Re: ADA, DOJ, EIEIO

did ya know that contractors have to put the toilet paper rack at a certain
hieght for handicap? same goes for door handles. glad you had an insight on
the issues, as all people someday in their life will find these issues
staring them in their face. its also interesting to see the fixes that they
come up with to give access, a little concrete here a little concrete there.
big bumps for wheelchairs, the ramps suck when ya have to climb 15 foot at
such an angle, if you can't hit the brakes fast you hit a wall or something
going backwords. spiritrising

"Connie" <tucson.connie@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:fMduf.6615$JT.2418@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I've come awake to some of these issues fairly recently. The Dept of
> Justice did a huge auditing thing on city bldgs. For Tucson, many
> thousands of violations were uncovered. Tucson, like other cities, relied
> on the language in its contracts to ensure that both the A&E and bldg
> Contractors were bound to design and build according to the Americans with
> Disabilities Act. What a shocker to learn of the many years of
> carelessness around compliance. Naturally, lots of legal issues...
>
> So how it works is, the city negotiates w/the DOJ to come up with a plan
> all can live with. It includes estimated costs and timelines, and waivers
> of some things in order to accomplish others. A legal agreement is
> written up.
>
> I was asked to be the ADA liaison for a city dept (each had one assigned).
> My first question upon learning of the types of violations and the est'd
> cost first year ($600,000), was where Tucson stood relative to other
> cities. We're actually near the top - came out very well. Albuquerque
> (for one) is in for it.
>
> So I've been to lots of mtgs around this, including an all-dayer by the
> DOJ. My eyes have really been opened on a lot of these issues, and there
> are lots of things being planned to increase others' awarenesses too.
>
> There really are forward movements going on.
>
>
>


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