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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012_0717_MACFEA_AgendaPacket NIACFEA Mayor's Advisory Committee for Equal Access TUESDAY,July 17, 2012 12:30 p.m. or shortly thereafter Molikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/B 4444 Rice Street, L-ihu'e, Hawaii 96766 MACFEA's mission is to assist the County of Kauali 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 May 15, 2012 Meeting Minutes • Business o Presentation from the HR Taskforce on the Implementation of the Human Resources Department as relates to ADA and the expansion of the ADA Coordinator position • Communication from Dr. Lucy Miller and Sharry Glass sharing their recommendations on the requirements for the ADA Coordinator position • Reports • DCAB report for June and July, 2012 • ADA Coordinator's report • Updates/Announcements • Next Meeting: o Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 12:30 p.m. • Adjournment Cc: Marc Guyot, Deputy County Attorney 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. PUBLIC COMMENTS and TESTIMONY Persons wishing to offer comments are encouraged to submit written testimony at least 24-hours prior to the meeting indicating: I. Your name and contact information, position/title and organization you are representing (if applicable); 2. The agenda item 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: MACFEA Attn: Barbara Davis Office of Boards and Commissions 4444 Rice Street, Suite 150 Uhu'e, HI 96766 e-mail:bdavis(&,kauqjggv 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, May 15, 2012 Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2Al2B 4444 Rice Street, Uhu'e, HI 96766 Members present: Rita Manriquez- State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board (STBIAB); Kathy English - Hawai'i Disability Rights Center; Roberta Eiben - Consumer; Dr.,Lucy Miller- DCAB (Disability and Communication Access Board) Board Member; Sharry Glass -Advocate, Teacher/Trainer; Betty Bell - Kaua'i Federation for the Blind; Elena Costales - Consumer, KCIL Volunteer. Also Brandon Raines, County of Kaua'i IT Communication Manager, Guest Presenter Staff members also present: Christina Pilkington -ADA Coordinator; Marc Guyot- Deputy County Attorney; Barbara Davis - Support Clerk; Teresa Tamura, Administrative Aide. Captioner: Heather Theriaque - Caption First. ASL Interpreter: Tamar Lani Members absent or excused: Linda Nuland-Ames- Director RSVP, COK; El Doi - Kaua'i Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC); Ana Valdez- Family Advocate; Dawn Cummings - Family Advocate Deputy Attorney Guyot told Committee Members that Chair Nuland-Ames was ill and since the Committee had not elected a Vice-Chair, the first order of business would be to elect a Chair Pro Tem for the meeting. Deputy Attorney Guyot said he would like to turn this election process over to Elena Costales since she was a past chair of the Committee. Ms. Bell nominated Elena Costales as Chair Pro Tem. Ms. Glass seconded the motion. Vote carried 7:0 Call to Order Chair Pro Tem Costales called the meeting to order at 12:06 p.m. with 7 members present. Approval of March 20, 2012 Minutes Action: Ms. Glass moved to approve the minutes of March 20, 2012, as circulated. Ms. Mandquez seconded the motion. Motion carded 7:0 Business o Discussion to change meeting time to accommodate paratransit riders (Deferred from 3120112) MACFEA- May 15, 2012 Page 1 Ms. Glass said if the Committee changed the starting time of the meeting to 1:00 p.m. Ms. Bell could take the 11:30 a.m. paratransit bus which should get her to the meeting just before 1:00 p.m. She could return home on a 3:00 p.m. bus and perhaps this would better accommodate her needs. Ms. Bell said when she was picked up at 11:15 a.m. in the past, she was still late to the 12:00 p.m. meeting but thought she could make it by 12:30 p.m. if that time would work better for everyone else. The return paratransit bus is at 2:50 p.m. but she does not mind waiting. Ms. Bell said she appreciates everything this Committee does and would like to continue to be a part of it. General discussion of the members present felt it would not be a problem for them to change the meeting time to 12:30 p.m. Action: Ms. Glass moved to change the MACIFEA meeting time to 12:30 p.m. Dr. Lucy seconded the motion. Motion carried 7:0 o Election of Vice-chair(Deferred from 3/20112 meeting) Action: Ms. Glass moved to nominate Elena Costales as Vice-chair. Ms. Manriquez seconded the motion. Motion carried 7:0 o Discussion of Ensuring Auxiliary Aid Notice for County Activities Ms. Glass was not sure who requested this item on the agenda but thought Dr. Lucy might want to speak on the subject since appropriate notice was not given for the Mayors State of the County Address. Dr. Lucy did not specifically remember requesting this to be an agenda item but said it was appropriate. She is very interested in finding a way to make it more mandatory for all County sponsored events to give the necessary notification for interpreters, CART reporters or remote captioning to be provided. Ms. Glass suggested that part of the issue may be that announcements for the events have to be put out early enough to give sufficient notice to people who need auxiliary aids. Ms. Glass asked if it was customary or if there was an ordinance that a notice is provided for auxiliary aids four days before an event. Ms. Pilkington said she tries to accommodate people even if it is an hour before an event. A lot of entities will list a seven day notice but their flyer does not come out until a few days before the event so if they can't get an interpreter they feel that notice covers them. With notices like that a lot of people don't bother to attend because they are under the assumption that there is not going to be a way they can arrange for an interpreter. The County does have an auxiliary aid communication access policy. The policy does state that all County agencies need to provide auxiliary aid on invitations, flyers, and newspaper ads. MACFEA- May 15, 2012 Page 2 Dr. Lucy said her main source for events is the newspaper which is often the same day of the event or the day before and the restrictions on requesting auxiliary aids leaves her out of many events. Ms. Pilkington said the Department of Justice website asks for 48 hours advance notice and they have a good example of an auxiliary aid notice. Ms. Glass asked if VRI (Video Remote Interpreting) would make a difference on Kaua'i. Ms. Pilkington said absolutely but it would also depend on the situation and the person requesting the auxiliary aid. That is the reason we are trying to work with it to make it happen for Kauai. Ms. Glass asked if it was possible to have a registry of people who require auxiliary aids that could receive those press releases when they are going out to the newspaper. Ms. Pilkington said registries require someone to be in charge of the information and to keep it updated. It should be a common practice that all County entities and agencies that sponsor or cosponsor activities or events should put out the information as soon as possible and ask for 48 hours notice. That also allows 48 hours to cancel the interpreter without having to pay for their time under the State Administrative Rules. With the VRI we can work with 24 hours notice. Ms. Manriquez commented that the State was having problems regarding confidentiality with the registry for the TBI community. The registry also labels and stereotypes people that need help. Action: Discussion; no action required o Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 Dr. Lucy said the Federal Communications Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was approved last November and includes the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility which requires that regulations by the FCC be revised to mandate closed captioning on video programming delivered using Internet protocol. In other words, all streamed video, whether television or computers, must be delivered in an accessible manner, which includes closed or open captioning. This regulation goes into effect this year, 2012. Dr. Lucy said her interpretation of the rule is that everything that it is requiring already exists technologically. What does not seem to exist is Internet access in County facilities that will permit this to take place with Webcams and so forth so we can have remote interpreting. Mr. Raines said he would probably have more questions than comments at this time. Right now, the County currently streams over the Internet several different meetings including the County Council, the Planning Department, the Police Commission and the MACFEA- May 15, 2012 Page 3 Mayor's Show. That live streaming is provided through a contract with a company called Granicus. There are other Boards and Commissions public meetings that are not being broadcast over the Internet with captioning service. Mr. Raines said he was not sure what the requirements of the law are in terms of the County moving towards making all of these public meetings available through streaming. While it is not yet available, the County has already started a project to move towards providing Internet accessibility within our meeting rooms and then eventually will move towards more remote facilities such as our neighborhood centers. Mr. Raines said that opens up a whole host of options in terms of services that would be available to meet the needs that are on the Internet. Mr. Raines expressed interest in understanding what the law says in terms of timelines and requirements because as an IT Department, they are just starting to come up to speed. Dr. Lucy said she did not recall the timeline but thought it was before the end of 2012 or the beginning of 2013. Mr. Raines asked if there were examples of what other counties in Hawaii were doing to meet these requirements. Perhaps he could talk with his contacts to see if they are actually pursuing these initiatives and are further along than Kaua'i may be. We might even be able to share contacts and have follow-up discussions with them so we don't have to reinvent the wheel. Ms. Glass noted there was no mention of sign language interpretation being available. Also it requires that any event or program that is being broadcast over television or Internet will have to have captioning but it does not require captioning for just any public meeting. Dr. Lucy said those were two different issues. The FCC is concerned only with broadcasting and video streaming. ADA and other entities are working on the other aspects. Also the access for computers requires an audio description of the video for people who are relying totally on their hearing. With Video Remote Interpreting, arrangements can be made, preferably 24 hours before, to allow us to attend more of these events. Ms. Pilkington said Video Remote Interpreting requires a 24 hour advance notice to set up an interpreter for a specific meeting or activity. If the County had Wi-Fi in the offices could someone who is deaf communicate on the spot with a staff person using their telephone through Sprint Relay? Ms. Tamar Lani said the ADA now recognizes Video Remote Interpreting as an accessible means of providing a qualified interpreter. The County could use a video remote interpreter located on Oahu through the Internet system and explained that a wired system is better than a Wi-Fi because the bandwidth is better; it gives a higher quality video streamed in both directions. The Sprint Relay remote captioning is supposed to be used for meetings where not all of the participants are in the same MACFEA- May 15, 2012 Page 4 room. Sprint does prefer a two day notice to guarantee they will have a captioner available but they will do their best to work with shorter notices. The Sprint Relay service is free because it is part of the contract Sprint has with the Public Utilities Commission. There is a requirement from Sprint that captions are not to be broadcast onto the wall but on individual computer screens. The County might want to consider Video Remote Interpreting to make events available to the public such as the Mayors Address, whether there is a request or not. Ms. Glass said with these new technologies, it is how we can best serve the public rather that what is being required by law because it will be required eventually. Mr. Raines agreed that he had some homework to do on some of the technologies that are available. Obviously the County would need to look at the expenditures and overhead involved but it does seem like there is opportunity. In terms of managing the bandwidth, which costs the County money every month, we limit the amount of streaming and video and the access is restricted for employees. o Public Notice of Access to County ADA Representative Attorney Guyot explained that a request was received to discuss the switching of the ADA Coordinators position out of the Mayors and the Boards and Commissions' Office and into the Human Resources Department. Where the position is located may not have been a concern in terms of MACFEA's role within the County however, the access of the public to an ADA representative and that interaction was. At the County Council's budget hearings, the Council requested that the position be put back into the Mayors Office so it is no longer an issue of the ADA Coordinator position being in the Human Resources Department. This item was placed on the agenda to discuss the continued public access to the ADA representative and to MACFEA's ability to continue to advise the Mayor and the County on Federal, State, and County laws requiring equal access. Ms. Glass stated that she testified before the County Council about her concerns in the changes to the position. Not only was the position being moved but the salary for the position was being reduced by about 20-plus percent. Ms. Glass said she was very concerned that this reflected the lack of knowledge about the scope of the responsibilities and the duties of the ADA position. The ADA position affects most County departments, most County functions, and all County facilities. So it seemed very appropriate that the position should be in the Mayor's Office just as DCAB is in the Governors Office. Even the way the office is set up now there is not appropriate privacy for people who may want to express a complaint against the County. The ADA coordinator position is essential because you have to know all the new laws that apply, train County staff, and ask County departments to spend money on something they may not agree with but that is necessary by law. This position is MACFEA's liaison with the Mayor and the person who advises MACFEA about issues in the community that the Committee needs to be aware of so we can suggest the appropriate response to the Mayor. MACFEA- May 15, 2012 Page 5 Attorney Guyot said the Committee can make their recommendations to the Mayor regarding the need for privacy and confidentiality in the ADA Coordinators office. Ms. Glass noted her concern that the Mayor's Advisory Committee was not consulted about where the ADA Coordinator's position should be and this decision was made by a task force. Action: Ms. Glass moved to send a communication to the Mayor that the ADA Coordinator position should remain in the Mayor's Office to provide the appropriate authority and influence that the position needs to effect the changes that need to be made; and that the salary should remain comparable with the ADA Coordinator's salaries on other islands; and to provide an office for that position that allows privacy for the public. Ms. Bell seconded the motion. Motion carried 7:0 Reports o DCAB reports for April and May, 2012 Dr. Lucy discussed the three pieces of legislation introduced this session by DCAB. The bill that passed was the design review which will now go through the respective departments rather than DCAB. The bill to add a dollar fee to car registration to help support the special parking needs did not pass. They are also working to make sure that there has to be at least one electric car charging station accessible to people with disabilities. The Communication Access Committee of DCAB is progressing with making sign language videotapes of the ADA laws for deaf people who use sign language. It will be captioned and accessible on the Internet. The meeting ended at 1:22 p.m. when the Committee lost its quorum Next Meeting Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Respectfully submitted by: Barbara Davis, Staff Support Approved as circulated Approved as amended MACFEA- May 15, 2012 Page 6 MACFEA ADA Coordinator dialogue Dr. Lucy Miller: There are five sections of the original 1000+ pages in the 1990 ADA Act; Equal employment practices constitutes only one of the five sections. The sections are... Title L Employment Title 11: Public Services Title III Public Accommodations Title IV Telecommunications Title V Enforcement of ADA over all state and local jurisdictions specifying no legal immunity from compliance with the federal requirements. The ADA Coordinator position is responsible for ensuring ADA compliance in all areas of public service and accommodations in the county of Kauai. This has the effect of risk management. In the 11 years since the ADA coordinator position was established, there have been no lawsuits filed against Kauai County. Thus the ADA Coordinator has been effective in her position in the mayor's office. Sharry Glass: I would like to have it on the record that my testimony before the County Council in which I requested the ADA Coordinator position remain in the Mayors office and the position's salary restored to it's present level was not because of my long standing friendship and working relationship with Christina Pilkington, but rather because of personal knowledge and my historical perspective. All through the nineteen nineties, despite having an ADA designee in the County Personnel Department, our county was in non- compliance with federal law, the ADA and Rehabilitation Acts. As a result, two Kaua'i residents successfully sued our County and prevailed in federal court. Those suits were responsible for establishing the ADA Coordinator position in the Mayors office and began our progress towards becoming accessible to all the people of Kaua'i. Because of our large retirement community, aging baby boomers and returning veterans, people with disabilities are an even larger percentage of our population, now estimated at twenty per cent. Lucy Miller: ADA, as a living document, continues to be modified, refined and expanded to keep pace with the growth and changes of our population as well as the increasing complexities and roles of technology. An example is the new federal mandate requiring all internet communications to be accessible. The deadline for implementation is September of this year. Sharry Glass: Insuring accessibility is an on-going process. There are still County physical barriers (such as inaccessible bus stops), County service accessibility related issues, ever-changing legislation (for example, the recent State law concerning service animals, new mandated technology, upgrades to or new facilities, streets, etc; which all require the ADA Coordinator's attention. These involve accommodations or design changes, training, and advising. Lucy Miller: The ADA Coordinator position should remain in the Mayors office. The Coordinator, who not only must be familiar with all provisions of ADA, including facilities access compliance during the planning stages, and ability to communicate with deaf persons, is in a unique position to address risk management needs for the county. In addition to planning and modifying all facilities and services in the county, the coordinator is the one expected to field and resolve complaints. Sharry Glass: The ADA Coordinator is an administrative position, a Risk Manager; having responsibilities which affect every County office and department, those that directly and indirectly serve the public as well as all County employment, and anyone contracting with the County. The ADA Coordinator should remain in the Mayor's office to provide and insure the position's needed influence and authority. The ADA Coordinator is continually presented with residents and visitors' requests and complaints concerning barriers to accessibility. By also successfully handling and resolving these situations , the Coordinator is preventing any new accessibility related federal lawsuits against our County. 2 I would like to respectfully request the task force to revisit the plan for this position beyond this year. I also hope that in the future, the MACFEA will be consulted before any proposed changes to the ADA Coordinator position are contemplated; as we are the most informed about the position's duties, responsibilities, and the possible consequences of changes. I think we in the Committee agree that the ADA Coordinator should be a permanent administrative salaried position in the Mayor's office, rather than in HR under Personnel. I also suggest that the position be provided at least half-time clerical support and an office location that would allow privacy for residents and visitors to discuss confidential accessibility issues or requirements. The task force has recommended that civil service guidelines be used in judging candidates for this position. This is not appropriate as it does not consider the specialized expertise, experience and training required to be adequately qualified for this position. The civil service salary levels are also not sufficient to reward the candidates for their qualifications. Dr. Lucy Miller: Anyone considered for the ADA Coordinator position should have excellent communications skills; especially training and experience in communicating with people who are deaf or hearing impaired as there are presently Federally mandated communication access requirements for the County with an emphasis on accommodating this population. CF H+ less DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOA" 919 Ala Moana Boulevard,Room 101 •Honolulu,Hawaii 96814 Ph. (808)586-8121 (V/TDD)•Fax(808)586-8129 July 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. DCAB's Parking for Persons with Disabilities Administrative Rules Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, Chapter 219, "Parking for Persons with Disabilities" were signed by Governor Abercrombie and are effective July 2, 2012. DCAB did not receive any public comments at our June 6, 2012 public hearing. The new rules: 1) amends the definitions of certificate of disability, parking meter, parking space, parking meter zone, person with a disability parking application, transaction fee, etc.; (2) clarifies DCABs role to enter into agreements with the counties to issue permits, collect fees, and to reimburse the counties $12 for issuing placards where no fee is collected; (3) amends and clarifies the renewal process; (4) clarifies provisions relating to the identification card, expiration date, return of licenses to the counties; (5) conforms the privilege of two and a half(2 Y2) hours of free metered parking to the law; (6) conforms to statute with respect to the number of placards issued and the length of validity of the placard; (7) amends signage requirements to conform with the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) with respect to height, striping, and directional signage, clarifies requirements for signage in van- accessible parking, deletes the requirement for signage in assigned parking spaces, and clarifies signage in parallel parking spaces; (8) makes other housekeeping amendments to conform to existing DCAB procedures. The rules will be posted on the DCAB web site shortly and will replace the prior rules. A hard copy will be available from the DCAB office upon request. For more information, contact Bill Nakamatsu at William.nakamatsua-doh.hawaii.gov or Charlotte Townsend at charlofte.townsend@doh.hawaii.gov. 2. DCAB Trainings DCAB staff conducted the following training within the past month: 2010 ADA Standards and ADA Access Standards for Recreation and Play Areas for County of Kauai staff— Francine Wai and Mona Higa. This training will be repeated for staff of the City and County of Honolulu, Maui, and Hawaii Counties this summer. A Primer on Website Accessibility was conducted by Shawn O'Donnell of Maitai Net, Inc., for state, county, and private agency webmasters on May 30 and 31, 2012 on how to make or improve web sites. Feedback from participants was very positive, but indicated a need for continued training. For more information on the training, please contact Debbie Jackson at debbra.iacksongdoh.hawaii.go , DCAB also participated in FAST (Functional Assessment Service Team) Training-for-Trainers sessions, June 19 and 20, 2012. The sessions were to train community members to work as part of a FAST team to conduct assessment and facilitate the process of getting necessary resources in emergency shelters. For more information on the training, please contact Debbie Jackson at debbraiacksonadoh.hawaii.go , If you would like to have a training or a speaking presentation by DCAB staff, please email your request to dcaba-doh.hawaii.go , 3. Accessible Recreation Facilities: A Series of Design Seminars, September 24- 25, 2012 DCAB will be sponsoring a series of seminars on the new 2010 Standards for recreation facilities on September 24 and 25, 2012. The topics to be covered include play areas, exercise equipment, team seating, assembly areas, press boxes, swimming pools and spas, golf courses, fishing piers, and recreational boating facilities. A session will also focus on the proposed Outdoor Developed Areas Accessibility Guidelines. For more information, contact Mona Higa at mona.higa(a-) ,doh,hawaii.gov or Laurie Palenske at laurie.palenske(cD.doh.hawaii.gov. More details will be provided in next month's update. 4. Final Legislative Wrap-Up DCAB has prepared a legislative summary of the disability-related bills that were passed and signed into law by Governor Abercrombie. If you would like a copy of the summary, please email Debbie Jackson at debbra.iackson(cD,doh.hawaii.go . The summary will be posted on DCAB's web site as well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to sign up for DCABs four(4) E-Bulletins For the Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities E-News, contact debbra.iacksona-doh.hawaii.gov For the Facility Access E-Bulletin, contact laurie.palenske(d-)doh.hawaii.go For the Communication Access E-Bulletin, contact kristine.paqano(d--)doh.hawaii._qov For the SPIN Bulletin, contact ian.tateishi@doh.hawaii.gov DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD 919 Ala Moana Boulevard,Room 101 -Honolulu,Hawaii 96814 Ph. (808) 586-8121 (V,TDD)•Fax(808)586-8129 June 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. DCAB to Hold Public Hearing on Parking for Persons with Disabilities Administrative Rules DCAB is in the process of amending its rules for parking for persons with disabilities and will be conducting a public hearing on June 6, 2012 in the DCAB conference room located at 919 Ala Moana Boulevard, room 103. The changes in the administrative rules are primarily to conform to revisions in the Hawaii Revised Statutes as follows: (1) amends the definitions of certificate of disability, parking meter, parking space, parking meter zone, person with a disability parking application, transaction fee, etc.; (2) clarifies DCAB's role to enter into agreements with the counties to issue permits, collect fees, and to reimburse the counties $12 for issuing placards where no fee is collected; (3) amends and clarifies the renewal process; (4) clarifies provisions relating to the identification card, expiration date, return of licenses to the counties; (5) conforms the privilege of two and a half(2-Y2) hours of free metered parking to the law; (6) conforms to statute with respect to the number of placards issued and the length of validity of the placard; (7) amends signage requirements to conform with the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) with respect to height, striping, and directional signage, clarifies requirements for signage in van- accessible parking, deletes the requirement for signage in assigned parking spaces, and clarifies signage in parallel parking spaces; (8) makes other housekeeping amendments to conform to existing DCAB procedures. For more information, contact Bill Nakamatsu at william.nakamatsu(@-doh.hawaii.gov or Charlotte Townsend at charlotte.town send @do h.hawai i.go . The public notice and proposed rules are on the DCAB web site at www.hawaii.-gov/health/dcab. 2. DCAB Sponsors Web Access Training DCAB, with the co-sponsorship of the Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii (ATRC) and the Pacific ADA Center, sponsored two (2) workshops on May 30 and 31, 2012 on how to make web sites accessible to persons with disabilities. DCAB sponsored two (2) staff from each county (the county web master and ADA Coordinator) to attend the training in Honolulu. For more information, contact Debbie Jackson at doh.hawaii.gov. 3. DCAB Staff Conducts Training The following is a list of recent trainings conducted by DCAB staff within the past month: - Service Animals in Hospital Settings for Queen's Medical Center staff- Charlotte Townsend - Disability Awareness for Paradise Cruise employees — Charlotte Townsend - Service Animals and Enforcement for the Department of Land and Natural Resources employees — Debbie Jackson - Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities and Special Health Needs for the City and County of Honolulu employees— Debbie Jackson - Communication Access for County of Kauai employees— Kristine Pagano Kristine Pagano will be traveling to Maui, Hilo, and Kona to conduct the same training on communication access for county employees. In addition, Facility Access Specialist Mona Higa and Francine Wai will be traveling to Kauai, Maui, and Hilo to conduct training on the ADAAG provisions as they relate to recreation access. If you would like to have a training or a speaking presentation, please email DCAB with your request to dcaba-doh.hawaii.gov. 4. U.S. Access Board Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Medical Diagnostic Equipment DCAB reviewed and prepared comments to the U.S. Access Board on their proposed standards for new medical diagnostic equipment as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This includes examination tables and chairs, weight scales, radiological equipment, mammography equipment. If you would like more information on the proposed standards and DCAB comments on the standards, please contact Curtis Motoyama at a-7doh.hawaii.gov. 5. ICC/ANSI Al 17 Comments DCAB submitted comments on the proposed changes to the International Code Council in areas where DCAB believes that the ANSI Al 17 should be amended to harmonize with ADAAG. For more information, contact Mona Higa at mona.higa@doh.hawaii..qov. 6. Electric Vehicle (EV) Parking Guidelines The Governor signed into law Act 89 relating to electric vehicles. DCAB testified on the bill to ensure that (1) the EV stalls do not displace accessible parking close to a building and (2) EV stalls are designed to be accessible for persons with disabilities who use an electric vehicle. DCAB's comments were incorporated into the final design guidelines for EV stalls as issued by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. For more information, contact Curtis Motoyama at curtis.motoyama'Adoh.hawaii.gov. 7. Department of Justice Extends Compliance Date for Swimming Pools Much to the dismay of many disability advocacy groups, including DCAB, the Department of Justice (DOJ) extended the compliance date for Titles 11 and III of the ADA as it relates to existing swimming pool accessibility requirements until January 13, 2013. DCAB, along with many other agencies, submitted comments in opposition to any extension beyond the original thirty (30) days. However, strong lobbying efforts from the private sector, primarily hotels, convinced DOJ that there was justification to extend the date, primarily due to the confusion over the use of portable versus fixed lifts. DCAB notes that this extension does not apply to new construction but only to existing pools. It also does not change any of the technical provisions relating to pool access. For more information, contact Curtis Motoyama at curtis.motoyamaa-doh.hawaii.-gov. 8. DCAB Public Service Announcement on the Parking Program to be Shown on :Television KGMB and KHNL television stations will be airing a thirty (30) second DCAB public service announcement aimed at reminding people not to park in an accessible parking stall without a valid placard. The spot is animated with no dialogue and is intended to raise awareness of the legal use of the parking stall. If you view the video, DCAB would appreciate your comments. Please write to Bill Nakamatsu at william.nakamatsu(c�doh.hawaii.gov and let him know if you liked the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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(a-)-doh.hawaii.go For the Facility Access E-Bulletin, contact laurie.palenske(a-)-doh.hawaii..qo For the Communication Access E-Bulletin, contact kristine.Pagano -doh.hawaii.aov For the SPIN Bulletin, contact ian.tateishi(a)doh.hawaii.-gov