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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 1116 Agenda_Final Post MACFEA Mayor's Advisory Committee for Equal Access TUESDAY, November 16, 2010 12:00 pm MO'IKEHA MEETING ROOM 2A&B 4444 Rice Street, Uhue, Hawaii 96766 MACFEA'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST THE COUNTY OF KAUAI IN ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY LAWS MANDATING EQUAL ACCESS MEETING AGENDA • Roll Call, Introductions • Approval of Agenda • Approval of September 21, 2010 Minutes • Business • Review and discussion of the Mayor's Complete Streets project • Bus Transportation and the cost of bus passes for people with limited allowances • Public notification of ADA accessibility of public and county events such as the Disaster Drill coordinated through the Civil Defense • MACFEA membership and review of attendance and member's responsibility • Reports o DCAB reports for October, 2010, and November-December, 2010 ci Members' reports • Announcements o January training on new access guidelines • Next MACFEA meeting: Tuesday, January 18, 2010 • Adjournment Cc: Marc Guyot, Deputy County Attorney Anyone needing assistance,auxiliary aides or alternate format of materials, please contact Christina at 241-6203{V/TTY) five(5)working days before the meeting date posted above. Meeting Minutes — DRAFT Mayor's Advisory Committee For Equal Access (MACFEA) Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Mo'ikeha Meeting Room 2A & 2B 4444 Rice Street, Uhu'e, Hl 96766 Members present: Rita Manriquez — State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board (STBIAB); Dr. Lucy Miller — DCAB (Disability and Communication Access Board) Board member; Dawn Cummings — Family Advocate; Kathy English — Hawai'i Disability Rights Center; Betty Bell — Kauai Federation for the Blind; Linda Nuland-Ames — Director RSVP, Elderly Affairs; Rev. Richard Chun, Senior Representative; El Doi — Kaua'i Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC); Rhoda Rojas — Hawai'i Center for Independent Living-Kaua'i (HCIL); Elena Costales — Consumer, KCIL Volunteer; Roberta Eiben - Consumer . Staff members also present: Christiana Pilkington —ADA Coordinator; Barbara Davis — Staff Secretary. Captioner: Darlene Pickard, Caption First. Members absent or excused: Sharry Glass —Advocate, Teacher/Trainer Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair El Doi at 12:04 pm in the Mo'ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A & 2B at 4444 Rice Street in LThu'e with 11 members present. Approval of Agenda Dr. Lucy moved to approve the agenda as circulated. Ms. Bell seconded the motion. Motion carried 11:0 Approval of July 20, 2010 Minutes Ms. Bell moved to approve the minutes as circulated. Rev. Chun seconded the motion. Motion carried 11:0 Business o Recap of the Mayors Proclamation and Together We Can Show Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ADA — Ms. Rojas/ Dr. Lucy Miller/Ms. Glass M . Rojas reported that the proclamation for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was held on July 26th in the rotunda of the Civic Center following the Together We can Show in the Mayor's office. The guests talked with Mayor Carvalho about how ADA has helped people with disabilities and described some of the changes and accomplishments achieved through the Act. Dr. Lucy announced she had a video MACFEA Page 1 cassette of the program she would be glad to lend to anyone had not seen the Together We Can show providing they had a VCR to play it on. Dr. Lucy thought the program went very well and that the Mayor asked the right questions. She felt the Mayor was very comfortable with the speakers and the whole situation. Ms. Pilkington agreed that the taping of the show went very well and that the Mayor's questions were appropriate, giving the program participants an opportunity to talk about how far they have come. Because the Mayor had another proclamation scheduled he was not able to ask the audience the questions the committee had prepared for the rotunda presentation but it was still a nice celebration with a good turnout. o Outline of changes to the ADA Regulations regarding access guidelines and service animal definitions - Ms. Pilkington Ms. Pilkington reported the Design for All conference hosted by the Disability and Communication Board was particularly exciting because John Wodatch of the U.S. Department of Justice presented some of the trainings. There have been big changes to the ADA Access Guidelines and as of March, 2012, counties and local governments will be required to use the ADA/ABA Access Guidelines. Ms. Pilkington said that the DCAB will be scheduling trainings in March and rather than sending some of our county engineers to Oahu for training, she would rather spend the money to bring the trainers to Kaua'i for a combined training with county and state engineers as well as people from the private sector. The conference also provided training on service animals. Species of service animals have been d redefined to include dogs and miniature ponies only. Miniature ponies have been identified as service animals because they live longer than dogs, they are small and they are very smart. Mr. Wodatch made it clear those owners of service animals in training need to request permission of a business or place of public accommodation before taking their service animal in training. Businesses have the right to not allow a service animal in training into their premises. Ms. Pilkington explained that you can still ask a person what task or service the animal provides for them but you still should not ask an individual anything about their disability or make any judgment regarding a person's disability regarding their service animal. Any time a service animal is disruptive, the handier can be asked to remove the animal but you cannot tell them they can't return; the individual can return without the disruptive animal. Ms. Pilkington added that comfort animals are not recognized as service animals under the ADA. Under the Fair Housing Act people are allowed to have comfort animals if they have a note from their physician indicating that the animal has some kind of medical or therapeutic value for that owner with a disability. The Air Carriers Act allows animals into the cabin of an airplane and requires another type of verification and certification. The support and/or service animal has to have passed a public access test which is quite rigorous. MACFEA Page 2 o Review of the September 16th DD Council Legislative Forum Ms. Doi reported that there was a pretty good turnout of various agencies for this event and thanked Ms. Rojas and Ms. Pilkington for attending and representing their agencies and for being on the committee which planned the forum. This year's event was held at the Kaua'i War Memorial Convention Hall and there were over 100 people in attendance. Ms. Doi noted there was a new agency participating in the forum called Caperneurn Camp which is for youths with developmental disabilities who can partner with a friend from the community and participate in all types of activities. Kore Kaua'i, The Friendship House and Hawaii Center for Independent Living were just some of the 20 agencies represented this year. Kauai Community Federal Credit Union (KCFCU) participated this year because of the success they had at a seminar last year where they offered a simplified version of how to open a savings and checking account. There was good support from our Mayor, COK Administrators, legislators, Council members and county council candidates. There is hope it will be as supported next year even though it will not be an election year. It seems our leaders truly want to help people in the community with developmental disabilities. Ron Kouchi shared that he has a nephew who has Down's syndrome and autism and their family moved to the mainland to get the best services and medical attention for the child; from a family perspective it is frustrating because their extended family here is not able to provide support. Mr. Kouchi is empathetic to a lot of the situations on the neighbor islands and we are hoping to see legislation for medical insurance this year in regard to airfare for people who need to seek medical attention on 0'ahu. The Committee started a discussion about Complete Streets and they were informed it was not an agenda item. The Chair requested it be placed on the November meeting agenda. Reports: DCAB's report for August and September, 2010 In addition to the reports for August and September, Dr. Lucy reported that the DCAB met the previous week where there was a lot of discussion regarding transportation issues; in particular the light rail system planned for Honolulu where they have really looked at rules, regulations and stipulations to make it accessible to everyone. Dr. Lucy also mentioned that there is a lot of progress being made by our Federal government to make it easier for people with vision difficulties to identify the U.S. currency they are holding, similar to the different sized bills many foreign currencies use. Dr. Lucy said that while movies are currently being made with captioning, some of the theatres are not technically capable of showing films with captioning but there is a 2012 deadline for theatres to become compliant, Dr. Lucy noted that an item that will be on the DCAB's agenda next year is to create more detailed guidelines for service animals which can be standardized across the State. Federal regulations have refined the guidelines but the details will be left up to local and state governments. MACFEA Page 3 Dr. Lucy reported on a recent incident involving the TSA Security on Oahu and her service animal which demonstrated many inconsistencies within the system regarding how places of public accommodation handle both service animals and their handlers. Members' reports Linda Nuland-Ames- Ms. Nuland-Ames recently accepted the position of Director of the RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program), Agency of Elderly Affairs for the County of Kaua'i. In expanding the agency's focus, we are moving to recruit volunteers who have a lifetime of experience and can support some of the unmet needs in the community. The agency wants to encourage people who have a disability to volunteer and secondly the agency wants to provide more services to the community such as phone calls for people who are living independently but want the extra comfort of regular contact. Rhoda Rojas: With a grant from Kaua'i United Way, next month the Hawai'i Center for Independent Living will conduct a low-impact, seated exercise program once a month for anybody who has a disability and would like to participate in the program. Also next week on September 28t", Charlyn Nakamine from the County's Office of Elderly Affairs will be speaking to the self advocacy group from the Center for Independent Living about personal assistants and aides, Betty Bell: Ms. Bell contacted Janine Rapozo of the Transportation Agency regarding the placement of a bench at the back access to the State Building and Ms. Rapozo offered to make some calls to see if anyone is pursuing it. The State conference for the National Federation of the Blind will meet on Kaua'i October 17 and 18 which will mean a lot more service animals around. The Lions Clubs will be assisting by picking up the attendees and getting them to the hotel. Ms. Manriquez: The advisory board for Traumatic Brain Injury is meeting on Thursday, September 23. Ms. Manriquez did not participate in the recent disaster drill for Kaua'i and therefore had no first-hand knowledge of how the drill went. Ms. Manriquez advised the Committee that Julia Hall has resigned from the Red Cross of Hawai'i and that the agency will be looking for a new Red Cross coordinator for the island of Kaua'i. El Doi: The next DD (Developmental Disabilities) Council will be on Tuesday, October 8t" from 12-30 to 2-30 and the committee will be evaluating the recent legislative forum and planning for the next one. Christina Pilkington: noted many concerns affecting people with disabilities were brought up at the legislative forum and can be put on the (November) MACFEA agenda for discussion Two subjects mentioned which involve county government were Complete Streets and the cost of bus passes for public transportation by people with DD who live on small allowances. MAC EA Page 4 Linda Nuland-Ames: Reminded the Committee that Thursday, September 23,d, the first phase of the patient's Bill of Rights under the new affordable healthcare act will be going into effect with the next series of changes going into effect in December. Anyone wanting more information on how this may impact them specifically, their clients or members of their family can go to w.healthcare.gov which is very easy to navigate. Dr. Lucy: Dr. Lucy asked if the sponsors of events such as political candidate forums and mayoral candidate debates are subject to being accessible. Ms. Pilkington said she would bring this to the attention of the County in areas where they are involved but most forums and debates are sponsored by organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, the newspaper or other non-governmental groups. It was noted that there was limited pre-publicity for the recent disaster drill so anyone who required an auxiliary aid or who had a disability and wanted to participate were not able to do so. The Department of Health put the drill on with Civil Defense's help so one of the agencies should have put out auxiliary aid notification prior to the event. Ms. Manriquez said when she spoke with the Department of Health she was told they were not putting on the drill, it was the first responders, fire and police, which would be County. Next MACIFEA meeting: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Adjournment: Ms. Eiben moved to adjourn the meeting at 1:24 pm. Ms. Nuland-Ames seconded the motion. Motion carried 10:0 Respectfully submitted by: Barbara Davis, Staff Support Approved as is Approved with amendments. MACFEA Page 5 or if DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD 919 Ala Moana Boulevard,Room 101 •Honolulu,Hawaii 96814 Ph, (808)586-8121 (V,713D) •Fax(808)586-8129 October 2010 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 Submitted by Francine Wai, Executive Director 1. Changes to the Disabled Parking Program: Effective October 1, 2010, all renewals for a removable windshield parking placard can only be renewed by mail to DCAB and no longer at the County and Satellite City Hall offices. Placard holders will be mailed a renewal notice, application form, instructions, and return envelope to renew by mail sixty (60) days before their placard expiration date. The new placard will be valid for six (6) years and only one (1) placard will be issued. Placard holders who need a second placard are are the registered owner of a vehicle can request a disabled person's license plate for their vehicle at the County Department of Motor Vehicle. The renewal by mail will apply to all placard holders statewide. For more information, contact Bill Nakamatsu at &doh.hawaii.gov. 2. 2010 Disability Access Conference Design for All: The 2010 Disability Access Conference held on September 8, 2010 at the Ala Moana Hotel was a huge success with two hundred eighty (280) individuals attending sessions presented by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Access Board, and various local speakers on topics as diverse as the new ADA Accessibility Guidelines, outdoor/public areas, historic properties, and acoustics in public spaces. DCAB is in the process of planning for next year's conference. Check DCAB's web site for a list of the Accessible Design Award winners for excellence in design. Awards were given to: Public Design-Award of Excellence, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation for Hui Aloha Playground; Public Design-Award of Merit, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Wailua River State Park Marina, Fern Grotto and Opaekaa Falls; Public Design-Award of Merit, Space Options Inc., Kealia Pond; and Residential Design-Honorable Mention, Ke Nani Kai Condominium Accessible Walkway, Space Options Inc. Congratulations to all the winners! 3. Service Animal Presentation: The September 9, 2010 ADA Titles 11 and III Service Animal presentation by John Wodatch of the U.S. Department of Justice was well received and attended by over one hundred (100) State and County ADA Coordinators, individuals from the visitor industry, police department, service animal organizations, and hospital security. The training enabled attendees to have a better understanding of the definition and role of service animals, and the differences regarding comfort and service animals under the ADA, Fair Housing Act, and the Air Carrier Access Act. 4. DOJ Publishes Revised ADA Titles 11 and III Rules and Adopts 2010 ADA Standards: On September 15, 2010, DOJ published its long awaited amendments to both Titles If and III of the ADA. The rules take effect on March 15, 2011, although some of the design provisions have a later effective date. These amendments provide more clarification on a variety of topics including: (1) service animals, (2) wheelchairs and other mobility devices, (3) communication access, (4) ticketing, (5) exams, and (6)facility access. At the same time DOJ published the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, which consists of the 2004 ADAAG and additional accessibility requirements contained in the rules. The updated standards govern the construction and alteration of facilities covered by the ADA, including places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities. Compliance with the 2010 Standards is permitted as of September 15, 2010 but not required until March 15, 2012. Copies of the new rules and the DOH Standards are available on the DOJ web site at www.ada.gov/regs20101ADAregs2010.htm. 5. DCAB Adopts 2004 ADAAG: Hawaii Revised Statutes §103-50 requires public buildings, facilities, and sites to conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) as adopted and amended by DCAB. In addition, HRS §103-50 requires all State and county departments to seek the advice and recommendations from DCAB on all plans and specifications for the construction of public buildings, facilities, and sites to ensure conformance with the ADAAG. To be consistent with the DOJ's 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, DCAB adopted the 2004 ADAAG with an effective date of January 1, 2011. DCAB simultaneously rescinded the 1991 ADAAG, 1998 ADAAG for Building Elements Designed for Children's Use, 1998 ADAAG for State and Local Government Facilities, and the Residential Housing and Accessibility Guidelines, because provisions for these types of facilities and elements have been incorporated into the 2004 ADAAG. All plans and specifications for the construction of public buildings, facilities, and sites submitted to DCAB on or after January 1, 2011 will be reviewed for compliance with the 2004 ADAAG. Plans and specifications submitted to DCAB before January 1, 2011 may be reviewed to the 2004 ADAAG if the department managing the project submits a written request. Plans and specifications submitted to DCAB on or after January 1, 2011 may be reviewed to the 1991 ADAAG if the department managing the project submits a written request that includes a statement that construction will start before March 15, 2012. For more information, contact Curtis Motoyama at doh.hawaii.gov. 6. New Board Member: DCAB welcomes Dr. Lawrence Scadden to its seventeen (17) member Board. Dr. Scadden is replacing Charles Fleming as the representative from the Island of Hawaii. He served as Chair of the Mayor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities for Hawaii County, and has extensive knowledge of accessible technology. 7. Communication Access Conference- Wednesday, March 16, 2011 is the date for "The Power and Influence of Accessible Communication" conference at the Japanese Cultural Center. Please mark your calendars!! More information on the conference will be forthcoming beginning January 2011. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget... If you want to receive DCAB's Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities E-News, contact Debbie Jackson at debbra.iackson@doh.hawaii.go . If you want to receive DCAB's Facility Access E-Bulletin, contact Laurie Palenske at e.palenske@doh.hawaii.gov. Jos_ DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD 919 Ala Moana Boulevard,Room 101 -Honolulu,Hawaii 96814 Ph.(808) 586-8121 (V/TDD)•Fax(808)586-8129 November and December 2010 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 Submitted by Francine Wai, Executive Director With the upcoming holidays and furlough days, this Update will be for both the months of November and December. We wish you a wonderful holiday season!! Just a reminder November 2, 2010 is Election Day so don't forget to vote! We will be back in touch with you in early January 2011. 1. Update on Changes to the Disabled Parking Program: The renewal by mail of a removable windshield parking placard is going into its second month. There have been a few "bumps in the road" (e.g., questions on where to renew or can a second placard be issued) but all in all the program is running smoothly. DCAB will continue to mail a renewal notice, application form, instructions, and return envelope to placard holders to renew by mail sixty (60) days before their placard expiration date. Just a reminder: (1) the new placard will be valid for six (6) years and only one (1) placard will be issued; (2) placard holders who need a second placard and are the registered owner of a vehicle can request a disabled person's license plate for their vehicle at the County Department of Motor Vehicle; and (3) the renewal by mail will apply to all placard holders statewide. For more information, contact Bill Nakamatsu at william.nakamatsu@doh.hawaii.gov. 2. Communication Access Conference: The Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB), the Pacific ADA Center, and Sprint Relay Hawaii will be co-sponsors, of a conference titled "The Power and Influence of Accessible Communication" to be held at the Japanese Cultural Center on March 16, 2011. Registration for the conference will begin in January 2011. The agenda will offer three (3) strands of workshops for consumers with disabilities, public and private entities who are providers of services, and sign language interpreters. The workshops will focus on tools for empowerment to improve communication access and cooperative advocacy. Continuing Education Units will be available for sign language interpreters. Exhibits on the latest communication technology will be available throughout the conference day. For more information, contact Kristine Pagano at kristine.Paganoadoh.hawaii.go . 3. Communication Access E-News: DCAB has initiated an electronic e-newsletter on communication access. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide you with the latest information relating to communication accessibility in our State. In addition to the current news nationally, we will provide local news and a Q & A section. At the end of the newsletter, a calendar of events will provide you an array of events, meetings and conferences happening around our State. If you are interested in receiving this e- newsletter, please contact Kristine Pagano, Communication Access Specialist and author of the e-newsletter, at kristine.paciano(o)doh.hawaii.gov. 4. Travelers Tips Updated: DCABs brochures for visitors with disabilities are being updated. The updated Oahu Travelers Tips and the Big Island Travelers Tips are completed and have been posted on the DCAB web site. The Maui and Kauai brochures are in the process of being updated (the ones on our web site are about a year old). For more information, contact Judy Paik at iudy.paikdoh.hawaii.gov. 5. Accessibility in Master Planning Efforts: In order to ensure that accessibility is considered in the environment DCAB does more than review plans for buildings, facilities, or sites that are being actively constructed. We also participate in community urban planning efforts to ensure that the neighborhood is accessible. DCAB recently completed participation as a technical advisor with two (2) groups, the Complete Streets Task Force and the Advisory Committee for a Statewide Pedestrian Master Plan, providing input on their final report and recommendations. For more information, contact Curtis Motoyama at curtis.motoyamagdoh.hawaii.gov. 6. DCAB Training: With the issuance of the new Department of Justice rules for ADA Titles 11 and 111, DCAB staff is preparing for more training to explain the changes. In November, DCAB staff(Francine Wai, Debbie Jackson, and Mona Higa) is conducting training for the Department of Public Safety (Correctional Facilities) on access to programs and services, reasonable accommodation, and facility design, as there are specific new rules impacting prisoners with disabilities. Three (3) sessions will be conducted on different days to reach all key prison supervisors. In November, DCAB staff(Kristine Pagano) is also conducting two (2) training sessions for Department of Education blue-collar facilities supervisors on communication access, In November DCAB staff(Charlotte Townsend and Bill Nakamatsu) will conduct a presentation on the new parking program for the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. 7. Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010: President Obama signed into law S. 3304, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 on October 8, 2010. This new law will make it easier for people who are deaf or blind to access the Internet, smart phones, television programming and other communications and video technologies. The law will also make sure that emergency information is accessible to individuals who are blind or have low vision. For more information, contact Debbie Jackson at debbra.iackson(a)doh.hawaii.go . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to sign up for DCAB's three (3) 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.palenskeCa).doh.hawaii.gov. For the Communication Access E•Bulletin, contact _doh.hawaii.gov.