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Advocates mark ADA anniversary, urge universal-design and emergency-planning changes
Summary
Carolyn Green, vice chair of the Mobile Advisory Commission for the Disabled, thanked the city for recent accessibility improvements and urged the council to adopt universal-design features and include vulnerable residents in disaster planning following a mayoral ADA proclamation.
The council observed the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a mayoral proclamation and remarks about the city's ongoing work to improve accessibility.
Carolyn Green, vice chair of the Mobile Advisory Commission for the Disabled, praised recent transit accessibility improvements, sidewalk repairs and inclusive services and asked council to go beyond minimum compliance: "Our challenge and request for you is to consider not just minimum accessibility in Mobile, but truly inclusive universal design with adult changing stations and hoist lifts at every city event, program, and facility," Green said. She also urged that city disaster and emergency preparedness plans explicitly include people with the greatest needs.
Green invited council and city leaders to a resource fair and to participate in a "Come Roll With Me" event to experience mobility barriers first-hand. Council members thanked the commission for its work and the mayor for the proclamation; no formal policy action was taken at the meeting but the request was placed on the record for follow-up.
