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<br /> <br />Mayor’s Commi?ee on People with Disabili?es (MCPD) Report – 2024 <br />Summary <br /> <br />To: Mayor Mitch Roth <br />Office of the Mayor, Hawaii County <br /> <br />From: Mayor’s Commi?ee on People with Disabili?es <br />Prepared by: Julia Althoff <br /> <br />Introduc?on <br />The Mayor’s Commi?ee on People with Disabili?es (MCPD) report outlines key <br />recommenda?ons from the 2024 mee?ngs to enhance the quality of life for Hawaii County <br />residents with disabili?es. <br /> <br />Overarching Goal <br />Increase public awareness of MCPD to ensure that disabled residents have access to resources <br />and support. This includes a public awareness campaign and be?er access to commi?ee <br />mee?ngs. <br /> <br />Summary of Key Recommenda?ons <br />1. Public Awareness: Increase awareness of MCPD and make mee?ngs more accessible to <br />the public. <br />2. Emergency Preparedness: Improve emergency plans for individuals with disabili?es, <br />including accessible shelters and improved communica?on. <br />3. Employment: Make Hawaii County a model employer for people with disabili?es and <br />provide incen?ves for other Hawaii County employers. <br />4. Mental Health and Substance Use Services: Expand mental health and substance abuse <br />treatment op?ons and support, par?cularly in rural areas. <br />5. Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services: Increase ASL services and establish satellite offices for <br />the Deaf community. <br />6. Elec?ons Accessibility: Make the Elec?ons Accessibility Needs Advisory Commi?ee <br />accessible for rural voters with accessibility needs. <br />7. Paratransit Services: Improve paratransit op?ons island-wide for disabled residents. <br />8. Female-Specific Disabili?es: Increase resources for female-specific disabili?es and <br />improve support systems for affected individuals. <br />9. Con?nue to evaluate accessibility at all Hawaii County facili?es and make improvements <br />as needed. <br /> <br />Progress and Accomplishments in Hawaii County in 2024 <br /> Narcan Availability: Narcan availability and training have improved island wide. <br /> Housing Grants for Treatment: County housing grants have successfully enabled more <br />treatment facili?es for residents with substance use disorders. <br /> Emergency Response Plans: Efforts are underway to update emergency response plans <br />to be?er serve the disabled community. <br /> 1 <br /> <br />