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Title: Mayors Office of Community and Human Development


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Mayors Office of Community and Human Development
Towards a Cleaner, Greener, Healthier, Safer,
and More Accessible Baltimore City Mayors
Commission on Disabilities FY09 Annual Report
  •  
  • Lanie Vogelhut, LCSW-C, ChairNollie P. Wood,
    Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H., Executive Director

De. Salima Siler Marriott Deputy Mayor
Ms. Janie McCullough Assistant Deputy Mayor
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APRIL 21, 2009 SWEARING IN
  • Photo by Mr. Mark Dennis

3
SUMMARY FY09 GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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ACCESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Primary goal Educate and enforce handicapped
    parking for people with disabilities at eight
    hospitals.
  • Accomplishments
  • Evaluated eight hospitals. Advised those not in
    compliance on needed changes. All are now in
    compliance with handicapped parking requirements.
  • Provided guidance for 14 buildings, 5 locations,
    and 4 citizen complaints regarding doors, ramps,
    curb cuts, etc.

5
COMMISSION DEVELOPMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Primary Goal - Seek nominees for Category I, a
    person with a disability, and City Council
    Districts 6, 10, 11, and 13.
  • Accomplishments
  • Recruited 3 new members for City Council
    Districts 6, 11, and 13.
  • Requested new legislation that was passed that
  • Expanded Commission membership to include people
    that work in the City serving people with
    disabilities, but live in other jurisdictions.
  • Added new City agencies that serve people with
    disabilities (Fire, Police, and Emergency
    Management).

6
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Primary Goal - Establish a mechanism for deaf,
    hard of hearing, and other citizens to subscribe
    to emergency alerts from the City in a text
    format.
  • Accomplishments
  • Developed a new set of personal preparedness
    guides for people with disabilities. Obtained
    grant funding to print 3,500 copies.
  • Established a text-based system to allow deaf,
    hard of hearing, and other citizens to receive
    emergency alerts.
  • Established a new group within the Baltimore
    Emergency Communications Network (BECON) for
    disability service providers.

7
EMPLOYMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Primary Goal - Develop a master list of City,
    State, and Federal incentives offered to
    businesses that wish to employ people with
    disabilities.
  • Accomplishments
  • The final summary of incentives/tax credits and
    benefits offered to employers who hire people
    with disabilities was completed. A total of 14
    incentives/tax credits were identified along with
    corresponding eligibility requirements and web
    sites. This information had not previously been
    compiled .
  • A Job Fair for people with disabilities was
    conducted at the CC Jackson Recreation Center.

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ZONE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Primary Goal - Conduct a survey of people with
    disabilities in public and private housing
    developments to prioritize their needs and
    develop strategies for human service improvements
    for them and their families.
  • Accomplishments
  • Surveyed five (5) public and private housing
    developments. Received 131 completed needs
    assessment surveys.
  • Needs identified
  • 31 - Larger print on municipal signage
  • 30 - Accessible walkways
  • 29 - Assistance identifying resources
  • 20 - Alternative methods for communications
  • 15 - Barrier free devices
  • 10 - Audible alarms
  • As a result, sidewalk reconstruction, crosswalk
    repairs, and a traffic calming median have been
    completed.

9
LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Primary Goal - Develop testimony on four (4)
    bills and testify on them during the State
    legislative session.
  • Accomplishments
  • Reviewed, evaluated, and provided recommendations
    on legislation to effect positive change for
    citizens with disabilities on eight (8) bills
    before the City Council and State legislature.
  • Researched the Accessible Taxi Programs as a
    project nationally and internationally to
    determine the viability for the service, as an
    alternative to augment the current Maryland
    Transit Administration (MTA) Mobility Service.
    Participated in a workgroup with seven (7)
    agencies and businesses.
  • Participated in a workgroup with the Departments
    of Housing and Finance to develop a process to
    orient and track Visitability projects when they
    are approved to receive local, state, or federal
    funds.

10
TRANSPORTATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Primary Goal - Plan and implement two Handicapped
    Parking Education and Enforcement Days in
    conjunction with other agencies.
  • Accomplishments
  • Two events were held. A total of 254 contacts
    were made, 52 citations totaling 4,482 were
    given, 32 handicapped parking placards were
    confiscated, and one (1) vehicle towed.
  • On time Mobility performance monitored at League
    for People with Disabilities on two (2) random
    dates during the year. Performance found to be
    improved compared with data the committee
    gathered the previous year (75 to 96 on time
    performance).
  • Developed and administered a brief seven (7)
    question MTA Mobility user satisfaction survey
    for distribution and tabulation. Eighty surveys
    were completed. Results indicate that the largest
    customer dissatisfaction is the telephone wait
    times at MTA Mobility.

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  • HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ZONE - PARK HEIGHTS EXTENDED -
    DISABILITY INITIATIVE
  • Baltimore City Department of Transportation and
    Baltimore Police Department
  • Safer and More Accessible Greenspring Avenue
    forFoxwell Memorial Apartments, Kennedy Kreiger
    Institute, and Community
  • Accessible pedestrian bus stop
  • Accessible median wheelchair crossing
  • Traffic calming through street narrowing and
    automobile speed monitoring
  • Crime education and prevention services
  • Improved bus service to Mondawmin shopping center
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