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Salina board discusses WCAG, ADA transition plan and updates to resource list
Summary
Board members and staff discussed incorporating WCAG into Salina’s ADA transition plan, reaffirmed a goal to update the formal transition document by year-end, and reviewed plans to refresh an agency-focused resource list for residents.
Board staff outlined plans to incorporate the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) into a refreshed ADA transition plan and sought the commission’s input on next steps.
"Which is the WCAG?" a commissioner asked; staff confirmed the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and said the city will use that guidance as part of the transition plan. Staff noted the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) was enacted in 1990 and described the city’s goal to produce a formalized, updated transition plan by the end of the year.
Michelle Martin, the board’s liaison, said the transition plan work is ongoing and reiterated the board’s role in providing feedback to the city’s ADA coordinator. "We’ve been working through a lot of those items ... our goal is to get an updated formalized document together, hopefully, by the end of this year," Martin said.
Commissioners discussed the scope and frequency of updates to the transition plan and emphasized that the board’s input should reflect both physical-accessibility projects (parks and facilities) and digital-accessibility standards. Staff also described plans to update a resource list of agencies (not individual contact names) and requested commissioner suggestions for agencies and potential guest speakers; they instructed commissioners to contact the liaison directly rather than replying-all to avoid creating a public meeting.
No formal motion was taken on the transition plan at this meeting; board direction focused on staff follow-up and coordination with the ADA coordinator and the vice chair on scheduling and content for future meetings and the October training event.
