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The ADA Compliance
Officer’s Office is located in the Department of City Planning,
200 Ross Street, 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. In accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the ADA Compliance
Officer is responsible for ensuring that all programs, services,
and activities provided by the City of Pittsburgh are accessible
to people with disabilities. The ADA Compliance Officer also assists
architects, developers, business owners, landlords and others in
designing or redesigning their facilities so that they are usable
by all persons, including those with disabilities.
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For more information on these meetings please call 412-255-2102 or e-mail Richard.meritzer@city.pittsburgh.pa.us.
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The
City of Pittsburgh offers a number of services to help people with
disabilities achieve the greatest level of independence desired,
including:
Business owners
may also request help from the ADA Coordinator’s Office for
the following:
Hospital Compliance Guidelines
Hospital Compliance Guidelines 
City
ADA Policies
The
City of Pittsburgh has adopted several policies to assist people
with disabilities in accessing city services, programs, and activities.
Please click on a link below to view the policy.
Public
Meeting Statement
Reasonable
Accommodation Policy
Grievance
Procedure
Publications
The
City of Pittsburgh has written the following documents to assist
people with disabilities in modifying their homes and business
owners in modifying their shops so that they are usable by people
with mobility and other physical disabilities. Please click on
a link below to view each publication.
Accessibility
Guide for Neighborhood Business Districts
Ramp and Lift
Guidelines for Residential Properties
ADA
Strategic Planning Team
The
ADA Strategic Planning Team is a group of employees from all city
departments and authorities dedicated to better serving people
with disabilities in the City of Pittsburgh. The team meets quarterly
to identify problems and barriers to accessing city services,
programs, activities, and buildings and works collaboratively
to remove those barriers. Please clink on a link below to view
its contents.
Department
Contacts
Agendas
Progress Reports
City-County
Task Force on Disabilities
The City-County
Task Force is a 13-member panel of advocates, service providers,
and consumers appointed by the Mayor and County Executive who
advise the City and County on issues that affect people with disabilities
in the region. Six of the members are appointed by the Mayor;
six are appointed by the County Executive, and one member is elected
and appointed by the members of the Task Force. Please click on
a link below to view its contents. Homepage
Members
Agendas
Minutes
Position Statements
Upcoming Meetings
Information for Taskforce
Members
Parking
- Downtown
Parking Map - Map of downtown Pittsburgh listing parking garages and surface parking lots.
- Accessible
Meters - List of designated, on-street accessible parking meters throughout the City of Pittsburgh. All accessible meters are blue in color and all operable parts are mounted at heights that can be reached from a wheelchair.
- Residential Parking for Persons with Disabilities
City Facilities with Accessible Features (Coming Soon)
Since
the passage of the Rehabilitation Act in 1973 and the Americans
with Disabilities Act in 1990, the City of Pittsburgh has altered
many of its facilities so that they are usable by people with
disabilities. If you are looking for a Senior Center, Recreation
Center, Swimming Pool, Park, Playground, or Field and need to
know if it is accessible to you, please click on a link below.
The three major office buildings operated by the City of Pittsburgh
are usable by people with disabilities.
Senior
Centers
Recreation Centers
Swimming Pools
Parks
Playgrounds
Fields
Relevant
Legislation
- Federal
Rehabilitation Act of 1974
- Americans
with Disabilities Act
- IDEA
- Help
America Vote Act (HAVA)
- Register
to Vote
- PA
House Bill 1859 (Proposed) - House Bill 1859, if it becomes
law, will establish and fund a cabinet position of an Office of
Disabilities in Pennsylvania State government.
- City
of Pittsburgh Visitability Ordinance
- In October 2002, Pittsburgh City Council introduced Ordinance
939, which would require that all single family homes, duplexes
and triplexes developed with public funds in the City of Pittsburgh
be visitable.
Visitability includes having one no step entrance
to the house, 32” wide doorways, and a first floor accessible
powder room. This would allow people with physical impairments
to participate in family events and community gatherings at
the house. This would also allow that a person with a temporary
or permanent mobility impairment to remain living in his or
her home.
Visitability
Volunteer Opportunities
Unpaid
Internships - The City of Pittsburgh will be providing
unpaid internships for those wishing to enhance their employment
skills and gain valuable employment experience. The internships
will be provided in several departments in the city government.
To apply for an unpaid internship, please contact the ADA Coordinator.
Contact
Information
To
contact the City of Pittsburgh’s ADA Coordinator, please
call (412) 255-2102, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. You may also reach the ADA Coordinator’s office
by e-mail at richard.meritzer@city.pittsburgh.pa.us
or by regular mail at:
ADA
Coordinator
City of Pittsburgh
200 Ross Street - 4th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Useful
Links
Employment Resources
Links Referred by Others
This section includes links recommended by people in the community. If you know of a reputable and useful site that is not included above please let us know.
Fun Stuff
Here
are some free or low cost services for those with disabilities in
the Pittsburgh area:
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