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ADA Coordinators Report
December 2007
ADA - Title II & S. 504
Forwarded complaint re impassable sidewalk Kukuau St. to Department of
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Public Works;
Responded to inquiry re DCAB review of leased facility for County Office
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of Elections;
Conducted research on the effect of tasers on people with disabilities
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and spoke with Police Officer conducting training re concerns raised at
Mayors Committee Meeting;
Provided County resident information about service animals (e.g. Hawaii
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Canines for Independence in Maui);
Provided comments to author of an accessibility guide to island
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attractions, which included County facilities;
Responded to an inquiry regarding possible accommodations for drivers
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license testing and referred caller to licensing stafffor assistance;
Revised draft of Request for Modification Procedure and forwarded to
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ADA specialist, Bill Hecker, for comment;
Responded to inquiry regarding the status of the former Prosecuting
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Attorneys office on the Transition Plan, and toured the new facility;
Continued to work with the Department of Parks and Recreation on a
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request for installation of handrails at Kona Community Aquatic Center;
Attended the Legislative Forum in Hilo hosted by the East Hawaii Council
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on Developmental Disabilities;
Attended quarterly County ADA Coordinators Meeting at the Disability
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and Communication Access Board in Honolulu;
Followed up on a complaint that specific curb ramps were not installed
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on Haili Street in Hilo; complainant advised that two locations were not
feasible as one was unsafe, due to a curve in the road, and one was an
orphan (a curb ramp to nowhere), but the department would install 4
curb ramps at one of the requested locations.
Title I
Followed up with a department regarding a request from an employee
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with a hearing impairment for partitions to block noisy office equipment;
Forwarded a sample Parking as a Reasonable Accommodation Policy
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to Director of Public Works;
Conducted 1 Title I ADA training for 14 supervisors;
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Hosted an Advanced Workshop on Reasonable Accommodation
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conducted by Charlotte Townsend of DCAB for 13 supervisors.
TitleIII
ForwardedcomplaintthataccessibleparkingspacesinKurtistownatPost
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Office and J. Hara Store were blocked to Planning Department.
Equal Opportunity Activities Report
December 2007
Page 2 of 2
Equal Opportunity
Conducted 5 non-supervisory Anti-Discrimination and Harassment training
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courses for 60 employees;
Conducted 2 supervisory Anti-Discrimination and Harassment training
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courses for 38 employees.