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<br />ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND COLLABORATION ON CRITICAL HUMAN <br />RIGHTS ISSUES. <br /> <br />GOALS <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />WHEN <br />Ongoing <br /> <br />WHO <br />Mary Otten, lead, <br />HRC staff, committee <br />members <br /> <br />ACTIVITY <br />a. Continue to monitor funding of accessible pedestrian signals for <br />retrofitting of current traffic signals <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />OBJECTIVE <br />5.2 Develop and implement <br />strategies to address pedestrian <br />safety issues. <br /> <br />Ongoing <br /> <br />Mary Otten, lead, <br />HRC staff, comm <br />members <br />Tom Keating, lead <br /> <br />b. Continue to work with Public Works Transportation staff on signal <br />prioritization and installation. <br /> <br />Spring 2007 <br /> <br />Annually <br /> <br />ittee <br /> <br />Committee members <br /> <br />Present report to committee for discussion on accessibility needs for <br />people with cognitive disabilities; disseminate report to community groups <br />and commission. <br />Sponsor and/or organize event, award, or other activity <br />leadership/advancement in accessibility issues <br /> <br />celebrates <br /> <br />that <br /> <br />As needed <br /> <br />Committee members <br /> <br />n other <br /> <br />relating to accessibility <br /> <br />Participate in public input processes <br />jurisdictions and organizations. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />5.3. Identify accessibility needs <br />for people with cognitive <br />disabilities. <br />5.4. Recognize <br />leadership/advancement in <br />accessibility awareness. <br />5.5. Promote access to public <br />buildings, events, programs and <br />services. <br /> <br />As Needed <br /> <br />As needed <br /> <br />Ongoing <br /> <br />ART, <br />advocates, <br />special trainers <br />staff <br /> <br />ART <br />Staff <br />ART <br /> <br />lega <br /> <br />a. Provide advocates as needed: <br />1) Municipal Court <br />2) Paso a Paso <br />3) Domestic violence <br />4) Police cases <br />5) 4J school system <br />b. Recruit Spanish speakers as advocates/interpreters <br />c. Work with EPD to ensure community members know service is <br />available. <br />a. Revise and reprint brochures (in English/Spanish). <br />b. Develop flyers for posting at community advocacy centers. <br />Make presentations to community groups, schools, service providers <br />organizations, media and staff HRC information tables at community <br />events. <br /> <br />5.1 Continue to develop and <br />implement methods of providing <br />assistance to vulnerable <br />communities. <br /> <br />5.2 Develop a public <br />relations/publicity plan for HRSS <br />5.3 Network with advocacy and <br />education organizations to <br />encourage people to bring <br />d iscri m i natio n/ha rass ment <br />complaints to Human Rights <br />Office. <br /> <br />Page 36 <br /> <br />FY 2007/2008 Human Rights Commission Standing Committees Work Plan <br />