Greenwich Disabilities Advocacy Committee - FSAC4PwD

06/04/2026

In what situation is a business owner permitted to ask a handler to remove their service animal if it’s being disruptive?

A decision to exclude a service animal cannot be based on the notion that an animal might threaten the safety of others. It also cannot be based on a business person’s assumptions or bad experiences with other animals. Each service animal must be considered individually.

Check out our FAQ page to learn more: https://adata.org/faq/can-i-exclude-animal-doesnt-really-seem-dangerous-disruptive-my-business

06/01/2026

Yet another tax on disabled people.
Don’t worry we can go all the way around to the other side and take two elevators to get to the platform.

Town of Greenwich
First Selectman Fred Camillo
State Representative Hector Arzeno
State Representative Steve Meskers

'Frustrating' wait for state inspection stalls use of Greenwich train station elevator

"It is something that is in the state’s hands right now," wrote First Selectman Fred Camillo.

05/25/2026

Housing officials were told to exclude emotional support animals and tighten the definition of a service animal when granting accommodations for disabled tenants.

05/23/2026

We filed a lawsuit challenging the administration’s abrupt delay of critical website accessibility features designed to ensure blind people and people with other disabilities can access essential government and healthcare services online.

“For over fifty years, our laws—specifically Section 504 of the Rehabilitation act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act— have promised blind Americans and other Americans with disabilities equal access to all areas of life, including digital spaces and services. Yet today this promise remains unfulfilled, and now our government is compounding the outrage by asking us to wait even longer,” said President Riccobono. “We will not wait. We will fight to ensure that the promise of America’s laws, and indeed its founding documents, finally becomes reality for blind and disabled Americans.”

Read the full press release: https://buff.ly/RuMalz9

05/20/2026

Changes were made to the ADA Standards for Accessible Design in 2010. Learn how this affects factors like accessible parking spot requirements by visiting our page here:
https://adata.org/faq/how-do-changes-ada-accessibility-standards-impact-parking-spaces-already-exist

05/19/2026

05/12/2026

At the National Constitution Center, a touch tour is offering the chance to feel bronze statues of the nation's founders to pick up on their age, status and demeanor through touch.

05/10/2026

The bill requires the DMV to stop issuing the old accessible parking placards by Jan. 1, 2027.

05/06/2026

U.S. Access Board Webinar: Walk Sign Is On to Cross: Requirements for Accessible Pedestrian Signals in PROWAG

When pedestrians approach an intersection to cross a street, they have a lot of readily available information—such as traffic lights, walk signals, and stop or yield signs—to let them know how vehicles and pedestrians are expected to behave at the street crossing. This information, however, is often not usable by pedestrians who are blind or who have low vision. In this webinar on Thursday, May 14, from 2:30 – 4:00 PM (ET), the presenter will review requirements in the Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) for accessible pedestrian signal

The Great Lakes ADA Center offers this session as a self-paced webinars.This session has been approved for 1.5 contact hours for AIA HSW and Great Lakes ADA Center’s Certificate of Attendance. Due to the verification process, the criteria to earn Continuing Education credit requires that you view ...