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ADA Transition Plan
The City has completed a final draft of the Transition Plan, which is attached below. The City has also taken steps to increase accessibility throughout the city and its programs with the findings and feedback provided during the development of the formal plan.
ADA Transition Plan
Digital Accessibility Transition Plan
About the Project
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and 28 CFR 35.105
As required by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and 28 CFR 35.105, Westminster developed a formal Transition Plan to improve accessibility throughout the city. As part of this effort, the City retained an engineering consultant, Alfred Benesch & Co., to assist City staff in developing the ADA Transition Plan.
The City developed a process for creating and implementing the Transition Plan. The first step in this process was to conduct a self-evaluation by inventorying and assessing existing pedestrian facilities to identify access barriers to persons with disabilities within the public right-of-way and City buildings. The inventory assesses pedestrian facilities along roadways (primarily sidewalks and curb ramps), public areas of City-owned buildings and access to City parks to document what facilities are present and in compliance with the applicable standards or need to be constructed or improved to be compliant.
Part of the self-evaluation process included a public outreach program to gain public input on and help identify particular existing areas of concern. Public meetings were conducted and user surveys were distributed to provide information and solicit input.
The self-evaluation findings provided the framework for developing the City’s ADA Transition Plan. Besides identifying the results of the self-evaluation, the Transition Plan prioritizes addressing the identified existing barriers and identifies strategies for addressing them. It also provides standards and guidelines for future improvements.
Digital Accessibility Colorado House Bills 21-1110 and 24-1454
Under Colorado House Bills 21-1110 and 24-1454 the City of Westminster is required to make digital assets accessible to people with disabilities and in compliance with the bills. In January of 2023, a digital accessibility committee was formed including members from the City Attorney’s Office and the Communications, Information Technology, and Risk Management departments.
This committee met monthly through March of 2024 and was tasked with the following to meet requirements as outlined in Colorado House Bills 21-1110 and 24-1454:
• Identify digital assets.
• Evaluate and purchase tools to assist with identifying and remediating compliance issues.
• Develop ADA language to be included in new RFPs and contracts for 3rd party products with a digital component.
• Determine roles and responsibilities as outlined below:
o City Attorney’s Office: Assist in interpreting the law, provide ADA language to be included on our public website, letters to our technology vendors, RFPs, and technology contracts, and review ADA statements and policies.
o Communications: Once our newly redesigned, ADAcompliant public website goes live in the first quarter of 2025, work with content producers to moderate new website content and documents to ensure compliance. Attend training provided by vendors and internal staff.
o Information Technology: Purchase tooling, create training programs for staff, document the City’s digital accessibility plan, and update every quarter.
o Risk Management: Coordinate all ADA efforts and work with Communications, Information Technology, and City Attorney’s Office to unify ADA messaging across physical and digital spaces.
Contacts:
Jackie Bonavida
City of Westminster ADA Coordinator
jbonavid@westminsterco.gov
303-658-2218