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MAAC was created under D.C. ACT 21-378

The enabling legislation codifying the MAAC was established under the Transportation Reorganization Amendment Act of 2015. For more information, click here.

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Section 304: Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council

The MAAC is composed of 9 members appointed as follows:

  1. The Director of DDOT, or the Director's designee;

  2. The Director of the Office of Disability Rights, or the Director's designee;

  3. The Director of the Office of Human Rights, or the Director's designee;

  4. (A) Six community representatives, who are District residents and who represent the disability advocacy community, appointed by the Mayor.

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Terms

MAAC’s community representatives are appointed for a term of 3 years, with initial staggered appointments of 2 community representatives appointed for one year, 2 community representatives appointed for 2 years, and 2 community representatives appointed for 3 years determined by lot at the first meeting of the MAAC.

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Vacancies

Vacancies are filled in the same manner as the original appointment to the position that became vacant. Community representatives who are appointed to fill vacancies that occur before the expiration of a community representative's full term serve only the unexpired portion of the community representative's term.

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Leadership

The MAAC chairperson is elected from among the 6 community representatives at the first meeting of the MAAC, for a term of 2 years, and every 2 years thereafter.