The Accessibility and Disability Commission advises Mayor Erin Mendenhall and City Council on issues affecting people with disabilities in Salt Lake City and ways the City can improve and generally enhance accessibility and the experience of the disability community.

Contact Information

Ashley Lichtle, ADA Coordinator
ada@slcgov.com  

For Agenda and Minutes, please visit the Salt Lake City listing in the Utah Public Notice Database.

Ordinance
2022 Annual Report

Vacancies 

Please see below for upcoming term expiration/vacancy dates.

If you are interested in serving on this Commission, please submit an application online. Please send a separate email to Ashley Lichtle (ADA@slcgov.com) to inform her of your application and include “ADC Application” as the email subject.

Only applications submitted up to one year prior to a vacancy date will be considered. Please note the Mayor’s office will only contact applicants when considering them for specific appointments.

Meeting Information 

Fourth Thursday of every month, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  

City and County Building, Room 335, 451 S State, Salt Lake City

Member Qualifications 

The commission is made up of 15 members who represent a diverse range of accessibility and disability community perspectives. 

We seek members who: 

• have a disability;
• have experience working with a person, or persons, with a disability; or
• who are affiliated with organizations that provide services to Salt Lake City residents with a disability.

Members are appointed by Mayor Erin Mendenhall with the advice and consent of the City Council to serve four year terms.

Residency requirements: Members shall either live in Salt Lake City; own a business in Salt Lake City; or be employed by or otherwise serve as a representative of an organization or government agency serving the accessibility or disability community of Salt Lake City. Up to one member of the board can be a city employee.

Current Members

Powers and Duties

The Accessibility and Disability Commission:

• identifies issues of importance to the accessibility and disability community and provides information to the Mayor and City Council pertinent to those issues.
• advises and assists the Mayor and City Council on issues affecting the accessibility and disability community.
• evaluates City policies and practices and makes recommendations on how to increase access and participation among individuals with disabilities.

Schedule 

The dates below are tentative and may be changed.

January 19th, 2023 

February 23rd, 2023

March 23rd, 2023

April 27th, 2023

May—Summer Recess (No Meeting)

June 22nd, 2023

July 27th, 2023

August 24th, 2023

September 28th, 2023

October 26th, 2023

November 16th, 2023

December—Winter Recess (No Meeting)