Office of Disability Concerns - State of Oklahoma
Post:11/19/2008
Disabled Facilities at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City
The Cox Convention Center offers many services and amenities to accommodate the needs of guests with disabilities.
Upon arrival, the underground parking garage offers reserved parking spaces near all four elevators for properly licensed or tagged vehicles. For your convenience, please use the south elevators for upper-level seating and the north elevators for floor-level seats. Seating is reserved for wheelchairs with one companion seat in sections 303, 311, 316, 317 and 325 as well as on the Arena floor. Please specify that you need accessible seating when purchasing tickets.
Once inside, Braille signage, and accessible restrooms and concessions counters are available.
Service animals are welcome but must remain on a leash or harness.
For further information or to request additional services such as sign interpretation, please contact us by calling 405-602-8500.
The link on the web for the above is http://coxconventioncenter.com/guestservices.html#130.
Post:10/31/2008
New Look for Website
To commemorate the one year anniversary of our agency name change, from Office of Handicapped Concerns to Office of Disability Concerns, we roll out our redesigned website. All the valuable information can still be found in familiar locations. We intend this layout to remain accessible and easy to navigate.
Oklahoma Handicapped Parking Placard Application
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety:Drivers License Service
http://www.dps.state.ok.us/dls/
Quick Links:
• Office of Handicapped Concerns
ADA Technical Assistance
ONLINE
Contains a complete collection of the Department’s
ADA materials. It includes the Department’s regulations,
architectural design standards, and technical assistance
publications.
Documents on the CD ROM are provided in a variety of
formats, including HTML, WordPerfect, and text (ASCII),
to enable people with disabilities and others to gain
easy access, translate materials to braille, or use
screen readers. Many documents are also provided in
Acrobat PDF format so that they appear as they do in
print and permit the publication to be reprinted by
personal computers.
View our brochure for a concise description of the Office of Disability Concerns ( ODC, formerly Office of Handicapped Concerns ). The information in this brochure is also presented on this web site across the different pages.
ODC brochure pdf (78K pdf)
ODC brochure txt (txt)
State ADA/504 Coordinators
In order to ensure that Title II non discrimination, accessibility and other requirement are met by state entities and that individuals can easily identify the ADA coordinator of the state. The Office of Disability Concerns has provided the following list of state agency coordinators.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Technical Assistance Information
...information regarding the ADA, reasonable accommodation, Title I, II, and III laws and violations, and housing discrimination.
More on A.D.A here
Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
...promote the employment of people with disabilities.
More about Employment here
Client Assistance Program
Assist and advocate for clients and client applicants in their relationships with projects, programs, and community rehabilitation programs providing services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
More about C.A.P. here
Representing the Concerns of Oklahomans with disabilities
The Office of Disability Concerns ( ODC, formerly Office of Handicapped Concerns ) is an independent state agency whose purpose is to help state government develop policies and services that meet the needs of Oklahomans with disabilities.
ODC serves as a resource, to people with disabilities, who want to present their views and recommendations to the Governor, the State Legislature and State agencies.
More About O.D.C. here
11/1/2007
The Office of Handicapped Concerns is getting a new name. Beginning November 1, 2007 this office will be called the Office of Disability Concerns. This name change resulted from passage of House Bill 1084 in of the Oklahoma Legislature last year.
I applaud this effort which will reflect a more current terminology in our agency name. We will continue with our agency mission providing accurate and timely information services, technical assistance and advocacy. We act as an intermediary for persons with disabilities and provide services to those with disabilities.
Sincerely, Steve Stokes, Director
