ADA TRAINING - PHYSICAL BARRIERS

University of Oregon Planning Office November 16, 2001

Introduction & agenda

Aside re University Planning, LRCDP handout

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article Bonamici: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,168671,00.html

Changed frame of reference

Title II = civil rights law

• must not discriminate
• must make programs, activities, and services accessible in an integrated setting
• must meet certain standards in construction

Conceptual Accessibility Matrix

Program access accommodation process

• request
  • students: department/unit, or Disabled Student Services (DSS, Molly Sirois)
  • employees: department/unit, or Human Resources (HR, Chris Brown)
  • general public: department/unit, or Human Resources (HR, Chris Brown)
• response
  • department: can't say no. Either accommodates, or refers
  • HR or DSS consults with Planning on physical barrier issues, accommodation offered may differ from accommodation requested. There may be negotiation.
  • Planning orders barrier removal work
  • If we can't reach agreement with the individual who needs accommodation, Affirmative Action is brought in.
  • If legal interpretation is needed, Afffirmative Action is consulted (not directly to counsel).
• implementation
  • prompt accommodation is essential
  • payment is from pre-established funds and should not delay
  • any significant changes during construction must be discussed with affected parties

Design and Construction Process

When do you call Fred? (discussion)

Oregonized ADAAG

What's next?

• standards for Children's Environments (recently incorporated into ADAAG, not yet enforceable)
• additional standards for state and local government (recently incorporated into ADAAG, not yet enforceable)
• standards for children's play areas (just issued final guidelines, not yet enforceable)
• standards for street right-of-ways (being studied)
• standards for recreation facilities (being studied)
• standards for outdoor developed areas
• revised ADAAG is in process, will not be enforceable for some time. No dramatic changes are contemplated, but will probably include many minor adjustments.

Contact Fred with questions or regarding work that may be affected. Keep checking the Oregonized ADAAG web site at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ftepfer/ADAAGuplan/adaag.htm.

Take-home exam

You are remodeling room 238 Gilbert. Perform an analysis based on ADAAG 4.1.6[2] to identify barriers that might need to be removed. Make note of the barriers on a book plan set of the first and second floors of Gilbert so that the project designer can estimate the cost of removal of each barrier.

ADAAG 4.1.6 [2] Alterations to an Area Containing a Primary Function: In addition to the requirements of 4.1.6(1), an alteration that affects or could affect the usability of or access to an area containing a primary function shall be made so as to ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, the:

• path of travel to the altered area and the
• restrooms,
• telephones, and
• drinking fountains serving the altered area,

are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, unless such alterations are disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of cost and scope (as determined under criteria established by the Attorney General). For work at the University of Oregon, 25% of the project cost is the disproportionality limit.

A couple of resources

• The Access Board http://www.access-board.gov
• Fred's web site: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ftepfer/