American Council of the Blind
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American Council of the Blind
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Stadia
Accessibility
AMERICAN
COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
RESOLUTION
2008-10
Submitted
by:
SUMMARY:
1.
The President of
this organization, in consultation with the Chair of the Environmental Access
Committee, shall appoint a task force to develop, within 90 days, a list of
appropriate accommodations constituting a model policy that would make the
experience of attending stadia events as accessible
to blind and visually impaired people as they are for people with other disabilities whose accommodations are typically recognized
and included in the design and operation of stadia.
2.
The officers,
directors and staff of ACB are instructed to collaborate with other
blindness-related organizations to advance the process of getting these model
policies adopted at all stadia.
WHEREAS, the Americans with
Disabilities Act is designed to assure that all people with disabilities have
equal access to all events held at stadia; and
WHEREAS, there are specific
needs that blind and visually impaired people have with regard to access to
events held in stadia which are currently not
addressed in detail in the law; and
WHEREAS, there is currently
no specific mechanism for developing accommodations that would make attending stadia events more equitable and appropriate for people who
are blind or visually impaired; and
WHEREAS, in the absence of
regulatory detail, all decisions concerning seating and other auxiliary aids
and services are made by the operators of facilities which results in
procedures that differ markedly from stadium to stadium;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the
Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky., on this the 9th day of July, 2008, that
the President of this organization, in consultation with the Chair of the
Environmental Access Committee, shall appoint a task force to develop, within
90 days, a list of appropriate accommodations constituting a model policy that
would make the experience of attending stadia events
as accessible to blind and visually impaired people as they are for people with
other disabilities whose accommodations are typically recognized and included
in the design and operation of stadia; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
the officers, directors and staff of the American Council of the Blind are
hereby instructed to collaborate with other organizations of and for the blind
to advance the process of getting these model policies adopted at all stadia.
Adopted.