[nfbmi-talk] so cannon didn't know about the signage issues?

joe harcz Comcast joeharcz at comcast.net
Wed Sep 8 03:08:43 UTC 2010


Resolution 2002-04

 

WHEREAS, raised character and Braille signage has long been required to be mounted on every permanent room of every public building by the Americans With Disabilities Act access guidelines and

 

WHEREAS, such signage aids people who are blind and visually impaired in independently accessing the programs, services, benefits, and activities provided in these public buildings, and

 

WHEREAS, such signage represents the major structural element afforded the blind in the ADA; and

 

WHEREAS, this requirement has been grossly overlooked in this state, with many buildings having no accessible signage whatsoever, and

 

WHEREAS, many programs, policies and procedures are not easily accessible to citizens who are blind in Michigan,   

 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired in CONVENTION ASSEMBLED AT THE Clarion Hotel in Lansing, Michigan that we urge the new Governor to make funds available for barrier removal in buildings owned or operated by the state; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the new Governor form a Taskforce on Disability to assist each department of state government in identifying and rapidly removing these barriers.

 

 

 

Adopted October 27, 2002 



 



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