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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2016-10-12 | 11 | to put people up in hotels or that sort of thing, but we can certainly get the fees to get the folks out. And we should note this for next year. Or if you want to go next year, we can set that up early and get everything ready to go. We did it kind of last minute this time, but it worked out just fine. Anto Aghapekian: After two days of really good fun, waking up early in the morning and hopping on the ferry boat, and going to a conference, that was fun. But more fun was all the resources that were available during the two days, I was amazed how much knowledge was being distributed that day, or during those two days. The one that struck me the most was when they spoke about the civil rights, and how important it was that we do consider Title 13 to be not only an ordinance, but it is part of our civil rights, it's part of our Constitution. And that struck me very, very strongly, and I'm glad that it did, it was a wakeup call. But the rest was just a revision of the standards, architectural codes, and the guidelines, it was just a revision, a refresher. But also it reminded me that there are many confusing guidelines between Federal, the State and the local ordinances, each one has its own definition, and its own guidelines. So, I would call it a moving target, you're guessing, basically, which code to comply with. So it is difficult to navigate that. Anto Aghapekian: But other than that, it was very educational, it was captivating, there were some conferences that were happening at the same time and we jumped going back and forth between the conferences, listening 10 minutes here to 10 minutes there, just to pick up as to what was going on. It was fascinating, and I hope that they'll have it again, and I would love to go, and encourage the other Commissioner also to go, it was very educational. Elizabeth Kenny: Thank you very much. La Donna Franco: Excuse me, Commissioner Kenny, if I can just add one more thing and maybe propose something to the Commission. As far as the service animal workshop goes, there was so much information, I was thinking and wanted to propose to the Commission if inviting a representative from the ADA, Pacific ADA Center, to speak on service animals with a brief presentation, and make that more accessible to Alameda businesses at large? Elizabeth Kenny: I think that would be a great idea, and we can look into that. Currently our December meeting agenda is pretty full, we're going to be discussing emergency preparedness. We have several different presenters. So it would be great to set it up for the February meeting. La Donna Franco: Thank you. Tony Lewis: I just wanted to mention along with that emergency preparedness, and I don't know who the person is that's speaking, but we did have a person from Sacramento who spoke on emergency preparedness, and how many cities, counties have emergency preparedness plans that include people with disabilities. And I'm not sure if that's Kerry Parker: Tony, I wonder what they want to speak to us about. Public Works wishes to have Sharon Oliver from the Fire Department, and she's our Disaster Preparedness Director, er, I can't remember what her title is, but it's something like that, she wants to come and speak with the Commission about that very thing. Sorry to interrupt you. Tony Lewis: Okay. Yes, well I'm just saying that on a State level, this person was outlining what was required in terms of emergency preparedness for people with disabilities. So I don't know if Page 11 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2016-10-12.pdf |