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ADA Coordinator Activities
September 2006
ADA - Title II & S. 504
Complaint re lack of access Pomaikai Senior Center forwarded to
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Department of Parks and Recreation. Also suggested complainant
contact Compliance Officer, State Housing, who owns property;
County resident request permission to use a farm vehicle on County roads
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to transport her son with a disability; forwarded to DCAB as issue is
pertinent to State Traffic code;
Responded to inquiry from Department of Parks & Recreation re
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assignment of accessible stalls Panaewa Stable;
Responded to inquiry from Department of Public Works re technical
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infeasibility under FHWA regulations;
Responded to inquiry from Office of Housing and Community
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Development how to procure a certified sign language interpreter;
Forwarded complaint that HCEOC refused to provide transportation to
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person with a disability to Mass Transit Agency who arranged for
transportation with Coordinated Services;
Received information from Department of Parks and Recreation re lack of
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access at Waiaha Beach Park in Kona;
Responded to inquiry from Department of Public Works re use of word
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handicapped;
Received complaint that DCAB discriminates against persons who are
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deaf by not certifying deaf interpreters, reviewed draft of letter County
ADA Coordinators submitted to DCAB Board in favor of this issue;
Forwarded request from County resident to make new One Stop Center
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at Sun Sun Lau accessible to persons with chemical sensitivities; advised
resident that ADAAG did not require this; forwarded information on
building less toxic structures to Project Manager in Department of Public
Works;
Followed up with DCAB on Department of Parks and Recreation
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requirement for a drivers license to operate a golf cart.
ADA Title I
Responded to inquiry from supervisor re accommodating an employee;
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Responded to inquiry from supervisor re relation between attendance
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and disability;
Followed up with Personnel Management Specialist re complaint alleging
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harassment on basis of disability;
Drafted how requiring drivers licenses could be discriminatory when
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driving is not an essential duty and worked with Division Heads to finalize a
CircularforDirectorssignature;
Presentedtheabove-notedinformationtoattendeesatQuarterly
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Personnel Meeting;
Met with supervisor regarding allegations of harassment based on
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disability in the workplace.
EOO Activities
July 2006
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Other ADA Activities
Attended Quarterly ADA Coordinators Meeting at Disability and
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Communication Access Board in Honolulu;
Attended Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Community: Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness and received
certificate;
Applied for, was accepted, and attended Train the Trainer for
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Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community:
Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness. Received certificate;
Attended meeting of State Planning Council on Developmental
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Disabilities for East Hawaii;
Attended Disability Rights Hawaii Meeting;
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Delivered 4 hours of training on Title II of the ADA and Law Enforcement
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to 69 Class of new Police Recruits;
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Contacted Wheelchair Getaways of Hawaii to discuss services;
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Researched regulations regarding golf carts under the County Code;
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Drafted Memorandum 06-61 for Directors Signature and arranged for
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distribution of Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing
Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans With Disabilities Act.