Able to drive a car for 25 years to works and appoints to health care and social activities and everywhere in between. And of course, wherever mom goes, i took her. Due to changes in Health Conditions with spine stenosis and neck fusion, it had restricted my neck range of motion, so i could not drive. This doesnt stop my ability to live a productive life, using Public Transportation. I am proud to be a native san franciscan and the city has a Public Transit network that serves well. Through the years, buses and trains were not accessible. With the enactment of the ada, the ada laws made that vehicles be accessible. Take the historic streetcars that operate along market street. These streetcars are accessible for people who use mobility devices such as wheelchairs, walkers and even strollers with the ability to board and exit streetcars. The uniqueness of the streetcars, they dont have electronic steps, but utilizing portable aluminum ramps to bridge the streetcars and ramps. As muni im
Additional assistance. To prevent electronic interference with this rooms sound system, and to respect everyones ability to focus on the presentations please silence all mobile phones and pdas. Your cooperation is appreciated. We welcome Public Participation during Public Comment. You may complete a speakers card available in the front of the room, or call us at 14155549632. Where a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate time. The Mayors Disability Council meetings are generally held on the third friday of the month. Our next regular meeting will be september 18th, 2015, from 1 00 to 4 00 p. M. At San Francisco city hall in room 400. Please call the Mayors Office on disability for further information, or request accommodations at 14155546789, or 14155546799tty. The council would like to thank those of you who attended the july 1st celebration of the americans with disabilities act. Special thanks to mayor ed lee, city administrator naomi kelly and supervisors eri
Thank you. All right everybody, hi. This is the Mayors Disability Council meeting on friday, july 17m, 2015. Welcome to everybody. May i have the introduction read, please by Council Member wong . Good afternoon and welcome to the Mayors Disability Council this friday, july 17th, 2015 in room 400 of the San Francisco city hall. City hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs, and other assistive mobility devices. Wheelchair access is provided at via ramps. Wheelchair access at the polk carlton good lett is available with lift. Assistive listening devices are available and our meeting is opencaptioned and signlanguage interpreted. Our agendas are also available in large print, and braille. Please ask staff for any additional assistance. To prevent electronic interference with this rooms sound system, and to respect everyones ability to focus on the presentations please silence all mobile phones and pdas. Your cooperation is appreciated. We welcome Public Participation during Public
This is the Mayors Disability Council meeting on friday, july 17m, 2015. Welcome to everybody. May i have the introduction read, please by Council Member wong . Good afternoon and welcome to the Mayors Disability Council this friday, july 17th, 2015 in room 400 of the San Francisco city hall. City hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs, and other assistive mobility devices. Wheelchair access is provided at via ramps. Wheelchair access at the polk carlton good lett is available with lift. Assistive listening devices are available and our meeting is opencaptioned and signlanguage interpreted. Our agendas are also available in large print, and braille. Please ask staff for any additional assistance. To prevent electronic interference with this rooms sound system, and to respect everyones ability to focus on the presentations please silence all mobile phones and pdas. Your cooperation is appreciated. We welcome Public Participation during Public Comment. You may complete a speaker
President obama created an Election Commission to reduce voting problems at polling places. After the release of their report the commission met with the president. I just want to say thank you publicly to all the wonderful people here who have served on the president ial commission on Election Administration. I think all of us would call recall in the last election in 2012 we had reports around the country up tremendously long lines with people when they tried to vote and in some cases for hours they were stuck. The day of the election i said we are going to need to do something about it, and i think all of us share the belief that regardless of Party Affiliation that our democracy demands that our citizens can participate in a smooth and effective way, and i called on congress to work with us but i also thought it was important for us to have bipartisan independent panel that could actually dig into the facts and try to determine what can we do to improve the situation. Unlike a lot