The Government of the District of Columbia, Department of Human Services, Family Services Administration (FSA), in coordination with the Office of Property Management (OPM) and the Office of Disability Rights (ODR), prepared a draft Comprehensive Physical Access Plan in accordance with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Settlement Agreement (DJ #204-16-96), effective December 10, 2008. The plan addresses accessibility of the District’s Homeless Shelter Program to individuals with disabilities under Title II of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. 

DHS/FSA will hold a public hearing to discuss the Comprehensive Physical Access Plan and to seek public comments and suggestions. Those interested in testifying will have three (3) minutes to make a statement. In order to sign up to testify at the hearing, the individuals should provide their full name by contacting DHS email or by telephone at (202) 671-4339.  

The public hearing will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009 from10 am to noon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library located at 901 G Street, NW in the Auditorium, Room A-5. The library may be reached by way of the Gallery Place/China Town Metro Stop on the Red Line.

For more information about obtaining a hard copy or if you have general questions about the public hearing, please contact by telephone or email.

Interested parties may also send written statements by email address.

If you require American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, or materials in accessible format, such as large print, Braille, or assistive listening devices, please notify the DHS ADA Coordinator, or telephone (202) 671-4422, by Wednesday, April 8, 2009.

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The draft Comprehensive Physical Access Plan