Set aside for folks with mobility disabilities that have specific requirements and communication units, which are specifically for deaf individuals. Right . And then with specific visual features. There is not really in the code anything specific for low vision individuals besides requirements for external signage. So what im wondering is, if we surpass our number of available codeapproved units, are we still allowing for that distinction of the disability needs for or units. I guess my example, thinking about Council Member williams, who was unfortunately unable to be here, but is blind and has talked several times in Public Comment about working with her constituents at the lighthouse around trying to find housing. And many times individuals dont need specific other accessibility. They just need access to a unit. And so im wondering if the prioritization still happens if you technically run out of the coderequired units . And how that rolls over . Or if that is something we maybe nee
Department uses jaws . She doesnt every day, but in her previous job before she came to Digital Services and then ongoing in our department, she has designed for jaws before. She understands to some extent how to use it. And she has a license on her computer, but what we decided over the summer, we needed a computer dedicated in our department that is only used for testing with jaws, so the rest of us in the department, a, can gain the skill set so we can do testing. B, so that we can have user testing and have it accessible or available to more people. Like it wasnt just enough for her to have it. Because she only has so much time. And also, its important for us to see this as this is a skill that everybody in our department should have, right . This is something we all need to get up to speed on and become proficient and hopefully good at. Mr. Madrid thank you. Im wondering if you can answer this question. Where someone apply for dahlia . Categories that your department has to follow
The last thing was just based on the presentation that we just had, are you coordinating with Emergency Response planning around the design of these facilities for disabled people . Is there some kind of enhancement that could be brought in . That is an excellent question. That is more for the Mayors Office of housing. Perhaps theyre planning. Youre trying to design and be proactive about addressing emergency preparedness, maybe there are elements that can be incorporated . Thats an excellent question. Could i get your card after and ill follow up with Maria Benjamin and see if she can get you an answer. Yes, thank you very much. Mr. Herman just a followup to my own question. The other issue is the bathroom accessibility. The ada bathroom in the units. People who need that. My question is, about the application and the use of the site. For people who are visually impaired. How is is there some way this was my question also about audio, is there some way to have somebody who is visually
Office of housing. Perhaps theyre planning. Youre trying to design and be proactive about addressing emergency preparedness, maybe there are elements that can be incorporated . Thats an excellent question. Could i get your card after and ill follow up with Maria Benjamin and see if she can get you an answer. Yes, thank you very much. Mr. Herman just a followup to my own question. The other issue is the bathroom accessibility. The ada bathroom in the units. People who need that. My question is, about the application and the use of the site. For people who are visually impaired. How is is there some way this was my question also about audio, is there some way to have somebody who is visually impaired fill out the application through a voice interaction . As opposed to having to have somebody sit there to help them fill it out . Is there some way to design digitally design the application so that its an audio application. And takes responses verbally from somebody who may have visual impa
User testers. Thats all. Okay. Ms. Senhaux chair thank you. Any questions from staff . Nicole thank you for being here, emily. Im very sorry that our colleague maria could not join. I think there are other questions, but i think it would be good to, maybe collect those and help get some of these other questions. One comment that i have and again were happy to work with your team when you were talking about the slide that is not rolled out yet on the different disability categories that youre asking the agencies to account for, i guess my question is, lets see if i can be as succinct as possible if the unit has not been identified as a communication or mobility unit, are agencies still listing particular features . And what i mean to say is this, there is a certain number of units that we need to, by law, set aside for folks with mobility disabilities that have specific requirements and communication units, which are specifically for deaf individuals. Right . And then with specific visu