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<br />e the Oregon Attorney Generalis office spoke about types of consumer fraud that <br /> are especially aimed at seniors. The commission also sponsored a public <br /> forum in conjunction with Lane Council of Governments (LCGG) on elder abuse. <br /> Other issues of concern to the commission include long-term health care, <br /> health-related issues, spousal impoverishment, and housing issues. The Aging <br /> Commission lobbies for changes in these areas and tries to make information <br /> about these issues available. <br /> Mr. Kahle said other activities of the Aging Commission include: interaction <br /> with the State ombudsman and respite care programs; publishing editorials on <br /> issues of concern to seniors; pursuing accessibility of public buildings and <br /> transportation; aggressively promoting Eugene as a good place to retire; <br /> monitoring issues such as the attempt to establish a whistle-free zone. The <br /> Aging Commission also completed a survey of seniors in Eugene. Major <br /> concerns among seniors surveyed included fear of victimization and invasion <br /> of telephone privacy. <br /> Mr. Kahle said next year the Aging Commission would like to continue to hold <br /> public forums; to support the ombudsman and respite care programs; to discuss <br /> long-term health care and insurance issues; to promote accessibility of <br /> public buildings and transportation; and to monitor emerging issues including <br /> telephone privacy, promoting Eugene as a desirable place to retire, and <br /> easing fears about victimization. <br /> D. Commission on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities <br />e Sue Barnhart, president of the commission, has a Bachelors degree in special <br /> education and a Masters degree in counseling. Ms. Barnhart taught special <br /> education for five years, was a case coordinator for three years at Direction <br /> Services, and recently began work as a case worker for Lane County working <br /> with clients with developmental disabilities. <br /> Ms. Barnhart reviewed the major activities of the Commission on the Rights of <br /> Persons with Disabilities over the past year. These included: advising the <br /> City on accessibility of public buildings and transportation; advising the <br /> Community Development Committee on expenditures of Community Development <br /> Block Grant funds for the removal of architectural barriers; promoting <br /> community education through disabilities awareness workshops; coordinating <br /> the purchase of two telecommunication devices for the deaf; and networking <br /> with various constituents in the community. <br /> Next year the Commission on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities plans to <br /> continue promoting accessibility and advising the City on the removal of <br /> architectural barriers, sponsoring disabilities awareness workshops, updating <br /> the access guidebook, and working on employment and housing concerns of the <br /> disabled. Ms. Barnhart said the commission is also interested in working <br /> with the City Council to make Eugene's building codes stricter than those of <br /> the State. She said Eugene has done a lot to make public buildings <br />e MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 12, 1988 Page 3 <br />