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Mayor's Commission on Disabilities
Mayor's Commission on Disabilities
The Mayor's Commission on Disabilities was created by the City of Baltimore Ordinance #93-237 and codified in the Baltimore City Code, Article 1, Subtitle 23.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities is to:
Work to remove barriers and promote equal rights and opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Purpose
The purpose of the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities is to:
- Advise the City on the accessibility of City facilities, programs, and services for citizens with disabilities.
- Assist the City to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
- Assist the City in providing information and education programs for City government, businesses, and industries with regard to reasonable accommodations for employment and other issues concerning persons with disabilities.
How to Get Involved
MCD meetings are open to the public. View the MCD schedule and feel free to join an upcoming meeting!
Are you interested in serving on the MCD? If you live or work in City Council Districts 1, 2, 10, 11, or 13, email your resume and statement of interest to the MCD to apply for the vacancies below.
Membership
Membership 23-voting members
16 non-voting members include:
- Commission on Aging & Retirement Education: vacant
- Health Department: Byron Pugh
- Department of Recreation & Parks: Raymond Nyakoe
- Department of Planning: Martin French
- Department of Housing and Community Development: Glenda Curtis
- Department of Human Resources: Amy Butwin
- Department of Transportation: Laetitia Gardener
- Law Department: Adam Levine
- Community Relations Commission: Andrea Pineda
- Baltimore City Public School System: Yojinde Paxton
- Mayor's Office of Employment Development: vacant
- Police Department: Sheena Newman
- Department of Social Services: vacant
- Fire Department: Khalilah Yancey
- Enoch Pratt Free Library: C. Maria Stokes & Erin Kelly
- Office of Emergency Management: Crystal Bright & Michelle Smith
Non-member agencies with personnel dedicated to participation in the work of the MCD:
- Housing Authority of Baltimore City: Jack Elam
- Department of Finance: Donna Redd
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