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To qualify under the presumed benefit national objective:

• Removal of architectural barriers to:
  • The mobility of elderly persons, or
  • The severely disabled will be presumed to qualify under this category if it is restricted, to the extent practicable, to the removal of such barriers by assisting.

• Definition of Severely Disabled Persons are considered severely disabled if they:
  • Use a wheelchair or another special aid for 6 months or longer.
  • Are unable to perform one or more functional activities (seeing, hearing, having one’s speech understood, lifting, carrying, walking up a flight of stairs, and walking).
  • Need assistance with activities of daily living (getting around inside the home, getting in or out of bed or a chair, bathing, dressing eating, and toileting) or instrumental activities of daily living (going outside the home, keeping track of money or bills, preparing meals, doing light housework, and using the telephone).
  • Are prevented from working at a job or doing housework.
  • Have a selected condition including autism, cerebral palsy, Alzheimer’s disease, senility or dementia, or mental retardation; or
  • Are under 65 years of age and are covered by Medicare or receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

“Severely disabled adults” are adults that: Use a wheelchair or another special aid for 6 months or longer Are unable to perform one or more functional activities (seeing, hearing, having one’s speech understood, lifting and carrying, walking up a flight of stairs and walking) Need assistance with activities of daily living (getting around inside the home, getting in or out of bed or a chair, bathing, dressing, eating, and toileting) or instrumental activities of daily living (going outside the home, keeping track of money or bills, preparing meals, doing light housework and using the telephone) Are prevented from working at a job or doing housework Have a selected condition including autism, cerebral palsy, Alzheimer’s disease, senility or dementia, or mental retardation; or Are under 65 years of age and are covered by Medicare or receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

This is up to the city. They might want to involve the Chamber of Commerce to determine which businesses want to participate or drive downtown to see which businesses could use assistance.

CDBG has no rule on who must participate or not.

It can be the city, businesses, a foundation, or any combination of these suggestions.