Mayor's Advisory Council Members
| Mayor's Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Council Members |
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Ronald Fletcher
Program Director
Think First of
The Ark-La-Tex
(Advisory Council Chairperson)
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Chanel Jackson Executive Director Families Helping Families (Advisory Council Co-Chairperson) |
Gay Verges Citizen: Community Advocate for Persons with Disabilities |
| Faith Payne Citizen: Community Advocate For Persons with Disabilities |
Theresa Jacobs CTRS/ SPAR Superintendent Therapeutic Recreation |
Cheryl Taylor
The Arc Caddo-Bossier
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| Lynn Stevens Director Workforce Development Goodwill Industries |
Charlene Boles
Caddo Parish Leader Special Olympics Louisiana
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The members on the Mayor's Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities, Each, Individually and Collectively work within the community through the independent organizations they are affiliated within to educate and foster greater possibilities for inclusion of people with disabilities, through their individual private organizational roles and positions within local organizations, they strive to promote the concerns, and interest of Persons with Disabilities. As independent members within the community, they assist and engage in the promotion of events and actively encourage participation for persons with disabilities in programs and services to build inclusiveness for all persons with disabilities into the whole of society.
The Primary mission of the Council is to advise the Mayor of Shreveport on issues concerning persons with disabilities.
The City of Shreveport is firmly committed to the ideals and spirit of the ADA
It created a Mayor’s Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities in 1991 and has a dedicated ADA Coordinator.
The council is comprised of disabled citizens and representatives of various organizations within the community who routinely assist persons with disabilities.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government programs and services.