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Santa Fe staff update ADA transition plans; aim to publish facility assessments within a year
Summary
City equity and ADA manager Daniel Lopez presented draft facility assessments and an updated ADA transition plan at the Feb. 3 Public Works and Utilities Committee meeting, outlining work on architectural barriers, digital accessibility and a timeline to publish draft findings for public comment within about a year.
Daniel Lopez, equity and ADA manager, presented updates on Santa Fe’s ADA transition planning to the Public Works and Utilities Committee on Feb. 3, outlining building-by-building assessments and work to make programs and communications accessible.
Lopez said the Department of Justice priorities guide the order of work inside facilities, starting with approach and entrance, then goods and services, restrooms and public elements. “what's required for compliance is that we remove architectural barriers,” he said.
The presentation reviewed past work — a citywide transition plan and program self-evaluation completed in 2011 and a public-right-of-way assessment and transition plan completed in 2017 — and draft facility reports for City Hall, the main library, the South Branch…
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