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Lake Oswego presents 2024 ADA progress; requests sustained funding for curb ramps and accessibility work
Summary
ADA Coordinator Kelly Byrd reported on 2024 accomplishments including staff training, 20 curb‑ramp upgrades, a library bookmobile purchase and outreach events; she urged the council consider dedicated funding (suggested an illustrative 1% of budget) to accelerate the ADA transition plan and highlighted a 2025 priority to build 19 curb ramps.
Kelly Byrd, Lake Oswego’s ADA coordinator, presented the 2024 Americans with Disabilities Act annual report, highlighted cross‑departmental accessibility upgrades, and urged sustained funding to implement the city’s ADA transition plan.
Byrd said her office handled more than 100 public accessibility inquiries in 2024, processed eight formal accommodation requests, provided staff training on Title II obligations, and supported an AllAbility employee…
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