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Readily Achievable Barrier Removal

Readily Achievable Barrier Removal. Creating your Accessibility Plan. Overview of Presentation. Background PRH Requirement Meeting the Requirement Suggested Practices and Model Center Practices Resources and Reminders. Background. Under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).

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Readily Achievable Barrier Removal

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  1. Readily Achievable Barrier Removal Creating your Accessibility Plan

  2. Overview of Presentation • Background • PRH Requirement • Meeting the Requirement • Suggested Practices and Model Center Practices • Resources and Reminders

  3. Background

  4. Under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) • Readily Achievable Barrier Removal • Individuals with disabilities may not be denied the full and equal enjoyment of the goods and services, facilities, privileges, and advantages, or accommodations • Readily Achievable means “easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense” 4

  5. PRH Requirement Readily Achievable Barrier Removal

  6. Steps • Step 1: Assess Architectural Accessibility • Step 2: Assess Programmatic Accessibility • Step 3: Develop Accessibility Plan • Step 4: Update Plan Annually

  7. Accessibility-Related PRH Requirement • Reference: PRH Chapter 6: 6.14, R8 (a-e) • Determine potential improvements to the physical accessibility (e.g., ramps, elevators, adjustable work stations, restrooms, etc.) of the center, by completing the ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal (a link to this checklist is available on the Job Corps Disability website). • Determine potential improvements to the programmatic accessibility staff by completing the program Center Accessibility Tool (this document is available on the Job Corps Disability website). 3

  8. Accessibility-Related PRH Requirement • Reference: PRH Chapter 6: 6.14, R8 (a-e) • Develop an accessibility plan with priorities and next steps based on the results of the ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal and Center Accessibility Tool. • The accessibility plan will be reviewed and updated annually by June 30th (see Exhibit 5-2). • The safety and facilities maintenance staff should play a primary role in completing the plan with support from managers in all areas. 4

  9. How to Use the Accessibility Plan • This plan is not intended to be used to determine compliance for new construction or facilities being altered and is separate from the center’s facility survey requirement in PRH 5:5.10 • The plan should be used as a tool to get the staff thinking about simple ways to ensure that students with disabilities can have access and participate in the program on a basis equal with students without disabilities 9

  10. Meeting the Requirement

  11. Meeting the Requirement Step 1: Assess Architectural Accessibility • The ADA defines an architectural barrier as any feature that prevents people with disabilities from accessing or mobilizing through a building • Use the ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal to survey your centers’ entrances and exits: • Are there ramps for access into and out of the building? • Are there lever door handles? Available at http://www.adachecklist.org/checklist.html 11

  12. Meeting the Requirement

  13. Meeting the Requirement • Use this checklist to survey your centers entrances and exits: • Are their ramps for access into and out of the building? • Are there lever door handles? • Is their clear floor space with a wheelchair turning radius? 13

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  15. Meeting the Requirement • True or false? • Readily achievable means “easily accomplished and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense”? • True

  16. Meeting the RequirementStep 2: Assess Programmatic Accessibility • The ADA defines programmatic accessibility as all policies, practices and procedures that permit people with disabilities to participate in programs and to access important information • Determine programmatic accessibility by using the Center Accessibility Tool • Are applicants/students made aware that they are entitled to reasonable accommodations? • Are students with disabilities encouraged to participate in all recreational trips and programs? 16

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  18. Meeting the Requirement • Are posters recognizing the rights of people with disabilities prominently displayed for staff and students to read? 18

  19. Meeting the Requirement • Does the center have accessible communication options available? • Qualified interpreters • Large print materials • Brailed materials 19

  20. Meeting the RequirementStep 3: Develop Accessibility Plan • Create the plan: Develop an accessibility plan with priorities and next steps based on the results of the ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal and Center Accessibility Tool • The safety and facilities maintenance staff should play a primary role in completing the plan with support from managers in all areas. • A sample accessibility plan is available to give ideas for improving accessibility and a sample format for maintaining the plan 20

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  22. Meeting the Requirement • True or false? • Completion of the accessibility tool is intended to be a center wide activity. • True

  23. Meeting the RequirementStep 4: Update Plan Annually • Review and update the plan annually by June 30th (Exhibit 5-2) • Update your current accessibility plan taking into consideration completed barrier removal tasks or add newly identified barrier removal tasks • Review your projected completion dates and make adjustments as needed *Remember this should be a center-wide task 23

  24. Suggested Practices and Model Center Practices

  25. Suggested Practices • Assign facilities and safety staff to complete the Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal • Use a portion of management team meeting to assign staff appropriate areas of the Center Accessibility Tool • Assign an administrative staff person to incorporate the findings from the checklist and tool into a plan, cut and paste using the sample plan

  26. Suggested Practices • Use a portion of a management team meeting to review contents of plan, determine any actions that can be taken, and establish priorities and timelines • Use a portion of a June management team meeting to update the plan annually • Get students involved; for example students in carpentry may complete sections of the ADA checklist

  27. Model Center Practices Phoenix Job Corps Center • The plan is updated yearly by a group of staff including the center director, maintenance supervisor, safety officer, manager of safety/security, finance and administration director, career development services system director, pathways manager, the social development director, and the disability coordinators 22

  28. Model Center Practices Phoenix Job Corps Center • The center’s safety officer completed 4 versions of theADAChecklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal • He reviewed the four distinct areas of the center’s facilities and completed a checklist in its entirety for each of the four individual areas rather than one tool for the entire center • He collected and provided very detailed information about the accessibility of each major area on center • The center has also made several improvements to the accessibility of the center from the plan 23

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  30. Model Center Practices Maui Job Corps Center • The center has made several architectural and program accessibility improvements during the past year to include: • Improving signage • Installing lever type doorknobs • Updating the safety plan • Increasing size of font on certain computers in classrooms 25

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  32. Model Center Practices Paul Simon Chicago • The facility maintenance and safety managers worked with the carpentry instructor to have students complete the ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal.  Students pasted pictures to the checklist to support their findings and suggest improvements

  33. Reminders and Resources

  34. Reminders and Resources • The ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal was updated in 2011 to reflect the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, you must use the 2011 version. • The Center Accessibility Tool is the required tool for assessing the programmatic accessibility of the center, it replaced the Center Self-Evaluation Tool in 2012. 34

  35. Reminders and Resources • During the regional office center assessment • Have copies of the ADA checklist, Center Accessibility Tool, and current plan available for review • Share documentation of any meeting minutes, etc. related to review of plan • Share any progress made in improving the accessibility of the center through this process, it may improve the center’s score for this requirement

  36. Reminders and Resources • ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal is available at http://www.adachecklist.org/checklist.html 36

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  38. Regional Disability Coordinators • Boston, Atlanta, and Philadelphia Regions – Kristen Philbrook kristen.philbrook@humantias.com • Dallas Region - Laura Kuhn laura.kuhn@humanitas.com • Chicago and San Francisco Regions - Kim Jones kim.jones@humanitas.com 38

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