Advisory Commission on Disabilities — Naperville, IL
Date: 2025-05-08

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
 http://www.naperville.il.us/


 Meeting Agenda

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities

Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:30 PM NEU




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. 25-0590 Receive an update from the City’s Legal Department

2. 25-0592 Receive an update from the Accessibility Community Task Force


E. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 25-0591 Approve the minutes of the February 6, 2025, Advisory Commission on
 Disabilities meeting

2. 25-0148B Discuss hosting the City’s first All-Abilities Fair in July of 2025


F. NEW BUSINESS

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every
 effort will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
 http://www.naperville.il.us/

 Meeting Minutes - Final

 Advisory Commission on Disabilities


Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:30 PM NEU


A. CALL TO ORDER:
 Chairman Siddiqui called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 7- Wendy Pligge, Donielle Deering, Lisa Cesal, Suhel Siddiqui, David Halleck, Ghousia
 Wajid, and Allison Longenbaugh




 Also present: Dawn Portner, City Clerk, Student Representative Rashmi
 Adulkar on the phone (from 6:44 p.m. to 6:52 p.m.)

 Commissioner Cesal entered the meeting at 6:39 p.m.
 This was approved.

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 SPEAKER
 Ellie Martin (Naperville) discussed her ADA concerns with several downtown
 Naperville businesses. Issues raised included doors that are too heavy to open
 and steps leading from the sidewalks. These barriers make it difficult for people
 with disabilities to access the businesses.

 Portner stated she would make contact with the Downtown Naperville Executive
 Director and schedule a meeting and possible walk thru of the downtown with
 Ms. Martin so these issues could be reviewed and discussed.

D. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Receive an update from the City’s Legal Department

 Sr. Assistant Attorney Kristen Toberman provided an update on the Legal
 Department’s responsibilities and the services it offers to the community. She
 also discussed the Department of Justice-mandated accessibility updates to
 the City’s website, which must be implemented by April 2026. The Legal
 Department is working with the Communications Department on this project.

2. Receive an update from the Accessibility Community Task Force

 Mary Hamill, Chair of the Accessibility Community Task Force (ACTF) updated

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 the Commission on the following ACTF initiatives:

 1) ACTF representatives on the City’s 2024 International Residential Code
 Adoption Team attended the team meeting on February 3rd and April 9th, 2025
 to discuss the implementation of visitability into the City’s building code.

 2) Members also attended the April 16th, 2025 Building Review Board meeting
 and presented information about visitability.

 3) The ACTF attended the City’s Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction
 Committee meeting on March 4th to follow up on the NCC Occupational
 Therapists students’ presentation at the November 5th, 2024 Riverwalk, Design
 and Construction Committee meeting.

 4) The ACTF submitted a written comment of support of proclaiming April 2025
 Autism Acceptance Month in the City of Naperville at the April 2nd City Council
 meeting. At the April 9th ACTF meeting, we discussed that Little Friends
 collaborated with the City of Warrenville over the past year to achieve the
 designation as an “Autism Friendly City.” We would like to explore this option for
 Naperville.

 5) On March 6th ACTF representatives participated with NCC OT students’
 accessibility audits of Nichols Library and the Naperville Metra Train Station.
 (reports attached) We are continuing to work on issues with the Metra Train
 Station doors.

 6) ACTF representatives attended the Naperville Park District’s ADA Transition
 Plan Open House on April 8th and those who couldn’t attend also participated in
 the NPD’s online survey.

 7) At the May 6th City Council meeting, the ACTF participated the Student
 Recognition Awards ceremony.

 8) The ACTF has been in contact with organization GiGi's Playhouse about
 having a book signing event with the namesake and Chief Inspiration Officer
 GiGi Gianni and a local bookstore featuring her new book Harry Moon: GiGi's
 Journey https://gigisplayhouse.org/harrymoon/

E. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Approve the minutes of the February 6, 2025, Advisory Commission on Disabilities
 meeting
 Commissioner Halleck made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Cesal, to
 approve the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting minutes of May 8, 2025.
 The motion carried by a voice vote.

2. Discuss hosting the City’s first All-Abilities Fair in July of 2025

 The Commission continued its discussion of hosting an All-Abilities Fair at the
 Municipal Center in July 2025. However, since events at the Municipal Center
 cannot sell items or generate profit, the Commission decided not to proceed.

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 Instead, they will seek other ways to support and advocate for disabled
 community members at City events, and Commission members plan to attend
 other All-Abilities Fairs in the area to show their support.

F. NEW BUSINESS

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Commissioner Deering made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Wajid to
 adjourn the Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting of May 8, 2025 at 7:48
 p.m. The motion carried by a voice vote.




 /S/ Dawn Portner
 Dawn Portner, City Clerk




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