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Training requirements for housing providers on ADA compliance
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Council Member Linda Lee inquires about whether housing providers and developers are required to take MOPD's trainings on barrier-free construction and ADA compliance. Commissioner Christina Curry explains that MOPD currently does not have specific trainings for building developers, but they do offer high-level digital and physical accessibility trainings, as well as disability etiquette and awareness trainings.
- MOPD does not currently have trainings specifically for building developers
- They offer general accessibility trainings and disability etiquette sessions
- Deaf-specific disability etiquette trainings are also available
Linda Lee
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So moving on to our the next question.
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Are housing providers and developers required to take MOPD's trainings on barrier free construction and ADA compliance?
Emily Sweet
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The question was whether housing providers.
Linda Lee
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Providers, yes.
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Developers are required.
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Okay.
Mbacke Thiam
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I
Christina Curry
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can hear that.
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Okay.
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So we currently do not have any trainings geared towards building developers.
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We can tell you what we provide and that would be high level digital and physical accessibility trainings such as what we've provided for DOMH.
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Did
Julie Friesen
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you hear me say o h m h?
Christina Curry
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Okay yeah.
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Sorry.
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Accessibility Liaison Committee.
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We have live in person or virtual disability etiquette and awareness trainings and as in addition to that, one second, We also provide deaf specific disability etiquette trainings but that doesn't really pertain to what you just asked about the building developers.