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City of Fort Collins
Disability Advisory Board
2025 Work Plan
Goal: Affordable housing in our community is accessible for individuals with disabilities
Possible Actions:
Building permit process learning & influence
- Ask Building Services to explain permit process to DAB (Susan Beck-Ferkiss,
Brad, Clay Frickey)
- Where are push points? Where can DAB inform/direct permit process?
- Incentives to build/retrofit accessible housing
- Accountability for retrofit
DAB better understand programming for housing
- Section 8
- Housing Catalyst
- Neighbor to Neighbor
- How might housing be reserved for individuals with disabilities?
Goal: Revise work of DAB
Goal: Dial-a-ride serves all in our community who are qualified
Possible Actions:
- Advocate for service area expansion
- Advocate for increasing fixed routes vs. only Dial-a-Ride
Goal: Connect with City programs/initiatives for DAB input (instead of City programs/initiatives
reporting out to DAB)
Possible Actions:
- Identify programs and services that DAB wants more information about
- Subcommittees connect with Departments
- Give information to DAB before the meeting so that DAB can be informed and
ask questions
- DAB ask for specific information from City Departments along with meeting invite
Goal: Recognize community excellence with inclusion with award ceremony
Possible Actions:
- Partner with HRC to host
Goals identified, not prioritized:
Goal: Transition from high school to independent living is seamless for individuals with
disabilities in our community.
Goal: Significantly increase job placements in our community for those with disabilities.
Goal: Increase accessibility of public thoroughfares
Possible Actions:
- Audible crosswalks
- Influence funding direction for public thoroughfare improvements
Goal: Quarterly education opportunities
Goal: Ensure all with disabilities are aware of emergency alert system
DRAFT Work Plan by Quarter
Goal: Affordable housing in our community is accessible for individuals with disabilities
Neighborhood & Community Vitality
Q1 2025
DAB learn more about City of Fort Collins building permit process
- Identify specific questions for Building Services to address with DAB
- Subcommittee connect and network with City of Fort Collins Building Services
- Invite Building Services to present to DAB
DAB better understand programming for housing
- Section 8
- Housing Catalyst
- Neighbor to Neighbor
- How might housing be reserved for individuals with disabilities?
DAB identify specific barriers that are preventing individuals with disabilities accessing affordable housing
DAB advocate for changes to barriers for accessible, affordable housing
Reflect on goal, actions, outcomes to measure progress toward goal
Celebrate success