Responsibilities
The Madison City Disability Advocacy Board is responsible for:
- Advising the Mayor and City Council on matters affecting the disability community
- Advising and assisting other City Boards, Commissions, Committees, and City staff on matters affecting persons with disabilities
- Reviewing City policies, programs, and activities that affect persons with disabilities, including efforts to remove physical and programmatic barriers to access
- Educating City employees on how to effectively interact with persons with disabilities
- Serving as a coordinating body for the purpose of disseminating information to people with disabilities
- Receiving input from citizens on the needs and concerns of the disability community, formulating and recommending solutions to those concerns, and conveying such recommendations to appropriate governmental bodies
- Commenting on current and pending legislative and/or regulatory issues affecting persons with disabilities
- Organizing and maintaining working committees, when appropriate, which consist of a minimum of one Board member and may address areas of concern such as:
- Accessibility
- Day Program
- Housing
- Emergency Services
- Employment
- Transportation
- Recreation
- Providing and supporting activities that raise public awareness regarding persons with disabilities
- Creating task forces, as needed, to address specific issues, which will be made up of at least one Board member
- Actively seeking State, Federal, and private funding to assist the City and surrounding community in improving environmental and community accessibility, transportation, employment and economic development, and other services