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Committee recommends Ordinance 25-0126 (Accessibility) favorably with amendment

BaltimoreApr 8, 20261 min read

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On April 8, 2026 the City of Baltimore Public Health & Environment Committee met (virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber). Council Bill 25-0126, establishing nondiscrimination and accessibility requirements to implement subtitle A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and 28 CFR Part 35, was Recommended Favorably with Amendment on a motion by Councilmember Odette Ramos. Vote: 6 yes, 1 absent.

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Ordinance 25-0126 (Accessibility in City Programs, Services, and Activities) was Recommended Favorably with Amendment (motion by Councilmember Odette Ramos).
Vote: Yes — Phylicia Porter, Mark Conway, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, James Torrence, and Odette Ramos (6); Absent — John Bullock (1).
Ordinance 25-0126 seeks to implement subtitle A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 28 CFR Part 35, establishing nondiscrimination and access requirements for City services, programs, and activities.

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Apr 8, 2026, 12:00 AMVirtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall, Phone: 1-408-418-9388, Access code: 2343 318 5066, Password: Public, Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?MTID=m4a0bddbc7c4d06161a495e2ed0a0e46dscheduled

Council Bill 25-0126 - Accessibiliy in City Programs, Services, and Activities

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CALL TO ORDER
INTRODUCTIONS
ATTENDANCE
ITEM SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
ADJOURNMENT
Accessibility in City Programs, Services, and Activities FOR the purpose of implementing subtitle A of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and 28 CFR Part 35 {“Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services”}; establishing the mandate that no qualified individual with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a City agency, or be subjected to discrimination by a City agency; defining certain terms; establishing a special effective date; and generally relating to the provision of public services to qualified individuals with a disability.
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Committee recommends Ordinance 25-0126 (Accessibility) favorably with amendment

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