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Newberg resident urges council to preserve disability access to public comments, cites federal ADA rules
Summary
Newberg resident Jesse Ferris Cunningham told the City Council on Nov. 3 that proposed changes to public‑comment procedures should not require people with disabilities to disclose their condition to receive human reading of their written comments.
At the start of the Nov. 3 session, Jesse Ferris Cunningham addressed the council to urge that any changes to public‑comment procedures preserve access for people with disabilities.
Cunningham said the council had discussed reducing public‑comment time limits and changing procedures so written comments are read by computer voices rather than human readers. He argued that requiring disabled residents to disclose a disability in advance to have their comments read aloud by a human would violate Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He asked…
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