These Comments/Complaint were submitted to show the Somerville, MA Department of Strategic Planning and Community Development ("OSPCD") a sampling of barriers that continue to deny individuals with disAbilities equal, fair and usable opportunities to be employed or otherwise participate within these HUD-funded Somerville programs.
The comments in this 7-page document are structured as follows:
page 1: Introduction.
pages 2-4 Housing.
page 5: Creating a More Decent Environment.
page 6: Expanding Economic Opportunities. page 7: Conclusion.
The City's response came after much prodding, and was merely a document of denial, containing misleading information as well. see City's response at: http://www.slideshare.net/eilily/somerville-ospcd-response-cdbg-2010-complaint
These comments are submitted as part of the public participation for Somerville, MA amendments to its 08/09 and 09/10 Action Plans. Amendments were necessary because Somerville received additional CDBG funding of $772,044 per ARRA HUD investments, in addition to existing 09/10 CDBG/HOME/ESG funding of $5,234,351. These recommendations by a community disAbility rights and accessibility advocate encourage the city to use these funds to provide employment opportunities to expert residents in order to affirmatively overcome the effects of ongoing municipal practices and conditions that have the effect of limiting the participation of people with disAbilities from all ethnic cultures and within all age groups.
Disability Rights expert Eileen Feldman submitted complaint to Federal Highway Administration #CivilRights division based on City of Somerville, MA noncompliance with ADA requirements on March 12, 2012. Result: City of Somerville agreed to hire a full time ADA Coordinator, to produce a current ADA Self Evaluation and to develop the subsequent ADA Transition Plan.
The document proposes recommendations for allocating Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in Somerville, MA to benefit persons with disabilities. It notes that 16.2% of Somerville residents have disabilities, and 32.6% of those with disabilities live below the poverty level. The recommendations focus on increasing accessible and affordable housing, improving transportation infrastructure, making public facilities ADA compliant, and expanding economic opportunities for persons with disabilities.
This document summarizes arguments against Charter Amendment 29 in Seattle, which aims to address homelessness. It argues that CA 29 will:
1) Make it harder to clear encampments by requiring a complex "balancing test" for each individual camper before clearing an encampment.
2) Violate good governance principles by amending the city charter, which should define government structure not policy, and lock 12% of the city budget into homelessness services indefinitely.
3) Have numerous unintended consequences by invalidating existing laws and setting legal precedents around issues like land use and law enforcement without understanding the full implications.
Overall, the document claims that while more housing and services for the homeless are
This document outlines the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Open Government Plan. The plan details initiatives to increase transparency, encourage public engagement, and drive collaboration through open government. Key initiatives include establishing an innovation lab, utilizing predictive analytics to combat homelessness, creating a business practices exchange for housing providers, and making regulations and data more accessible online. The plan aims to strengthen HUD's mission and better serve the public through openness, participation, and cooperation.
The City of Honolulu did not administer its Community Development Block Grant program in accordance with HUD requirements related to cost eligibility and procurement. Specifically, it incurred $15.9 million in unsupported costs by allowing the unnecessary acquisitions of the Hibiscus Hill Apartments ($10 million) and Kaneohe Elderly Apartments ($2.9 million). It also allowed a subrecipient to award a $3.4 million contract to an affiliate of the property owner. The City did not adequately support that the acquisition costs were necessary and reasonable. This noncompliance occurred because the City lacked effective grant administration controls and structures.
The City of Chattanooga's Department of Economic and Community Development received applications for FY 2017-2018 for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). Funding recommendations can be viewed in the presentation.
This plan is uploaded to be use as a sample to help people to get an idea. This internal audit plan is prepared for an automotive business activity. I hope it will be useful.
These comments are submitted as part of the public participation for Somerville, MA amendments to its 08/09 and 09/10 Action Plans. Amendments were necessary because Somerville received additional CDBG funding of $772,044 per ARRA HUD investments, in addition to existing 09/10 CDBG/HOME/ESG funding of $5,234,351. These recommendations by a community disAbility rights and accessibility advocate encourage the city to use these funds to provide employment opportunities to expert residents in order to affirmatively overcome the effects of ongoing municipal practices and conditions that have the effect of limiting the participation of people with disAbilities from all ethnic cultures and within all age groups.
Disability Rights expert Eileen Feldman submitted complaint to Federal Highway Administration #CivilRights division based on City of Somerville, MA noncompliance with ADA requirements on March 12, 2012. Result: City of Somerville agreed to hire a full time ADA Coordinator, to produce a current ADA Self Evaluation and to develop the subsequent ADA Transition Plan.
The document proposes recommendations for allocating Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in Somerville, MA to benefit persons with disabilities. It notes that 16.2% of Somerville residents have disabilities, and 32.6% of those with disabilities live below the poverty level. The recommendations focus on increasing accessible and affordable housing, improving transportation infrastructure, making public facilities ADA compliant, and expanding economic opportunities for persons with disabilities.
This document summarizes arguments against Charter Amendment 29 in Seattle, which aims to address homelessness. It argues that CA 29 will:
1) Make it harder to clear encampments by requiring a complex "balancing test" for each individual camper before clearing an encampment.
2) Violate good governance principles by amending the city charter, which should define government structure not policy, and lock 12% of the city budget into homelessness services indefinitely.
3) Have numerous unintended consequences by invalidating existing laws and setting legal precedents around issues like land use and law enforcement without understanding the full implications.
Overall, the document claims that while more housing and services for the homeless are
This document outlines the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Open Government Plan. The plan details initiatives to increase transparency, encourage public engagement, and drive collaboration through open government. Key initiatives include establishing an innovation lab, utilizing predictive analytics to combat homelessness, creating a business practices exchange for housing providers, and making regulations and data more accessible online. The plan aims to strengthen HUD's mission and better serve the public through openness, participation, and cooperation.
The City of Honolulu did not administer its Community Development Block Grant program in accordance with HUD requirements related to cost eligibility and procurement. Specifically, it incurred $15.9 million in unsupported costs by allowing the unnecessary acquisitions of the Hibiscus Hill Apartments ($10 million) and Kaneohe Elderly Apartments ($2.9 million). It also allowed a subrecipient to award a $3.4 million contract to an affiliate of the property owner. The City did not adequately support that the acquisition costs were necessary and reasonable. This noncompliance occurred because the City lacked effective grant administration controls and structures.
The City of Chattanooga's Department of Economic and Community Development received applications for FY 2017-2018 for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). Funding recommendations can be viewed in the presentation.
This plan is uploaded to be use as a sample to help people to get an idea. This internal audit plan is prepared for an automotive business activity. I hope it will be useful.
The letter responds to concerns raised in a comment letter about accessibility for disabled residents in Somerville. It summarizes recent housing developments that included accessible units. It also details training that building inspectors receive and accessibility features of municipal buildings. While acknowledging some limitations, it emphasizes efforts to improve pedestrian safety, such as a study that identified priority locations and an aggressive program to install compliant ramps. The letter aims to address the issues raised while highlighting the city's efforts to promote accessibility.
This document contains recommendations from Eileen Feldman, a Somerville resident and disability rights advocate, for developing Somerville's 2008-2013 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan. It includes six ideas and comments focused on increasing housing options and community participation for individuals with disabilities. Some recommendations are to improve accessibility of public facilities and housing, develop accessible recreational spaces, and create an accessible community center with technology access. The full document provides additional details on recommendations from prior years and census data on disabilities in Somerville.
The document is an email from Eileen Feldman, Director of the Community Access Project in Somerville, following up from an Architectural Access Board hearing regarding 50 pedestrian locations needing accessibility remediation. It provides 3 priorities for how the locations should be addressed: prioritizing locations near government/public services, transportation, public accommodations, health facilities, and dense residential areas. It also notes funding from CDBG should supplement, not replace, the city's efforts. Finally, it questions the claim that none of the locations pose public safety issues, as any code violations by definition impact public safety.
1) The document raises concerns that the Five-Year ConPlan does not adequately address the needs of people with disabilities (PWD) in Somerville. It notes a lack of data and understanding around fair housing discrimination, disproportionate poverty levels, and economic barriers facing PWD.
2) While the ConPlan states it will adhere to accessibility laws, the document argues more must be done to actively monitor compliance and incentivize universal design. Little affordable, integrated and accessible housing appears to have been created for PWD.
3) Recommendations include conducting studies on barriers to fair housing for PWD, creating accessibility guidelines and trainings, and hiring PWD as consultants to better understand their needs and aspirations to
Guidance is of a world of learning where resource materials are created, Managed and used in the best interest of students. It is based on the compelling truth that improving quality knowledge is the key to the each and every success.
We are dedicated to provide excellence in education, preparing leaders for a diverse, engaged in research and creative activities that generate new knowledge and applications for effective practice and that foster interdisciplinary approaches to address information challenges.
This document from the Somerville Commission for Persons with Disabilities presents recommendations for allocating Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for fiscal year 2006/2007. It recommends funding four capacity-building projects for the Commission: 1) Developing an accessible community technology and career center; 2) Producing an ADA compliance resource for local businesses; 3) Conducting needs assessments and outreach to people with disabilities; and 4) Training community members to serve as ADA monitors. It also recommends hiring a part-time ADA specialist for the city's Office of Strategic Planning and Development. Additional recommendations address transportation, infrastructure, housing, and communications accessibility. The goals are to increase opportunities, access, and inclusion for people with
The document discusses strategies for upgrading slums in India. It notes that the urban slum population is growing despite reductions in poverty. The Government of India has requested a loan from the World Bank to implement a more effective strategy for financing urban slum improvement and sanitation. The program will focus on refining slum policies, establishing performance measures, developing monitoring mechanisms, and funding schemes to improve the efficiency and reach of assistance programs. The goal is to contribute to poverty alleviation, strengthen communities, and improve the effectiveness of government expenditures on these programs.
Response to draft changes to the Somerville Zoning Ordinance brought before the public by the Mayor, to allow developers to come in and create small units with greater density in commercial and certain residential districts of this condensed city- and call that "Senior/Disabled Housing.".
the Ordinance was not passed.
The document discusses the zoning and permitting processes for real estate development projects. It explains that zoning and permits are controlled by governmental agencies and are intended to regulate land and property use as well as aid in project development. However, the complex nature of the processes can often result in delays to projects. The document also notes that zoning and permitting help ensure projects are developed safely for both workers and the surrounding environment.
IRJET- An Overview of Slum Conditions in IndiaIRJET Journal
This document discusses slum conditions in India. It notes that rapid urbanization and migration from rural to urban areas has increased slum populations in India. Slums often lack basic infrastructure and services, resulting in poor living conditions. Common issues in slums include overcrowding, lack of sanitation, insecure housing, and poverty. The growth of slums has environmental and social impacts and poses challenges for urban planning. Improving conditions in slums is a priority to raise living standards in India.
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on informal settlements in India.
1) A larger share of people live in slums in larger cities, but most slum dwellers are in smaller cities. Over time, this pattern has remained valid.
2) Regardless of whether slums are officially notified, a certain level of public services are provided to slums, and the situation is improving over time, supplemented by self-provision.
3) Industries that employ slum residents are not much different from the rest of the city, but occupations differ, with fewer managers/professionals and more craftspeople in slums. This implies different grades of workers live in different city neighborhoods.
This summary describes the work of the Asian Coalition for Community Action (ACCA), which supports community-driven slum upgrading in over 165 cities across 19 Asian nations. ACCA provides small grants for community organizations to fund local improvement projects, which helps build partnerships with local governments and establishes city-wide development funds controlled by community groups. This illustrates an alternative financing system where urban poor communities have decision-making power over funding and aims to demonstrate that slum upgrading can occur at large scale through community-led initiatives.
The document discusses several challenges facing urban development in India, including lack of empowerment of urban local bodies, outdated city planning, lack of qualified planners, revenue generation issues for municipalities, need for affordable housing and improved health services, water and sanitation problems, traffic issues, environmental concerns, urban crime, poverty, and need for employment. It also outlines steps the government has taken to address these issues, such as the 74th Amendment Act, National Urban Transport Policy, National Urban Renewal Mission, metro projects, monorail projects, the Smart Cities Mission, and other initiatives.
According to ich.dc.gov:
Homeward DC, the ICH Strategic Plan (2015 - 2020), lays out a bold vision:
Together, we will end long-term homelessness in the District of Columbia. By 2020, homelessness in the District will be a rare, brief, and non-recurring experience.
The plan is built on three major goals:
--Finish the job of ending homelessness among Veterans by the end of 2015;
--End chronic homelessness among individuals and families by the end of 2017; and
--By 2020, any household experiencing housing loss will be rehoused within an average of 60 days or less.
The plan identifies a series of action items across five key strategies. The five key strategies are:
--Develop a more effective crisis response system;
--Increase the supply of affordable and supportive housing;
--Remove barriers to affordable and supportive housing;
--Increase the economic security of households in our system; and
--Increase prevention efforts to stabilize households before housing loss occurs.
- The UN predicts that 1 in 3 people will live in slums by 2050 if sustainable urbanization is not implemented. Developing countries like India are facing rapid urbanization and the growth of slums.
- Urban migrants have a variety of needs including shelter, mobility, employment opportunities, and access to services. Providing affordable housing options, improving transportation systems, and developing new economic centers can help address these needs.
- Sustainable urbanization requires long-term planning including building new planned towns with affordable housing and jobs, improving infrastructure like transportation, and ensuring access to services like healthcare and sanitation for all residents. Public-private partnerships and innovative solutions can help make cities more livable for urban migrants.
paraphrase just the highilght Poverty is one of the major pro.docxmosyrettcc
paraphrase just the highilght :
Poverty is one of the major problems of the whole world which the big powers have
taken multiple steps to resolve it. The higher authorities have given it major attention due to the
seriousness and complexity level involved in it which also has certain negative impacts on the
society. Therefore, in this paper, we are discussing the most prominent reasons for the program
establishment i.e. Locating Low Income Housing.
1-The first risk identified is the security risk due to having poor neighborhood. If the
neighborhood is poor then there is always some risk associated with money matters and also
there are certain chances of having high or rising crime rate in society with increasing in a
number of murder cases and robbery cases. This is a very serious issue and also very difficult for
security to access the crime because these localities are linked to each other and is not easy to
locate the crime which might have serious consequences on the society.
2- The second risk identified is the environmental hazard due to their unhygienic living
styles. These people are not satisfied with the people around them and also by the government as
they think that the government and environment are responsible for their poorness. By having
LOCATING LOW INCOME HOUSING 4
such thoughts in mind they have no interest in the cleanliness and hygienic living due to which
they become the major cause of spreading numerous diseases in the environment and the society
have to bear the harm for their unhygienic living styles.
3- The third risk concern in this regard is the educational problem. The slum dweller is
least interested in educating their children and is least bothered about making their children’s
future bright. They have their certain beliefs about education that the education can affect the
ability of their children to receive money, therefore there is much disintegration in these areas
with the families who wants to educate their children by which they have very less number of
educated children in their areas to change their thinking and also future.
0.There are many other factors associated with poverty that makes the society weaker and
therefore we have mentioned the emergent need of creating the program called Locating Low
Income Housing which is aimed to evenly distribute the poor locations to deal with the issue of
poverty in society and also to eliminate the risks which are associated with it. In addition, help
the poor people to find affordable housing at better locations, By this view we are creating a
model to help the poor people to find affordable housing at better locations. With this objective
this model will provide suitable parcels in the Claremont city to have proper placement of new
multifamily low income housing in the city.
Get a better understanding of what exists, where it is located and to whom it is available. we are
hope to be able to prov.
The document provides terms of reference for a study on commune/sangkat planning and budgeting for social services in Cambodia. The study aims to analyze expenditure trends and identify factors that promote or hamper social service delivery, with a focus on vulnerable groups. It will examine demand for services, participation opportunities, and barriers facing communes. The methodology includes a desk review, key informant interviews, quantitative surveys of households and commune officials in a representative sample of at least 10% of communes. The study will produce recommendations to improve inclusive local governance and enhance participation of the poor and vulnerable in decision-making.
The document proposes a model to upgrade slums in urban areas of India in a regulated manner. It suggests creating a government organization with different roles like development controller, construction manager, and finance controller to oversee projects. Civil engineers and workers from local slums would implement the projects. The $300 house model promotes affordable, sustainable, and replicable housing. The organization would target slum regions one by one to systematically reduce slums across cities. Challenges like social, environmental, and time factors would be addressed to ensure smooth implementation. The model is estimated to reduce slum population by 6% annually if applied for 5 years through coordinated efforts.
disAbility + human rights activist Eileen Feldman submits public comments on the Massachusetts 2013 draft, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (AI). The Massachusetts 2013 draft is here: http://www.mass.gov/hed/docs/dhcd/hd/fair/draft2013analysis.pdf
ACS 2012. Selected Economic Characteristics for the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population By Disability Status, 1-Yr. Estimates, Table S1811.
Astonishing stats indicate that in 2012: 22.1% of Americans with Disabilities are below 100% of poverty level, compared with 12.7% of Americans without disabilities.
1 in 4 (25%) Americans with disabilities aged 25+ still don't have a high school diploma, compared with 11.1% of Americans without disabilities.
5.1% of the "Employed Population Age 16 and Over" are Americans living with disAbilities, compared to the 94.7% of the American workforce who still live without disabilities.
It doesn't make sense that Americans with disabilities are still not "presumed disadvantaged" for purposes of gaining advantages and resources in Federal SBA employment and entrepreneurship resources.
Congress needs to take note, show leadership and moral courage, and recognize that Americans with disAbilities are ready and waiting in the wings for a chance to shine.
Give us equal opportunities in education and employment, make much-needed infrastructure investments in accessibility in all public-service facilities (including the Capital and other GSA assets), and hire more ppl with disAbilities (PwD) in leadership positions at all Federal agencies, especially DOJ, HUD, DOL, and HHS.
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We are dedicated to provide excellence in education, preparing leaders for a diverse, engaged in research and creative activities that generate new knowledge and applications for effective practice and that foster interdisciplinary approaches to address information challenges.
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seriousness and complexity level involved in it which also has certain negative impacts on the
society. Therefore, in this paper, we are discussing the most prominent reasons for the program
establishment i.e. Locating Low Income Housing.
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neighborhood is poor then there is always some risk associated with money matters and also
there are certain chances of having high or rising crime rate in society with increasing in a
number of murder cases and robbery cases. This is a very serious issue and also very difficult for
security to access the crime because these localities are linked to each other and is not easy to
locate the crime which might have serious consequences on the society.
2- The second risk identified is the environmental hazard due to their unhygienic living
styles. These people are not satisfied with the people around them and also by the government as
they think that the government and environment are responsible for their poorness. By having
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have to bear the harm for their unhygienic living styles.
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future bright. They have their certain beliefs about education that the education can affect the
ability of their children to receive money, therefore there is much disintegration in these areas
with the families who wants to educate their children by which they have very less number of
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poverty in society and also to eliminate the risks which are associated with it. In addition, help
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AAB complaint submitted in 2010. AAB sends First Notice approximately 1 year later, after reminder by FOIA. CAPS re-surveys portions of complaint in September 2011 and amends complaint to reflect certain corrections made by owner as a result of the complaint. As of 9/28/2013, no further correspondence from AAB on this docket.
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City of Somerville MA signed voluntary agreement with US Dept. of Education in May 2013. This is not a comprehensive list of Somerville's Library deficiencies
The Somerville Public Library agreed to resolve an ADA complaint by taking several accessibility measures, including designating an ADA coordinator, reviewing programs to ensure accessibility at multiple locations, updating policies and notices, and making physical alterations to improve accessibility of entrances, restrooms, signage and routes by June 2015. The library will submit documentation and reports to the Department of Education on its progress in implementing the agreement.
The Department of Public Works in Somerville, MA provided a list of roads that were paved between January 2004 and September 2008 in response to a public information request. The letter, from DPW Commissioner Stan Koty, included the list of roads as an attachment and was sent to Eileen Feldman, who had made the information request.
This document requests amendments to an existing complaint regarding accessibility issues at a building in Somerville, Massachusetts. It summarizes three requested amendments: 1) Require the owner to provide proof that a new accessible threshold also meets other accessibility requirements. 2) Dismiss one alleged violation regarding inaccessible entrances. 3) Add two new alleged violations regarding two-way communication systems and lack of an elevator to access a mezzanine level added after construction. The document provides context and photos to support the requested amendments.
The document is a complaint form submitted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Architectural Access Board regarding accessibility issues at a four-story commercial building in Somerville, MA. The 16-page complaint details 16 alleged violations of the Board's regulations from 1987 regarding an accessible route, entrance signage, thresholds, doors, stairs, elevators, restrooms, and signage. Photos are provided as evidence, such as of excessive slopes on routes to entrances, thresholds over 1/2 inch, doors requiring two hands to open, and restroom stalls under the minimum width. The building had undergone renovations since 1988 but still lacked full accessibility according to the regulations at the time.
This document is a parking lot complaint form submitted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Architectural Access Board. It details issues with handicapped parking at a building in Somerville, MA, including that the van accessible space is missing a sign designating it as such and the existing handicapped parking sign is not at the proper height. The complaint was filed by the Community Access Project on November 12, 2010 regarding violations observed on October 28, 2010 at the specified location.
The document is a request from the Community Access Project (CAPS) to the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board regarding fines imposed on the owners of the Armory for accessibility violations.
CAPS requests that the Board collect $45,500 in fines from the owners and use the funds to sponsor a series of community discussions at the Armory on civil rights issues. CAPS also requests conditions to ensure the City of Somerville does not financially benefit due to retaliatory actions against CAPS.
The document provides background on accessibility issues at the Armory dating back to 2009, summarizes the owners' request to reduce fines, and argues fines should not be reduced given losses to the disability community and lack of proof for owners
CAPS filed a Motion for Reconsideration with the MA Architectural Access Board on March 5, 2012 after the AAB's Compliance officer failed to track down certain details.
The AAB thereupon sent the City a copy of this Motion, requesting those details.
7/13/12: CAPS has still not received any follow-up from the AAB on whether the City provided the requested information
The Massachusetts Architectural Access Board reviewed a case regarding accessibility issues at The Armory building in Somerville. Based on a site visit that found the entrance ramp slope was up to 8.7%, exceeding the maximum allowed slope of 8.3%, the Board voted to accept the slightly steeper slope and allow the building to be used for public events again. The Board also decided to review the abatement of accrued fines of $500 per day at their next meeting.
The City of Somerville hired an outside consultant to deal with curb cut and sidewalk accessibility complaints. The Community Access Project, an all-volunteer group of disAbility rights experts, responds to that document, pointing out gaps and problems with 2011 "remediations". We also remind the Architectural Access Board why they should enforce the code that prohibits apex curb cuts where perpendicular or parallel curb cuts are feasible to construct. Curb cuts need to be adequately oriented to the crosswalks; and, the crosswalks need to be perpendicular to the curb line. It's a public safety issue in addition to a human rights issue. We deserve safe, accessible and integrated Complete Streets.
The document provides recommendations from the Boston Center for Independent Living and Community Access Project to the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board regarding accessibility variances requested for the Wayne Apartments project.
It recommends: [1] continuing the variance for accessibility requirements related to existing buildings but requiring more analysis of feasibility from the applicant; [2] denying the variance request to consider all buildings as one complex; and [3] continuing variances for the percentage of accessible units and accessible entrances but requiring the applicant to provide more information on maximum achievable accessibility. It expresses concerns about the need for accessible housing in the area and argues the applicant needs to demonstrate infeasibility before being granted any variances.
The Architectural Access Board held a hearing regarding violations at The Armory building in Somerville, MA. Previously, the Board had granted variances for the ramp slope and lack of landing at the entrance ramp on the condition that an additional actuator be installed by April 2010. A new complaint was filed alleging that the entrance ramp slope still did not meet requirements. The Board heard testimony from the property owner, witnesses, and complainant. Based on the testimony and evidence presented, the Board considered whether penalties would be assessed for failure to comply with the previous order regarding the ramp slope.
The Architectural Access Board considered a variance request and complaint regarding accessibility issues at The Armory located in Somerville, MA. At a prior hearing, the Board granted variances for the ramp slope and lack of landing but required an additional actuator be installed. A new complaint alleged multiple additional violations including lack of assistive listening systems, improper parking and signage, excessive ramp and threshold slopes, and missing or non-compliant handrails. The Board scheduled a hearing to address the new complaint and determine if further variances or modifications were needed to comply with accessibility laws.
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CDBG COMPLAINT for Somerville MA program year 2010/2011
1. City of Somerville COMPLAINT. Submitted during Public comment period for HUD Plan PY10/11
Overall, the City of Somerville continues to operate and create new HUD-fnded programs that
are inaccessible and unusable for the 19.5% of residents over the age of 5 who are disAbled.1
The City of Somerville continues to demonstrate a failure to meaningfully assess critical needs of
minority low income residents, and to program HUD funds with activities to meet these crucial
community development and housing needs. (See CFR 24570.2 and CFR 24 part 570.) These
comments especially note this failure with regard to families with disAbilities, a significant
minority in Somerville, and who comprise over 30% of the below-poverty population of
Somerville.2
These comments provide only a sampling of issues to demonstrate how, for each of the three
HUD National Objectives, the City fails to eliminate barriers to equal opportunity, fails to
expand economic and affordable housing opportunities, and fails to examine and eradicate blight
and substandard environmental conditions for minority- especially disAbility minority- low-
income residents, while using HUD funds.
There exists an urgent and unacknowledged need for the City of Somerville to plan for, and
accomplish an updated and comprehensive Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan immediately in
order to meet its obligations and responsibilities to provide residents with disAbilities inclusive
and equal opportunities within all municipal departments, services and activities.
This writer has requested the City of Somerville to use CDBG funds to accomplish these critical
tasks since 2005, 3 yet the Office of Sponsored Programs and Community Development
(OSPCD) has failed to respond to these urgent community issues in any meaningful way, in direct
violation of HUD's Citizen participation regulations and intent.
Therefore, these comments are also being sent directly to the Board of Alderman leadership in
Housing and Community Development Committee and the Chair of BOA Capital Needs
Committee with an urgent request: Please place an order to OSPCD to read and respond to this
COMPLAINT, in writing, and immediately.
1
2008 ACS. Table S1810. Disability Characteristics. Total population: 75,834 minus population under 5 years (N=
3,968) = 71,866. With a disAbility over 5 years of age: 14,022, or 19.5%.
2
2008. ACS. Table S2201. Food Stamps. See "Disability Status."
3
SEE: http://www.slideshare.net/eilily/cdbgr-city-of-somerville-comments-may-2009-feldman
http://www.slideshare.net/eilily/eis-final-08-cdbg-response
http://www.slideshare.net/eilily/cdbg-recommendations-somerville-ma-from-disabilities-rights-advocate
http://www.slideshare.net/eilily/cdbg-home-recommendations-py0708-city-of-somerville-ma-200720082009eileen-
feldman
http://www.slideshare.net/eilily/cdbg-recommendations-fy06-still-relevant-2009-presentation
Eileen Feldman, Director, Community Access & Inclusion Project. Somerville, MA Ward 3. page 1 of 7
2. City of Somerville COMPLAINT. Submitted during Public comment period for HUD Plan PY10/11
I. Housing:
1. The City of Somerville fraudulently certifies that it is affirmatively furthering Fair Housing.
The fact is that residents with disAbilities, are, for the most part, confined to substandard,
environmentally inaccessible housing in poverty-concentration areas of the City; and, the City is
failing to investigate the conditions, analyze current data, or create and implement any plan to
overcome the overwhelming impediments that greet disabled residents every step of the way4.
The City's "updated" 2009 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (AI) is an insubstantial and
ineffective document. It fails to address the critical needs of residents with disAbilities and merely
restates stereotypical and inaccurate assumptions, utilizing more current American Community
Survey data. The detailed response to the AI questionnaire, which was provided by the all-
volunteer Community Access and Inclusion Project, was entirely ignored. That response is found
here: http://www.slideshare.net/eilily/impediments-to-fair-housing-somerville-ma-for-persons-
with-dis-abilities-2009
This 2009 AI carries forward ignorant claims, such as that:
"...most individuals [with disAbilities] have reached retirement and common ailments
associated with aging have set in." (page 12, Somerville AI);
and continues to restate unsubstantiated misconceptions regarding on-the-ground realities for
residents with disAbilities, such as this misapplication of the Census disability questions to define
disAbilities as:
"Many people with disability status are fully functioning and not necessarily impaired by
their disability to gain access to buildings or opportunities for employment." (page 12,
Somerville AI)
The known facts are that
• 76.4% of disAbled residents are not Seniors;
• Somerville's subsidized housing inventory (SHI) contains less than 3% accessible, affordable
rental units5;
• 36% of families on the Section 8 waiting list of the Somerville Housing Authority have at least
one member with at least one disAbility6; and
• families with disabilities represent at least 16% of the public housing waitlist7.
4
see Census 2000 Data Maps, percent of individuals with disAbilities by Block Group, for a clear
visual representation of the poverty concentrations of residents with disAbilities in Somerville, MA,
ages 5 - 21, 21 - 64, and 65 and older.
5
Department of Housing and Community Development Chapter 40B Subsidized
Housing Inventory (SHI) as of September 29, 2009
6
City of Somerville Five Year Consolidated Plan 2008-2013, Section One: Housing, page 36.
TABLE 27: HOUSING NEEDS OF FAMILIES ON SECTION 8 WAITLIST Of 70,200 families, 23,256 self-
identify as Families with Disabilities. There is approximately 10% turnover annually.
7
City of Somerville Five Year Consolidated Plan 2008-2013, Section One: Housing, page 37. Of
total 4,221 families, 684 self-identify as families with disabilities. There is an 11% annual
turnover.
Eileen Feldman, Director, Community Access & Inclusion Project. Somerville, MA Ward 3. page 2 of 7
3. City of Somerville COMPLAINT. Submitted during Public comment period for HUD Plan PY10/11
Yet the 2009 AI still carries forward the City of Somerville's lack of knowledge and expertise
capacity to adhere to UFAS and State Architectural Access code with a sense of helpless
resignation, and fails to identify any meaningful action steps to overcome the impediments caused
by a dearth of accessible housing stock. Instead, the City of Somerville , using inaccurate and
unfounded assumptions, and without any foundational cost estimates or baseline architectural
audits or assessments, claims :
"Given that much of Somerville’s housing stock was built prior to 1940, and prior to the
federal laws requiring accessibility, very few units in Somerville are truly accessible and
significant modifications are needed in most buildings to comply with ADA requirements.
Since the provision of accessible units depends on new construction, the city of
Somerville’s capacity to provide these units is very limited as there is very little developable
land in the City and most particularly, during this housing market downturn, a fewer
housing development is occurring in the City."
The fact is, the City's Building Inspectors and designated ADA Coordinator have continually
demonstrated a lack of expertise and knowledge regarding architectural and communications
standards, and have continually allowed programs, rehabilitations and renovations to proceed
without acknowledging and correcting code and regulation violations and without proactively and
progressively monitoring and coordinating municipal efforts to eradicate barriers in a maximally
feasible step-by-step manner.
2. When viewed in its entirety, the City's Fair Housing offices, Special Housing Division offices,
and chosen CHDO are each violation of the ADA and Section 504, by failing to make their
programs readily accessible and usable to residents with disAbilities in the most integrated
manner possible.
a. Regarding the use of HUD HOME funding, the City of Somerville operates its Special Housing
programs and its Fair Housing Commission out of a facility (City Hall Annex) which is not readily
usable and is, in fact, inaccessible, for individuals with mobility, sensory and communications
impairments.
b. The City's chosen Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) is the Somerville
Community Corporation (SCC). The Offices for SCC are not accessible to individuals with mobility
impairments, and the policies and programs of SCC are not operated in a manner that considers
the environmental, cultural, social and economic needs of individuals with physical, sensory and
communications disAbilities, irregardless of race and ethnicity, who should be afforded equitable
representation and employment opportunities at this CHDO. The Executive Director of SCC has
evaded repeated requests to discuss these issues directly, face to face, including the request to do a
walk-through together to review the barriers that meet an individual using a wheelchair, once they
reach the locked door to this organization's offices and find a barely readable sign informing them
to "phone staff inside." Thus, this CHDO is in violation of Section 504 and HUD's regulations at
24 CFR parts 8 and 9.
Eileen Feldman, Director, Community Access & Inclusion Project. Somerville, MA Ward 3. page 3 of 7
4. City of Somerville COMPLAINT. Submitted during Public comment period for HUD Plan PY10/11
c. In addition, SCC's completed HOME projects clearly demonstrate a failure to provide an
accessible route connecting all accessible elements to primary function areas, public sidewalks
and transportation.
Below, the Linden Street apartments- 42 units created by SCC in 2002- do not provide sidewalk
accessibility. here, we see the lack of curbcuts surrounding this project.
Eileen Feldman, Director, Community Access & Inclusion Project. Somerville, MA Ward 3. page 4 of 7
5. City of Somerville COMPLAINT. Submitted during Public comment period for HUD Plan PY10/11
II. CREATING A MORE DECENT ENVIRONMENT
The City has used a substantial portion of its limited CDBG "ADA Streetscape Improvements"
programming in 2009 in a non-Low/Moderate Income (LMI) area. In 2009, the city used over
$73,000 to improve the driveway for Clarendon Hill Towers, which had just received a loan
commitment of up to $23.3 million from MassHousing in order to renovate and refinance the
property; and used the remainder to improve 2 ramps and one bumpout in a non LMI area:
Burnham and Powder House. This demonstrates a lack of CDBG programming to address the
most critical community needs that have been deferred because of lack of municipal resources.
Meanwhile, the City continues to neglect the crucial need to Self-Assess and create a Transition
Plan for the City's entire inventory of sidewalk facilities; and, with specific relevance to
Somerville's CDBG planning, the crucial need to address sidewalks and crosswalk impediments
within the NRSAs. For example, recent street reconstructions for both Otis and Cross streets
violated the requirements of ADA Standards § 4.1.6(3)(a) and § 4.7 by failing to improve, to the
maximum extent feasible, the sidewalks, crosswalks, and other pedestrian amenities. At this
particular location in East Somerville, the sidewalks and crosswalks surrounding the Edgarly
School, and including the bus stops located outside this public school continue to be dangerous,
inaccessible, and wholly unusable for children as well as residents of all ages that have any
balance, sensory, and physical impairments.
Below photo of curbcut at Cross Street at Brook, showing curbcut with running slope of 13.1% (should
not exceed maximum slope of 8.3% and should be a perpendicular, not apex, curbcut).
Eileen Feldman, Director, Community Access & Inclusion Project. Somerville, MA Ward 3. page 5 of 7
6. City of Somerville COMPLAINT. Submitted during Public comment period for HUD Plan PY10/11
III. EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Using CDBG funding, the City of Somerville creates new and inaccessible programs, such as the
Design Annex out of Union Square Main Streets (USMS) program, which, in 2009:
• constructed a new office space containing a mezzanine level that is wholly inaccessible and in
violation of State Architectural Access code at 521 CMR; and
• opened its doors without first addressing the lack of an accessible entrance, accessible routes
from public transportation to the door; accessible common areas, and usable signage at its
facility; and
• In addition, these issues were brought directly to the USMS Director, who dismissed and
ignored them, using the rational that "people with mobility issues have come here and they
haven't complained.
Is the City therefore stating a policy whereby it will attend to, and "hear" information, guidance
and complaints about lack of accessibility and systemic violations of Section 504, the ADA and
HUD regulations at 24 CFR parts 8 and 9-- ONLY if such issues and complaints are brought
forward exclusively by individuals with non-hidden mobility disAbilities?
Below, Union Square Main Street offices are within this facility at 67-70 Union Square. We see the
inaccessible 2-tiered stepped entrance, which has no usable signage to direct people with mobility
disAbilities looking to find a way inside. To the right of the building, behind the stacked chairs, is an
unusable and inaccessible portable lift which currently has an expired temporary certificate.
Eileen Feldman, Director, Community Access & Inclusion Project. Somerville, MA Ward 3. page 6 of 7
7. City of Somerville COMPLAINT. Submitted during Public comment period for HUD Plan PY10/11
This concludes a sampling of how the City of Somerville, using its HUD Entitlement funding,
carries out programs that exclude one of the largest and lowest income minorities in Somerville:
residents with disAbilities.
I look forward to a timely and direct response to each of these issues and stand at the ready to lead
the City to do the right thing. Please do not procrastinate another moment.
Thank you.
Eileen Feldman
Union Square (Ward 3), Somerville resident
Director, Community Access & Inclusion Project
cc:
At-large Alderman John Connolly, President Board of Alderman FY 10/11
Alderwoman Rebeka Gewirtz, BOA Vice-President and Chair, Housing and Community
Development
At-large Alderman William White, Chair, Capital Planning
At-large Alderman Dennis Sullivan , BOA Housing and Community Development
Alderman Walter Pero, BOA Housing and Community Development Committee
Eileen Feldman, Director, Community Access & Inclusion Project. Somerville, MA Ward 3. page 7 of 7