EV parking stall and
charger, DCAB recommends that they be designed to be accessible, but not
reserved for a person with a disability. For more information, contact Curtis
Motoyama at curtis.motoyama(a")-dohhawaii..qov.
Don't forget to sign up for DCAB's four(4) E-Bulletins
For the Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities E-News,
contact debbra.iackson(&-doh.hawaii.gov
For the Facility Access E-Bulletin, contact laurie.palenske@doh.hawaii.gov
For the Communication Access E-Bulletin, contact kristine.paqano@doh.hawaii.qo
For the SPIN Bulletin, contact ian.tateishi(a-).doh.hawaii.go
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DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD
919 Ala Moana Boulevard,Room 141 -Honolulu,Hawaii 96814
Ph. (808)586-8121 (V/TDD)-Fax(808)586-8129
May 2012
Report from the Disability and Communication Access Board for
City and County of Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, and Big Island Mayors Committees
Maui, Kauai, and Big Island Developmental Disabilities Committees
Disability Rights Hawaii Big Island
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
State Independent Living Council
Submitted by Francine Wai, Executive Director
1. The Legislature is winding down
The Hawaii State Legislature is set to adjourn the first week of May. Disability,
human services, and civil rights issues have faced a tough time with the
economy still not up to par. Here is a re-cap of key legislation affecting people
with disabilities.
DCAB introduced three (3) pieces of legislation this year as part of the
Govemor's package:
- A bill to obtain $1 on the motor vehicle registration fee has died.
- A bill to establish a fee schedule for our blueprint review process has passed
both houses of the Legislature. We are awaiting further action.
- A bill to change the use of our Special Fund to receive monies, such as fees,
has passed the Legislature and will be on its way to the Governor for
signature.
The following are several other disability-related bills that are still alive:
- Relating to Parking for Electric Vehicles (which clarifies the relationship to
accessible parking)was signed by the Governor as Act 89;
- Relating to Information Access (Newsline reading service for people who are
blind or visually impaired);
- Relating to Public Meetings (which would allow certain modifications under
the Sunshine Law for board members with disabilities);
- Relating to Electronic Information (regarding posting notices, including
accessible formats, on the web);
- Relating to the Medicaid Buy-In Program;
- Relating to Domestic Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities;
- Relating to funding for the Aging and Disability Resource Centers was funded
at $1.4 million and an Omnibus Aging Bill was funded for $4.2 million for
Kupuna Care, $426,722 for Healthy Aging Partnerships, $285,000 for Senior
Centers, and $50,000 for a Wanderer's Registry. Funding bills are still
subject to the Govemor's approval and release of funds.
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2. DCAB staff conducts training
The following is a list of recent trainings conducted by DCAB staff within the past
two (2) months:
- Serving Customers with Disabilities, Paradise Cruises: Charlotte Townsend
- Healthcare and ADAAG, AIA Honolulu Healthcare Committee: Mona Higa
- ADA Compliance with a Focus on Pools and Pool Lifts, Maui Hotel and
Lodging Association: Mona Higa
- ADA and Communication Access, Kauai County staff* Kristine Pagano
- Accessibility for Medical Facilities, a private architectural firm: Mona Higa
If you would like to have a training or speaking presentation, please email DCAB
with your request at c_doh.hawaii.gov.
3. Accessible Web Site Training Session — May 30, 2012
DCAB is sponsoring a training session on May 30, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. — 12:00
noon for state and county webmasters, IT personnel, and ADA Coordinators on
making a web site accessible. The presenter will be Shawn O'Donnell, a web
designer with MataiNet, Inc. For more information, contact Debbie Jackson at
debbra.iackson(cD,doh.hawaii.gov.
4. Disability Etiquette Brochure -
DCAB has completed a pocket-size brochure on disability etiquette tips to be
used in disability awareness training sessions. The brochure provides handy tips
on interacting with individuals with disabilities in a sensitive manner with
appropriate language. If you would like a copy, please email
_doh.hawaii.gov.
5. New Staff Member
DCAB welcomes Geraldine (Gerrie) Kealoha to our office. Gerrie has been a
very valuable asset to the DCAB office for almost three (3) years, part-time,
through the senior employment program of the Honolulu Community Action
Program processing renewal placards in the parking program for persons with
disabilities. We are pleased to have her on board now as a regular full time
employee. If you are renewing your placard, it will be Gerrie who touches and
processes it or contacts you if there is something wrong with your application.
Welcome aboard Geme!
Don't forget to sign up for DCAB's four(4) E-Bulletins
For the Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities E-News,
contact debbra.iackson@doh.hawaii.gov
For the Facility Access E-Bulletin, contact laurie,palenske(&-doh.hawaii.gov
For the Communication Access E-Bulletin, contact kristine.pa!Qano@doh.hawaii.-gov
For the SPIN Bulletin, contact jan.tateishi@doh.hawaii.go