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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-05-09 | 22 | COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MUTES OF Wednesday May 9, 2018 6:30 p.m. they would get that nice poster that you made to hang in their window. And then to follow up with that, you would give them the information about the California Certified Access Specialist Program, because that would be another step beyond what we're talking about. That's how I imagined it. I don't know if we're all talking about the same thing because it kind of sounds like we are, but I really love Commissioner Roloff's idea of going with the facade grants that were done. Even if we can get our own separate grants for this, that would be great. Or if they do another round of facade grants, having some of it be towards making it more accessible so that people can get in the doorway. I'm really excited about this project. Great work. Jenn Barrett: Yes, definitely. I just want to stress, Arnold, We'll use this as a testing ground exactly and see what businesses are able to provide for resources, and then in the hopes that they'l be able to meet more of the code compliance and the needs. And so maybe we'll see how well this small we'll call it a "test" goes, and maybe from there we can open it up to, "Okay, you've done these small things, but to really encourage and allow people to visit your store, you're going to have to do the larger remodels of removing step and other barriers to entrance." Beth Kenny: Yes, and am I correct in thinking that the California Certified Access Specialist program, they'll go through everything that you need to do regardless of cost and come up with a plan for you as to how you can meet that? I think I looked at one where they said, "Put away a certain percentage of your profits annually towards meeting these goals.' Jenn Barrett: Laurie was actually going to talk about it. Beth Kenny: Okay. Jenn Barrett: Since she is CASp certified. Laurie Kozisek: Thank you. I just recently got my CASp certification, and we have CASp people on retainer with the building department to make sure that when something comes in for a building permit, that it gets looked at by a CASp; Certified Accessibility Specialist. It's a voluntary program. It's voluntary in that building owners can choose to do it. It's not free. But what this program recommends is that you hire a CASp to come look at your building, and either you will get something that says, "You meet accessibility standards" or you'll get something that says, "It was inspected.' Which is, it doesn't necessarily mean that it meets everything. But you'll also get a list of readily achievable modifications and suggestions on a timeline on how to do it. And the advantage of it is that if you get sued, your fines will be smaller and you'll have more time to make changes. Laurie Kozisek: This is linked to the agenda that I sent you. But this shows that there are two different kinds of laws covering this, one is CRASCA and one is non-CRASCA. But when a CASp professional comes in and looks, they will either say that, "It meets applicable standards." or they' 'll say, "It was inspected." They will put several things on the report, the description of the area, the date, the statement of findings that meet or don't meet it, a list of readily achievable barrier removals, corrective actions and a schedule for them. And then issue a certificate if they want one. And so, this is a step up from what Commissioner Barrett is suggesting, because most of the things suggested, were things like fixing the rug and door handles. You don't need a building permit to do those. 05/30/18 Page 22 of 32 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-05-09.pdf |