Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report To the Prince George ’ s County Board of Education June 28, 2012

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report Provided support to 38 employees with disabilities, ensuring that reasonable accommodations were met This is an increase of 3 from During school year , the Disability Issues Advisory Board, in collaboration with the Compliance Officer, completed the following:

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report – –James Ryder Randall ES – –Stephen Decatur MS – –Parkdale HS – –Bowie HS  Conducted onsite school visits at the following facilities:

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report At those facilities and others, recommendations were made and implemented to improve accessibility.

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report The DIAB collaborated with the PGCPS Office of Planning and Architectural Services, the Department of Building Services and the Office of Physical Therapy to recommend ADA upgrades to schools including: Installing automatic door openers Converting group and adult bathrooms to comply with ADA requirements Installing sloped thresholds at entrance doors

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report Constructing new curb cuts Installing a chair lift for access to stage Providing directional signage Replacing ramps and railings to temporary buildings Repaving to ensure access to play areas

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report Results of DIAB visits included  Newly constructed orthopedic restroom Friendly High School

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report  Newly constructed orthopedic restroom Friendly High School

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report   ADA Upgrades Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report   ADA Upgrades Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report Continued installation of EvacuTracs in identified high schools for students utilizing wheelchairs and received funding approval.

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report

Continuing maintenance of the ADA website including updating Photo Galleries as images of upgrades become available.

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report Increased community awareness via the DIAB members with ADA reasonable accommodations and compliance for our employees and at our facilities. Community Awareness

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report Assisted Parkdale High School in their 2nd Annual Disability Awareness Program (DAP) Day. DAP Day participants included: Community Awareness Special recognition goes to Principal Cheryl Logan and teacher Shayne Swift for initiating Parkdale’s DAP Days and making them a success. Former DIAB member Ola Ojewumi Former DIAB Chair Marcy Canavan DIAB member Helen Ballard

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report DIAB continued to monitor the progress of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), an effort championed by your leadership on the 2010 UDL legislation and the participation of Dr. William Hite on the UDL Task Force that resulted in the recent UDL regulations proposed by MSDE. As UDL advances cognitive access and flexibility in classrooms, the work of helping to ensure physical access in our classrooms will be even more important. Legislation

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report Provided recommendations to the Board of Education Policy Committee to review and revise the Resolution creating the Disabilities Issues Advisory Board to include term of office, nominations and leadership. Policy

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report We continue to review the membership of the Disability Issues Advisory Board. We look forward to working with the Board to strengthen DIAB with the appointment of new members, to include some who are continuing from the current Board. Mike McLaughlin, Chair Helen Ballard Marie Crabbe Domonique Flowers Margaret Miller Anthony Parker Paul Semelfort Charlina Watson Donna Hathaway Beck Liaison, Board of Education Elizabeth Davis Compliance Officer Current DIAB members: Membership

Disability Issues Advisory Board Year-End Report The Disability Issues Advisory Board members hope you share our pride in the progress PGCPS has made in making facilities and employment accessible to all. We appreciate the continued collaboration with the Board of Education and the Compliance Officer as we expand the PGCPS “Welcome Mat” of inclusion and acceptance that this partnership represents.