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AGING <br /> COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES <br /> 1. Continue to advise administration on issues facing people with disabilities. <br /> The committee drafted letters to the Mayor on the following issues: <br /> a. Request to increase prioritization for disability accessibility at Richardson <br /> Beach Park. <br /> b. Recommendations to the Mayor based on committee's meetings with the Police <br /> Department,Department of Public Works, and Civil Defense. <br /> 2. Work with disabilities community to help improve education and public awareness. <br /> The committee attempts to access members and services of the disability <br /> community by providing notices of meeting dates through newspaper, email, <br /> phone, and website notices. Members of the committee are either people with <br /> disabilities or affiliated with agencies that serve people with disabilities. <br /> Information gathered at meetings is shared with their respective agencies or <br /> personal affiliations. <br /> 3. Continue to improve accessibility of County facilities and programs for people with <br /> disabilities. <br /> The committee invited the Police Department,Department of Public Works, and <br /> the Civil Defense Department to share information about their services and <br /> explain how their services are designed to serve people with disabilities. The <br /> committee drafted letters regarding their recommendations to the Mayor for <br /> improving disability design and accessibility at county facilities. <br /> Six Month Progress Report on Program Objectives for FY 2013-14 5 <br />