City of Houston Commission on Disabilities met Jan. 9

City of Houston Commission on Disabilities met Jan. 9.

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

I. Call to Order (Meridith Silcox, Chair)

II. Roll Call (Stephanie Haechten, Sr. Community Outreach Coordinator, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities)

III. Review and Approval of November Meeting Minutes

IV. Public Comments (Names of those who have indicated their interest in speaking will be called, each speaker will have a maximum of 3 minutes to speak)

a. Sonya Clauson, Public Information Office for 9-1-1 Services

V. Expert Speaker (Benito Juarez, City of Houston, Office of New Americans)

VI. MOPD Report to the HCOD (Angel Ponce, Director, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities)

VII. MMSC Report to the HCOD (Chuck French, Administration Manager, Houston Parks and Recreation Department)

VIII. Committee Reports (Chair Silcox)

a. Education & Employment

b. Community Access, Transition, & Housing

c. Emergency Preparedness and First Responder Training

IX. ADA Update (Marshall Watson, Administrative Coordinator – ADA, City of Houston, Human Resources Department, Civil Service & EEO Division)

X. Commissioners Comments

XI. Adjourn

https://www.houstontx.gov/disabilities/agendas-minutes/20250109-agenda-english.pdf