Feldberg
Barrier # New Building Name Room No. Space Name Item / Component Barriers ADA Standards and Regulations BIDMC Action to Comply with the ADA
194 Feldberg 2nd floor Cashier counter mounted too high 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.1(2), 7.2(1) Install compliant counter or add auxiliary counter
195 Feldberg FD-678 Toilet Room in OB/GYN Dept side grab bar incorrect placement 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.4 reposition
196 Feldberg FD-678 Toilet Room in OB/GYN Dept shelf above toilet high 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(12)(a), 4.25.3 relocate/remove shelf
197 Feldberg FD-778A Patient Room Shower side grab bar incorrect length 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(11), 4.21.4, 4.23.8, 4.26, Fig.37 install compliant grab bar
198 Feldberg FD-778A Patient Room Shower hook above reach range 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(12)(a), 4.25.3 reposition or add hook
199 Feldberg FD-778A Patient Room bathroom toilet paper dispenser incorrect placement 4.1.6(1)(b),
4.1.3(11), 4.23.4, 4.23.7,
4.16.6		 reposition
200 Feldberg FD-778A Patient Room Shower paper towel dispenser protruding object 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(2), 4.4.1 reposition or install
cane-detectable warning
201 Feldberg FD-778A Patient Room Shower shower curb shower has curb 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(11), 4.23.8, 4.21.7 provide accessible shower
202 Feldberg 7th Floor Outside Oncology telephone above reach range 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(17), 4.31.3 provide accessible house phone and directional signage

1. Per paragraph 20 of the Settlement Agreement, corrective measures to newly constructed facilities noted herein shall comply fully with the New Construction provisions of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12183(a), 28 C.F.R. §§ 36.401 & 406 including the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, Appendix A.

2. Per paragraph 21 of the Settlement Agreement, corrective measures to altered or existing facilities noted herein shall comply fully with the Alterations provisions of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12183(a)(2), 28 C.F.R. §§ 36.402 - 406 including the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, Appendix A.

3. ADA Standards for Accessible Design define medical care facilities as those in which people receive physical or medical treatment or care and where persons may need assistance in responding to an emergency and where the period of stay may exceed twenty-four hours. In addition to the requirements of 4.1 through 4.35, medical care facilities and buildings shall comply with 6.

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