The Mayor’s Office on Disability was created by Mayor Willie L.Brown, Jr., after a series of meetings with members of the disabilitycommunity in 1998 and early 1999.

These meetings recognized the need for a coordinated, centralized response to ADA compliance, located in the Mayor’s Office.

The Mayor and the Board of Supervisors funded the new Office in July, 1999, which opened its doors in October, 1999.

The Mayor’s Office on Disability (MOD) conducts a variety of programs:

• Implementation of City Wide ADA Transition Plan
• Implementation of City Wide Self-Evaluation
• City Wide ADA Grievance Procedure
• Response to service requests and complaints
• Plan and Site Review for Access in City Construction & Renovation
• Work with Departmental ADA Coordinators
• Technical Support to City Departments
• Training for City staff and contractors
• Receives guests and requests for assistance nationally and internationally
• Mayor's Disability Council