CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Chicago Police Department has hired a new position to oversee the department's training efforts to increase police services to residents with disabilities.
Deborah Pascua is the first-ever Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Officer, who will help ensure meaningful access to CPD programs, services and activities for individuals with disabilities.
Pascua, a retired 27-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who has worked with CPD on ADA issues since 1994, brings a breadth of experience to the role as a former Equal Employment Opportunity Officer and 1st Amendment auditor, according to a release.
She will work with the CPD Training Division and other units to provide a comprehensive multi-dimensional ADA compliance plan and training component necessary for achieving compliance with the mandates of the consent decree.
