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Committee sunsets local front-door accessibility enforcement, adopts "Beyond the Front Door" reporting and assistance approach
Summary
The committee voted 3-0 to sunset the local Accessible Business Entrance (ABE) enforcement deadlines and require a new collaborative reporting and assistance initiative called "Beyond the Front Door," while reaffirming property owners must still comply with federal and state accessibility laws.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted 3-0 on Feb. 10 to recommend an ordinance that sunsets the local enforcement deadlines for the Accessible Business Entrance (ABE) program and implements the early steps of a collaborative initiative described in a concept paper called "Partnership to Drive Accessibility and Inclusivity Best Practices in Local Businesses" (Oct. 2024). The ordinance directs reporting and coordination among the Office of Small Business (OSB), the Mayor's Office on Disability (MOD), and the Department of Building Inspection (DBI).
Sponsor and staff framing: Board President Rafael Mandelmann, who introduced the ordinance, said the ABE program produced substantial compliance—"more than 16,000 businesses have come into compliance" and roughly 2,800 submitted required checklists—but that about 4,100 businesses remained…
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