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<br />Mayor’s Commi?ee on People with Disabili?es (MCPD) Full Report – 2024 <br />Full Report <br />To: <br />Mayor Mitch Roth <br />Office of the Mayor, Hawaii County <br /> <br />From: <br />Julia Althoff <br />Mayor’s Commi?ee on People with Disabili?es <br /> <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 communica?on. <br />3. Employment: Make Hawaii County a model employer for people with disabili?es and <br />provide incen?ves for other employers. <br />4. Mental Health and Substance Use Services: Expand treatment op?ons and support for <br />the disabled, par?cularly in rural areas. <br />5. Deaf/Hard of hearing Services: Increase ASL services and establish a satellite program <br />for the Deaf community. <br />6. Elec?ons Accessibility: Create an Elec?ons Accessibility Needs Advisory Commi?ee. <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. County Facility Accessibility: Con?nue to evaluate accessibility at all Hawaii County <br />facili?es and make improvements as needed. <br /> <br /> <br />Introduc?on: <br />The Mayor’s Commi?ee on People with Disabili?es (MCPD) met on the following dates: January <br />5, March 15, May 17, July 19, September 13, October 18, and November 22, 2024. This report <br />represents an overall assessment of the commi?ee’s focus for 2024 and outlines the steps <br />Hawaii County can take to improve the quality of life for residents living with disabili?es. <br /> <br /> <br />Overarching Goal: Increase Public Awareness of the Mayor’s Commi?ee on People with <br />Disabili?es (MCPD) <br />To ensure that the voices of disabled residents are heard and that they have access to resources <br />and support, the commi?ee proposes an overarching goal to increase public awareness of the <br />Mayor’s Commi?ee on People with Disabili?es. This includes the following steps: <br />1. Public Awareness Campaign about MCPD: <br /> 3 <br /> <br />