Accessibility task force urges visitability, universal design and codified standards for Connected Communities

Apr 15, 2025

An accessibility task force told the Healthy Neighborhoods Committee it wants Connected Communities revised to require visitable and accessible housing, tax incentives for accessible units, codified federal standards and stronger requirements for accessible parking and appeals processes.

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Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney’s Healthy Neighborhoods Committee on Wednesday heard a presentation from the Accessibility Task Force on ways to make the city’s Connected Communities ordinance more accessible to people with disabilities and residents aging in place.

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