Required safety upgrades for elevators are causing some building owners to declare that they are taking their elevators permanently out of service in occupied apartment buildings. If you are aware of such a situation, please review the attached information. If the buildings and/or tenants fall into any of the described categories, please contact Housing and Urban Development.
Action Alert
Vikings stadium planning meetings slated for Rochester and Duluth
The Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority have scheduled two out-state public meetings so that you can meet representatives from HKS Sports & Entertainment Group, the architectural firm selected to design the State’s new multi-purpose stadium. This is your chance to request that the new stadium be as accessible as possible.
Input needed at Vikings Stadium Public Hearing on Oct. 15
Whether you are a Vikings fan or not, this stadium will be a multipurpose stadium and we should expect that it be fully accessible and clearly exceed minimum standards. It has often been called the People’s Stadium – let’s make sure it can be used and enjoyed by all the people! Help us send a strong message to the stakeholders of this event by attending this public meeting & signing up for the public comment period.
Urge passage of disability rights treaty in U.S. Senate today
More than 100 countries have ratified an important disability rights treaty known as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), but the United States has yet to take action. Please act today by contacting legislators and implore them to promote human rights for people with disabilities through passage of this treaty.