Hanif calls for report on public design and asks MOPD for policy suggestions
Hanif says the city needs more reporting on public design and red tape around accessibility. She asks MOPD whether it has policy suggestions like enforceable deadlines or expedited review, and Morig says MOPD is building a policy team and everything is on the table.
Yeah, and as I'm hearing you all just share more information, I mean,
And I think even more important that our city have a report on this issue of public design and disability and these impacts and the complexity of public design as being
so incredibly red tape that it's so difficult when to all of us it feels like, oh, it's a ramp and this should happen much faster.
But I, yeah, I would really appreciate some more.
or reporting on this so that there's more public awareness on these conditions.
I want to come back to MOPD.
And I know you mentioned that you're not necessarily providing recommendations to CCHR.
However,
Has there been any conversation on areas where, or internally, maybe not directly with CCHR, where you all
feel CCHR, that there should be changes to the human rights law for there to be faster and more meaningful relief for New Yorkers with disabilities?
Enforceable deadlines for accommodation cases as an example or should there should emergency cases such as tenants unable to enter or leave their homes
receive expedited review or interim relief should repeat accessibility violations carry higher or mandatory penalties are there
these kinds of maybe policy suggestions that you all are internally thinking about when it comes to cases like that are referred out to CCHR.
Thank you for that question.
This administration is really prioritizing disability communities
right to live a dignified life and have access to everything that they need, including physical accessibility and resources.
Our vision is to move beyond just compliance and to just have, build an inclusive culture within the administration.
And so one of the first things that Commissioner Agarwal did in her new role is slowly build out a policy team.
And so this is something that we're actively working on and exploring.
And we are, you know, everything's on the table for us.
We want to re-envision ways that the city could do better in serving people with disabilities.
We are, you know, we're in the early stages of that work.
We are collecting the data.
We are, you know, trying to understand.
We're constantly in the community.
You know, the disabled community is a partner.
In the process and so this is certainly a priority that we're working towards and one of our, you know, one of the things that we want to prioritize.