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Overview of ADA and the PROW and Roles for LTAP/TTAP Centers

Overview of ADA and the PROW and Roles for LTAP/TTAP Centers. Ron W. Eck, P.E. West Virginia LTAP Morgantown, WV. Objectives. Review key milestones in history of accessibility regulations Distinguish between ADAAG and PROWAG

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Overview of ADA and the PROW and Roles for LTAP/TTAP Centers

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  1. Overview of ADA and the PROWandRoles for LTAP/TTAP Centers Ron W. Eck, P.E. West Virginia LTAP Morgantown, WV

  2. Objectives • Review key milestones in history of accessibility regulations • Distinguish between ADAAG and PROWAG • Identify roles for LTAP/TTAP in assisting communities with respect to accessibility

  3. Significance • 21% of U.S. population over the age of 15 has a disability (2010 Census) • 8 million Americans have vision disability, ranging from low vision to total blindness • NCD estimates that 70% of U.S. population will eventually have a temporary or permanent disability that makes climbing stairs impossible

  4. Historical Background: Pre-1990 • Architectural Barriers Act (1968) required facilities designed, constructed, altered or leased with Federal funds to comply with Accessible Design Standards • Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act (1973) required curb ramps on Federal-aid projects

  5. Americans with Disabilities Act--1990 • Civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities. Applies to all entities (public, private, et al.) regardless of funding source

  6. Five Titles of ADA • Title I Employment • Title II State & Local Governments (28 CFR Part 35) • Title III Public Accommodations (retail, commercial, sports complexes, movie theaters, et al) (28 CFR Part 36) • Title IV Telecommunications • Title V Misc., including requirements for US Access Board to develop design guidelines

  7. Title II - State and Local Governments Basic Requirements: • Must ensure that individuals with disabilities are not excluded from programs, services, and activities (pedestrian facilities are an example of a program)

  8. Key Court Decision on Alterations--1993 • DOJ and court decisions consider roadway resurfacing an alteration (1993) • Roadway resurfacing triggers requirement for curb ramp installations/retrofits (to current standards) • DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance issued 7/8/13

  9. Title II – Maintaining Accessibility (28 CFR 35.133) • State & local governments must maintain accessible features of facilities in operable working conditions • Maintenance examples: -- sidewalks in disrepair -- overgrown vegetation -- snow accumulation -- broken elevator -- work zone accessibility

  10. ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) • Developed primarily for buildings & on-site facilities • Do not address all situations (especially those that are unique to the public right-of-way)

  11. Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) • Originally intended to supplement ADAAG to provide standards specific to public rights-of-way; most recently formatted as a stand-alone document • Applicable to new construction and alterations (of existing facilities) • Undergoing the rulemaking process (2011 NPRM published w/ updated guidelines.)

  12. Issues in Draft PROWAG Not Adequately Addressed in ADAAG • Pedestrian Access Route (e.g. allows sidewalk running slope to match roadway grade) • Curb ramps – more design options • Detectable warnings • Crosswalks • APS (Accessible Pedestrian Signals) • On-street parking • Roundabouts

  13. Pedestrian Access Route • Components: • Walkways • Ramps • Curb ramps (excluding flared sides) & landings • Blended transitions • Crosswalks • Pedestrian overpasses & underpasses • Elevators and platform lifts

  14. Everyone Benefits from Curb Ramps

  15. Roles for LTAP/TTAP Centers • Information Dissemination -- information resources -- newsletter articles -- “executive” briefings • Technical Assistance

  16. Roles (cont’d) • Training • One/two hour focused sessions • Half-day sessions • Full-day “Designing Pedestrian Facilities for Accessibility” (DPFA) workshop • 1.5-day DPFA workshop with field activities • Customized sessions

  17. Several LTAP staffers attended FHWA 3-day DPFA train-the-trainer sessions in mid-Atlantic and northwest in summer 2010 • No LTAP/TTAP attendance at week-long DPFA train-the-trainer session in late April 2013 in Lakewood, CO • Therefore, are some qualified LTAP trainers who can assist

  18. Modules Making Up DPFA Class • Laws, Regulations, and Pedestrian Characteristics • Pedestrian Access Route • Curb Ramps and Other Transitions • Detectable Warning Surfaces • Pedestrian Crossings • Accessible Pedestrian Signals • Street Furniture and Parking • Work Zones & Maintenance • Wrap up

  19. Questions? Ron W. Eck, P.E. West Virginia LTAP Morgantown, WV 304-293-9931 Ronald.Eck@mail.wvu.edu

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