Americans with Disabilities Act Committee
Welcome to the City and Borough of Juneau, Americans with Disabilities Act Committee website. Contained within these pages you will find an overview of the Committee's mission, current and past projects as well as resource information. We hope this information is useful and welcome any suggestions regarding the website, issues that are being addressed by the committee or items on which the committee should focus their attention.
Mission
In 1990, President Bush signed into law the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). This law prohibits discrimination towards members
of our society regarding access to employment, facilities, programs and services,
communication sources, and transportation. In 1992, the City and Borough of
Juneau established an ADA committee for the purpose of advising and aiding
the city manager and assembly to carry out the goals and provisions of the
Americans with Disabilities Act as they directly relate to the City and Borough .
In an effort to provide more efficiencies of the committee, the City and Borough Assembly recently adopted Resolution 2429 which reduced the membership from nine to seven members and eliminated the sunset date from the committee.
Meetings
Committee meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month. 5:30-7:00 pm at the Mendenhall Library Conference Room. The public is encouraged to attend these meetings. For further information, please call the City Clerk at 586-5278 or John Kern, staff liaison at 789-6903.
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