ATTACHMENT J: Modifications to Altered Facilities

Please Note: Paragraph 56 of the Settlement Agreement requires that within three months of the effective date of this Agreement, the County 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 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 following spaces and elements in the County's facilities in which alterations occurred after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, the County 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 will begin to run on the effective date of this Agreement.

Item # Access Issue Required Action Completion Date
1. Lumpkin Municipal Building, located on MLK Drive, Lumpkin    
1.1. Main Entrance:    
1.1.a. The door is inaccessible because there is a slope of 11.8% within the door's required maneuvering clearance. D13 18 months
1.1.b. The door is inaccessible because there is a 1 inch high threshold. D22 18 months
1.1.c. The door is inaccessible because knob hardware is used. D1 6 months
1.1.d. The pull side of the door, which is accessed through a front approach, is inaccessible because it has less than 18 inches of clear space on the latch side. D6 18 months
1.2. Meeting Room:    
1.2.a. The door is inaccessible because knob hardware is used. D1 6 months
1.2.b. The route to the commissioner's seating area is inaccessible because it is only 18.5 inches wide. AR3 18 months
1.2.c. The commissioner's seating area is inaccessible because it can be accessed only by steps. AA8 18 months
1.2.d. The meeting room is inaccessible to people with hearing disabilities because there is no assistive listening system provided. This meeting room requires 1 receiver. AA5 1 year
1.3. Unisex Single-User Toilet Room with Shower: The toilet room contains a number of inaccessible elements and is not accessible to people with disabilities. SU13 18 months

 

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