CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS Americans w/ Disabilities Act Action Plan Annual Report Neighborhood and Community Relations Department November 5, 2018 1
Overview 1. Council Action 2. Legal Requirements 3. ADA Action Plan 4. City’s ADA Infrastructure 5. Minneapolis Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities 2
Council Action 1. Receive and file report 2. Extend existing plan 1-year and report back October 2019 with new 3-year plan 3
Legal requirement • Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) • ADA Title II : State and local government • Prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities to State and local government programs, services and activities 4
ADA Action Plan 201 6 -201 8 • Comprehensive policy document • Identified strategies to remove physical, communication and policy barriers • Components • City infrastructure to meet ADA Title II requirements set by the Department of Justice • Enterprise policies, procedures and strategies for inclusion of people with disabilities • Identifies accessible practices and timelines for modifications, enhancements and barrier removal 5
Accessibility benefits everyone 6
City’s ADA Infrastructure Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act Property MACOPD NCR Public Works Services Maintain City right Physical access to of ways; Programs and City owned and sidewalks, roads, Services leased facilities signals and curb cuts 7 7
Owned and Leased Facilities Property Services • 2018: Phase II • Small projects – Upgrades to City facilities which included over 200 specific items and many of our facilities • On-going restroom and accessory modifications at all of the City’s facilities noted on the ADA Transition Plan • Entrances and sidewalks leading to several of City facilities • Upgrades to parking lot striping and signage at all police facilities 8
Owned and Leased Facilities Property Services • Larger projects • Design work on upgrades to larger scoped projects at Police, Fire, and Service Node Facilities: • Police Precincts 1-5 • Lobby Restroom Renovations at 6 Fire Stations • Restroom and entrance upgrades at 5 Service Node facilities • Expected completion date is 2019 9
Owned and Leased Facilities Property Services • Looking forward and building in accessibility • New facilities • East Side Storage and Maintenance Facility – estimated completion in 2020 • MPD Warehouse Facility – estimated completion in 2019 • New Impound Lot Facility – estimated completion in 2019 • New Public Service Center – estimated completion 2020 10
Public Right-of-Ways Public Works 2018 Accessibility Accomplishments Removing physical barriers in the public right of way • Pedestrian Curb Ramps • ~379 ramps have been upgraded this year • ~100 additional ramps are under construction • Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) • ~35 intersections were upgraded this year with APS push buttons • Sidewalks • ~4.33 miles of new sidewalk built through street reconstruction projects Programs, policies, procedures, and ADA training • Sidewalk Gap program • New capital program to construct sidewalks in corridors where they are missing • First year of sidewalk gap program (2018) : Chicago Ave between 44 th and 46 th St E 11
Public Right-of-Ways Public Works ADA Transition Plan for Public Works drafted in 2012 • Update began in late 2017 • ADA Transition Plans should be updated periodically • Draft Plan anticipated in early 2019 Purpose of Plan Update • Reevaluate PW programs, policies, procedures, and ADA training • Identify criteria for prioritizing improvements • Develop an updated implementation plan Public Works Plan is a supplement to the City of Minneapolis ADA Action Plan 12
Programs and Services Neighborhood and Community Relations Access City programs, services, activities • Review and modify City procedures, practices and policies to enhance accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities • Reasonable Accommodations • Interagency coordination Support City Enterprise •ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program •Trainings: Disability Awareness and Accessible Content • Provide auxiliary aids and services •Engagement support and connection to service providers, technical support agencies, and community organizations Respond ADA Grievance Procedures 13
Minneapolis Advisory Committee on People w/ Disabilities City Ordinances Programs Emerging Public Realm and Policies and Services Trends 14
Live Broadcasts and City Videos Communications • Captioning Services • ADA: Effective Communication (ADA Title II, § 35.160) • Proposed funding in the Mayor’s 2019 Recommended Budget 15
Web Content Management System IT Department • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 AA • 2017 : • Training and Awareness • Selected Clockwork to manage the “Website Project” • 2018 • Selected Content Management System (Terminalfour) • Building in accessibility requirements • Web Content Owner Users Group • Additional training on making accessible PDF and content • Using Siteimprove to analyze website accessibility issues • Decluttering website and content 16
Web Content Management System IT Department • 2019 Timeline • Design • Preliminary site design to be tested by WeCo • Build to be tested by accessibility experts • Training • Making web pages ADA compliant • Making PDFs ADA compliant • Writing in Plain Language • ADA Goal: Capable of identifying and addressing digital accessibility issues 17
Conclusion ADA Title II Status Report • Meet federal requirements • Identified deficiencies and barriers • Created a plan with strategies and priorities for barrier removal • 2018 : Made significant improvements and enhancements to achieving those goals • Continuing efforts in-place to ensuring City programs, services and activities are accessible 18
Thank you 19
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