ADA Self-Assessment + Transition Plan
As part of Mayor Brodeur's and the City of Melrose's ongoing efforts
to assess the current level of ADA compliance in City programs, services, activities, and City-owned facilities,the City of Melrose has
collaborated with the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD)
to perform an ADA Self-Evaluation.
ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Reports
As a result of IHCD's self-evaluation, IHCD has prepared two ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Reports on behalf of the City of Melrose. In preparing for these reports, IHCD teams surveyed the City’s portfolio of facilities and properties that were included in the Request for Proposal.
- Review the City's ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Part 1, which includes an executive summary, an evaluation of nondiscrimination policies and practices, and a legal overview.
- Review the City's ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Part 2, which includes an evaluation of City facilities including school buildings, municipal buildings, and outdoor facilities, and provides recommendations for best practices and inclusive designs.
To receive the reports in an accessible format (Word documents) please contact commissionondisability@cityofmelrose.org
Provide Public Comment on the ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Report
Community members, particularly those with a disability, are encouraged to review these reports and provide public feedback, as well as attend the Melrose Commission on Disability’s public presentation on the ADA Self-Assessment results, which will be announced to the community at a later date.
To provide feedback, either attend the presentation, or email ADAfeedback@cityofmelrose.org and the IHCD will incorporate your feedback into the final plan.
About the Institute for Human Centered Design
The Institute for Human Centered Design is committed to advancing the role of design in expanding opportunity and enhancing experience for people of all ages, abilities and cultures through excellence in design. The Institute for Human Centered Design has chosen to use the term "human centered design" as the most representative of our philosophy. They are invested in the international universal design/design-for-all/inclusive design movement but we believe that it is important to be open to complementary ideas that make sense within the simple and open framework of human centered design. Important parallel trends today include green design and design for health and healing. We see value in finding the common ground between movements and in working collaboratively.
Learn more about IHCD by visiting www.humancentereddesign.org/