A. To actively promote the total integration and participation of persons with disabilities into all areas of economic, political, and community life.

B. To serve as a coordinating body for the purpose of receiving input from citizens on the needs and concerns of the disabled community, to formulate and recommend solutions to these identified needs and concerns, and to convey such recommendations to appropriate citizens and governmental bodies.

C. To work with the City to identify and eliminate conditions, policies, or practices which may operate to discriminate against, exclude, or hinder the full integration and participation of persons with disabilities.

D. To work with the City to create conditions, to establish policies and practices, and to develop programs which will facilitate the full integration and participation of persons with disabilities into all areas of economic, political, and community life.

E. To render advice and assistance, to monitor, and to evaluate all City policies, practices, and procedures which immediately or remotely impact upon persons with disabilities.

F. To maintain working committees when appropriate to oversee areas of concern such as, but not limited to:

Transportation

Architectural accessibility

Housing

Education

Health

Emergency services

Employment, and

Disability awareness training

These committees shall appoint one of their members to act as a liaison to their respective City commissions. In addition, the commission may designate one of its members to act as a liaison representative to any other board, commission or committee, of the City. The functions of such liaison representatives are to attend meetings of such other board, commission or committee as appropriate; advise the Commission on Disability of the background and reasons behind the actions of such other board, commission or committee; and to advise such other board, commission or committee of policy, procedures and decisions of this commission that may bear upon matters under discussion by such other board, commission or committee.

G. To coordinate training and public education programs, hold hearings and workshops, and conduct investigations about the integration of persons with disabilities.

H. To monitor compliance with such codes, ordinances, and statutes that affect disabled persons in Berkeley. (Ord. 5704-NS § 2, 1986)