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ADA Coordinator Activities
July 2004
Transition Plans:
Curb Ramps:
9 ramps were completed in June 2004; 65 ramps are under
construction, and 6 ramps have been awarded contracts for
construction. For Phase III projects, 12 ramps (intersections)
are under construction and 31 ramps (intersections) are
under contract.
In the matter of Russell v. County of Hawai`I, Paul Sheriff (Paul
Sheriff Incorporated) was appointed court appointed
monitor to assist in implementing the Curb Ramp Transition
Plan. The monitor is responsible for reporting on, evaluating
and monitoring the County of Hawaiis compliance with and
efforts toward implementing the Consent Decree and Order
and the Transition Plan.
The County of Hawaii has accepted the Court Monitor. Both
Corporation Counsel and the Department of Public Works
will be working closely with the Court Monitor.
Department of Parks & Recreation:
Accessibility Improvements to Mt. View Park are still in
progress with DCAB identifying areas of the project which do
not meet minimum design requirements sin HRS 103 - 50.
DCAB:
Coordinated with Adele Ching, 2 workshops Parking Design
NotificationProgramforHawaiiCountyoneinHilo(Aug.
18) and one in Kona (August 25). The last I heard from Adele
onepersonhadenrolledinHilo,soitmaybecancelled.
The has not replied to my
Aloha State Association of the Deaf
letter about the statusofthe Identification Cards forpeople
who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Complaints:
Three County residents called me with complaints against
private entities. I referred one to DCAB, one to Hawaii Disability
Rights, and one to the Police (neighbor problem).
The concern James mentioned about communications with
Mass Transit Agency was resolved. They do have a TTY.
Kona Ali`i
Seems to be at a standstill: the contractor quit the project and
nothing has happened.
Hawaii County as an Employer:
Drafted and distributed Memo to all employees regarding
EEOC Guidelines on Emergency Evacuation Procedures that
include individuals with disabilities; coordinated with Safety
Department to send surveys to employees to ask if they have
any special needs for Emergency Evacuations;
Continuing Education:
Attended ADA legislative updates by Department of Justice
and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at Tools for
Life Conference, Honolulu;
Attended 2 day (free) workshop, The Art and Science of Grant
Writing offered by the Department of Housing & Urban
Development; the presenter mentioned thatHUD needs to
fund more accessible housing projects.
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