[nfbmi-talk] complaint ocr ada 504 violations

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Complaint OCR RSA Public Hearings Violate ADA/504

 

July 13, 2013

 

 

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

Mt. Morris, MI 48458

joeharcz at comcast.net

 

810-516-52612

 

Re: Public Hearings MCB Lack of Access

 

All,

 

Note the following location is being used for a public hearing on the bogus and illegal State Plan by the Michigan Commission for the Blind today:

“Detroit

 

July 13, 2012, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

 

Cadillac Place

 

3038 W. Grand Blvd.

 

Detroit, MI 48202

 

Room L150”

 

Now this facility houses offices for the Michigan Commission for the Blind and other entities. It was required to meet the program access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.  Decades ago. It is also required to ensure that all public hearings especially those as critical to people with disabilities are fully accessible. Yet, this very building and the state actors are being sued for assorted violations of the ADA/504.

 

Bottom line is this facility does not meet the renovations and alteration requirements of the ADA denoted in that suit.

 

Moreover, as I am blind I will also note that this facility does not have required raised character and Braille signage on every permanent room, including room numbers in accordance with ADAAG Sections 3.40.1, 4, 5, 6 which is a program access issue.

 

In short this Michigan Commission for the Blind is not accessible to the blind.

 

Now this is a complaint to the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education to immediately start action against the Michigan Commission for the Blind and its Director, Patrick D. Cannon for these and other chronic, and malicious violations of ADA and 504 which I’ve documented here and over the decade.

 

Sincerely,

 

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

 

Cc: RSA

Cc: NFB MI

Cc: MCB

Cc: MPAS

Cc: Richard Bernstein, Esq.

Cc: ADAPT MI