MAYOR’S DISABILITY COUNCIL (MDC), November 20, 2026, 1 pm - 4 pm

At this time, members of the public may address the Council on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council which are not on today’s meeting agenda. Each member of the public may address the Council for up to three minutes, unless the Co-Chair determines that, in the interest of time, comments may be limited to a shorter time when there are a large number of public comments. With respect to today’s item-specific DISCUSSION items, your opportunity to address the Council will be afforded at the conclusion of each DISCUSSION ITEM, before Council discussion begins. If you would like a response from the Council, please provide your contact information by email message to MDC@sfgov.org with the subject “MDC comment reply request,” or call 415-554-0670.

Please note that the Director’s Reports to the MDC can be found in the resources section of ODA’s website at the Public Reports by the Mayor's Office on Disability.

Description: Overview of the Health, Safety & Absence Management (HSAM) Division, including its role in administering reasonable accommodations and an introduction to new staff from the Department of Human Resources.

Presented by Jessica Comes, Citywide Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator

[Public Comment Is Welcome]

[Council Member questions, followed by questions from the Office on Disability and Accessibility, to commence after public comment.]

[BREAK: The Council will take a 15-minute break]

Description: An overview of San Francisco’s FAST Plan, its stakeholder rollout, and its role in the City’s mass care and shelter response.

Presented by Kristin Hogan Schildwachter, San Francisco Human Services Agency, Disaster Preparedness & Response, Training & Exercises Coordinator

[Public Comment Is Welcome]

[Council Member questions, followed by questions from the Office on Disability and Accessibility, to commence after public comment.]

At this time, members of the public may address the Council on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council which are not on today’s meeting agenda. Each member of the public may address the Council for up to three minutes, unless the Co-Chair determines that, in the interest of time, comments may be limited to a shorter time when there are a large number of public comments. If you would like a response from the Council, please provide your contact information by email message to MDC@sfgov.org with the subject “MDC comment reply request,” or call 415-554-0670.