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Committee considers H.861 to create a statewide ADA coordinator
Summary
H.861 would create an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator in state government to centralize ADA compliance, provide training and audits, and assist municipalities; advocates testified on access gaps while counsel explained hiring and funding questions remain.
On April 14 the Senate Committee on Government Operations considered H.861, a bill that would create a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator within the Agency of Administration to coordinate ADA compliance across state government and support municipalities.
Representative Elizabeth Burrows introduced the policy case for a coordinator, citing demographic figures and uneven accessibility capacity across agencies. "More than 1 in 4 Vermonters live with…
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