CODI Accomplishments

The Commission on Disability Issues (CODI) enables citizens and their government to work together to make Miami-Dade County a place where people with disabilities can fulfill their greatest potential for independence and achievement.

1. What are the Board's major accomplisments?
  Last 24 months
  1. Advocated to the Department of Transportation and Public Works regarding the accessibility of smaller, independent busses, not operated by Miami-Dade County, but serving County residents. Concern: making sure vehicles were both accessible and usable to those with disabilities.
2. Advocated to the Department of Transportation and Public Works regarding consumer concerns related to Paratransit services. Included areas of concern were: operators' training; steepness of ramps; overall consumer safety.
3. Continued to advocate for those with disabilities who rely on the Miami-Dade Paratransit system.
4. Agreed to a partnership between CODI and the Mailman Center for Child Development to work on ways to improve Miami-Dade’s Paratransit service. The goal: improving reliability and efficiency of the service.
5. Coordinated with the Miami-Dade Police Department regarding: training protocols for officers interacting with people with disabilities.
6. Advocated for the implementation for a text-to-911 system in Miami-Dade for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.
7. Worked alongside the Miami-Dade Aviation Department to improve the accessibility features at Miami International Airport, including the increased number of family restrooms; the inclusion of family changing stations; and the addition of a sensory room as a part of the MIAccess initiative as well as the proposed wheelchair charging stations, which will allow passengers to power up their mobility devices, if needed.
8. Worked with Commissioners’ staffs to ensure that food distribution drives are accessible to those with disabilities during the pandemic. This is particularly important because of the encouraging of social distancing coupled with the inherent transportation and economic challenges that many of those with disabilities face.
- Provided advice on the design of the multimillion dollar Marlins Park with the concept that it should not just meet minimum ADA requirements but should be welcoming to people with disabilities
- Helping to establish requirements for a new para-transit contract
- Provided advice on the design for the County Courthouse barrier removal project
- Provided advice to the County regarding criteria for accessibility to the new busway and to probable destinations
- Worked to have Commission meetings closed-captioned
- Working to establish criteria for audible pedestrian signals
- Working with the CAA on the Single-Family Rehab Program for People with Disabilities
- Working with Miami International Airport to make it's more user-friendly to people with disabilities
- Working with Public Works to improve sidewalk repairs and curb cuts

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