ATTACHMENT K: Program Access in Existing Facilities

Please Note: Paragraph 36 of the Agreement requires that within three months of the effective date of this Agreement, the Town will provide signage as necessary to comply with 28 C.F.R. § 35.163(b), after having surveyed all facilities that are the subject of this Agreement for the purpose of identifying those that have multiple entrances not all of which are accessible.

The technical requirements and, where appropriate, the scoping requirements of the Standards are used as a guide for determining whether a program or activity held in an existing facility is “readily accessible to and usable by” persons with disabilities and for determining what changes are necessary to make this program or activity accessible if it continues to be provided in the existing facility in question. See 28 C.F.R. § 35.150(b)(1), 35.151.

The chart below lists the facilities surveyed by the Department, the access issues identified during the survey, and the actions required to correct the access issues. Required actions are listed using an alphanumeric code. The key to the alphanumeric codes is provided in Attachment M to this Agreement.

In order to ensure that the programs, services, and activities housed in the Town’s facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities, when viewed in their entirety, the Town will take the actions referenced by the alphanumeric code and described in detail in Attachment M to this Settlement Agreement within the time period specified below, which time period begins to run on the effective date of the Agreement.

Town Hall, located at 38 Davis Drive

Parking: The designated accessible parking is inaccessible because the signage is mounted too low and it lacks “Van Accessible” signage.

P6

6 months

Exterior Entrance on Davis Drive

The exterior door is inaccessible because there is a 1¼ inch high threshold.

D23

6 months

The entrance is inaccessible because the vestibule has only 16 inches of clear depth between open doors.

D3

6 months

The lift is inaccessible because it requires that a key be obtained from an employee before the lift can be operated.

LF1

6 months

Basement Level Courtroom/Meeting Room

The door leading to the courtroom is inaccessible because there is a 1¼ inch high threshold.

D23

6 months

The route into the room is inaccessible because it has a slope of 8.7%.

AR2

6 months

Town Clerk’s Office: The mailboxes outside the Supervisor’s Office protrude into the walkway and are not detectable to blind persons using a cane.

AR8

6 months

1^st Floor Men's Single User Toilet Room

The toilet room sign is mounted on the door and has no raised or Braille characters.

TR18

6 months

The door is inaccessible because it requires 10 pounds of force to open.

D2

6 months

The push side of the door, which is accessed through a front approach and which has both a closer and a latch, is inaccessible because it has only 3 inches of clear space on the latch side.

D7

6 months

The lavatory is inaccessible because the hot water pipes are not insulated or otherwise configured to protect against contact.

TR12

6 months

No accessible coat hook has been provided.

TR1

6 months

The toilet is inaccessible because the rear grab bar is 24 inches long.

SU3

6 months

1^st Floor Women’s Single User Toilet Room

The toilet room sign is mounted on the door and has no raised or Braille characters.

TR18

6 months

The door is inaccessible because it requires 12 pounds of force to open.

D2

6 months

The pull side of the door, which is accessed through a front approach, is inaccessible because it has only 2 inches of clear space on the latch side.

D6

6 months

The lavatory is inaccessible because the hot water pipes are not insulated or otherwise configured to protect against contact.

TR12

6 months

The designated accessible toilet is inaccessible because the side grab bar is mounted with the far end 49 inches from the rear wall.

SU6

6 months

The toilet is inaccessible because the plant and the table obstruct its clear floor space.

SU16

6 months