CITY OF OAKLAND
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ADA
Programs Division
(510) 238-5219
FAX (510) 238-3304
TDD (510) 238-2007
Do you have a passion for civil rights for all?
Do you have skills that can help the City of Oakland continue
advancing the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act?
The Mayor’s Commission on Persons with Disabilities needs you!
The Mayor’s Commission on Persons with Disabilities (MCPD) is an 11-member
mayor-appointed body of professionals with knowledge and experience with
implementing the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and related
civil rights laws to create equal opportunity for persons with disabilities.
Commissioners are responsible for monitoring the City’s policies and programs for
compliance with the ADA, and its initiatives for implementing its requirements.
The MCPD advises the Mayor and staff regarding the needs of the disability
community, and promotes strategies for making Oakland a place where everyone
can live, work, play, and engage in all that Oakland has to offer.
Commissioners should live o
r work in Oakland but all interested applicants may
apply. Commissioners must be able to commit to a three-year term and regular
attendance at monthly meetings of the full Commission and assigned committee(s).
To be selected for an interview, please complete the enclosed application and
return along with a copy of your resume and a cover letter, and e-mail or mail your
complete application packet to:
adaprograms@oaklandnet.com
or
ADA Programs Division, One Frank Ogawa Plaza 11
th
Floor, Oakland, California,
94612.
Contact the ADA Programs Division at adaprograms@oaklandnet.com or
510.238.6919 with
any questions or to obtain these materials in an alternate
format.