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JULY/AUGUST 2005 |
Celebrating 15 Years of Access
Are You a Born Leader?
Used Books are New to You
Preparations
Continue on the Pasadena City Hall Retrofit
Trees Near Power
Lines Can Be Dangerous
Beat the Heat with
Cool Conservation Tips
New Power Source Takes the Heat Off Pasadena
The Power of Planning
Etcetera...Etcetera
Noticias en Breve
THE MOST FAR REACHING
legislation in U.S. history affecting people with disabilities is 15 years old
this year.
In the years since ADA was enacted, the city of Pasadena has worked steadily to
make our services and facilities accessible: we've constructed hundreds of curb
ramps; most rest rooms in city facilities are accessible; many city documents,
including Pasadena In Focus, are available in Braille; assistive listening
devices are available at city meetings.
Pasadena's private sector has improved existing buildings and provides access in
all new construction. Even local churches and religious organizations, which are
not covered by the ADA, have made accessibility a priority.
To mark Pasadena's great progress, a group called Celebration 15 – made up of
disability service organizations and volunteers – is planning a variety of
events through 2005. While each event provides information about the ADA, most
emphasize fun and entertainment from horseback riding to sports, music, comedy,
dance and even a contingent in the Doo Dah Parade.
The group meets at 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Jackie
Robinson Center. For more information or to join in the celebration, call
744-4782.
TAKE CHARGE AND LEAD
your neighborhood into a bright future by joining the Pasadena
Neighborhood Leadership Institute. Sponsored by the city's Neighborhood
Connections Office, the program is building a team of diverse leaders who can
help make Pasadena an even better place to live.
During free evening classes, you'll learn how to speak with confidence, run
meetings that work, recruit volunteers to help improve your neighborhood and
improve cross-cultural relations. The class will meet Tuesday evenings from 6 to
9 p.m. at locations citywide from Sept. 13 to Nov. 1.
Sign up early; only 20 participants ages 18 and older will be enrolled. We're
looking for people who have demonstrated their love for Pasadena by
participating in community service and civic activities. Applications are due
Aug 12.
For more information and an application, call 744-7290 or visit
www.cityofpasadena.net/humanservices and click on Neighborhood Connections.
GENEROUS READERS
drop off their used books at Pasadena Central Library’s circulation desk and the
trusty Friends of the Pasadena Public Library have the
job of sorting through them.
The volunteers scan through new and used books, CDs, videos and tapes. Books for
the Central Library collection are separated out.
The remainder are set out for sale on Central Library's front patio the second
Saturday of every month, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to noon at an event that has
become a cult classic. Books are sold at bargain basement prices: $5 for coffee
table books, $2 for hardbacks and 50˘ for paperbacks, with plenty of half-price
specials (cash and/or checks are accepted).
Proceeds help support programs including the Children's Summer Reading Program,
Children's Book Week and the One City, One Story program.
For more information call 744-4066, option 6.
The arcade (also known as the bridge) on the Euclid Avenue side has been removed
to allow an underground structural connection to be built between the north and
south wings. The arcade will be rebuilt in its original style when the project
is near completion. The entry stairs on the Garfield
Avenue side have been removed and will
be rebuilt. A handicap ramp will be built on that side as well. For more
information about the project, visit
www.cityofpasadena.net and click on City Hall Project or call 744-7073. For
information about contracting and employment related to the project,
call 795-7990.
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