Hanif asks about other systemic trends and formal recommendations
Hanif asks what other trends require interagency coordination and whether MOPD has made formal recommendations. Morig cites elevator issues and school bus curb cuts, and says MOPD has not made formal recommendations but collaborates with CCHR.
Are there other trends or issues that is requiring this kind of interagency coordination?
I don't, I'm not, you know, I don't have trends in front of me.
We don't do that type of tracking, but there are, you know, the elevator issue is an obvious one that we see on a recurring basis.
And then there are some more complicated issues that require several agencies to work out, you know, a type of accommodation.
And so, you know, for example, we have issues with students who disembark from school buses in front of DOE schools.
You know, DOE would like curb cuts in front of the school.
DOT has to be involved.
And so we bring the agencies together to work out solutions that address, you know, everyone's concerns and also get students safely into schools.
And so I think the elevator example is a good one in where this kind of systemic intervention is necessary and this interagency coordination is rightfully being prioritized.
Has MOPD made other formal recommendations to CCHR or other agencies when it comes to specific other kinds of issues similar to the elevator and then the curb cuts in front of schools?
That's another good example where it's systemic.
Yeah, I mean, the curb cuts aren't a discrimination issue, but generally speaking, we work very closely with CCHR on referrals and accessibility and their general...
really very responsive.
We haven't made formal recommendations, but we're always collaborating and, you know, addressing and working together in public education, outreach, and that sort of thing.