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The Disabilities Advisory Commission meets the
second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Library in the Gertrude E.
Scott meeting room, 300 North Adams Avenue.
Mission
Statement
The Disabilities Advisory Commission
makes recommendations to the City Council on problems relating to
handicapped persons and their interaction with the community. In
addition, the commission reviews building and development plans and
advises city staff on matters of handicapped accessibility.
What We Do
* Represent the interests of persons with
disabilities
* Help solve
individual’s accessibility problems.
* Provide
advisory support to city council
staff on disability issues.
* Act as
liaison between disabled and the
city
* Inspect
buildings and development plans for
ADA compliance
* Encourage
and educate the general public
through participatory events
* Address
accessibility issues pertaining to city or
government buildings and Parks and
Recreation
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Subcommittees include Housing,
Employment, Parks and Rec.,
Transportation, and Accessibility
People
Served
* People of
all ages with all
disabilities.
Assisting the Community
· Began
issuing courtesy parking permits.
· The
downtown post office ramp project was completed after persistence by
HACL that the US Postal Service comply with federal standards.
· Established
a building review procedure with city code enforcement.
· Responsible
for getting the swimming pool lift at TVHS. Cost was $400, funded
through the Auditorium Committee.
· Responsible
for getting the wheelchair lift in the Community Building, funded
through the Human development’s ABR fund for Larimer County.
· Drafted
the standards for handicap
provisions to be incorporated in the Site Development Standards.
· Auditory
street lights controls on 29th street.
Historical Background
Interest in the
needs and rights of the handicapped in Loveland started on an organized
level in 1973. General public awareness and four civic groups combined
to form a group called Open Doors, which was led primarily by Rosalie
Parks, a retired public school teacher.
In 1976, Rosalie
encouraged a group of disabled people to request a city advisory
committee. The request was denied and the disability community was to be
included in the senior advisory committee.
After a successful
meeting with the city council, attended by about 20 disabled supporters
and led by spokesperson, Vic Beebe, the Handicapped Advisory Committee
of Loveland (HACL) was formed.
In 2003, the name
was changed to the Disabilities Advisory Commission (DAC) of Loveland
and enlarged its board membership from 8 to 12.
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