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Residents urge Dearborn Heights to plan for residents with disabilities and to limit private surveillance cameras
Summary
Public commenters at the council meeting pushed for more inclusive parks, a clear missing-child response plan for children with autism, reactivation and implementation of the disabilities commission, and raised privacy concerns about commercial surveillance cameras (Flock) and data-sharing arrangements.
Multiple residents and nonprofit representatives used the public-comment period at the Jan. 27 Dearborn Heights City Council meeting to press the city on accessibility, missing-child safety for children with autism, reactivation of the disabilities commission, and concerns about private surveillance cameras.
Speakers from community nonprofits — including Mona Allaway and Miriam Alaway of Blue Hands United — asked the council to prioritize accommodations for residents with disabilities in the annual budget, staff training, city planning and…
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