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Athens Commission on Disabilities reviews 2025 work, urges funding and new members
Summary
The Commission on Disabilities presented a year‑end report highlighting sidewalk and Uptown accessibility improvements, the Walk, Talk and Roll event, the Athena Awards, and asked council for matching funds for an ADA transition plan and volunteers to fill upcoming vacancies.
The Commission on Disabilities told the Athens City Council Committee of the Whole on Monday that 2025 brought progress on citywide sidewalk work and outreach, but that Uptown remains markedly difficult for people with mobility impairments.
"Uptown is egregiously in violation of the ADA," said Davey McNelly, chair of the commission and an employee of the Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living, during the commission's year‑end presentation. McNelly and other commissioners praised recent curb‑cut and sidewalk projects on East State, Madison and West Union while warning that…
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