Biennial Report on Occupational Safety and Health Inspections – 109th Congress – Briefing

Focus

• Why so many violations?
  • Unabated citations?
• Root causes
• Systemic problems
• What we want Congress to do in response
• Best Practices
• Compare to other sectors

What is ADA Public Access?

• Public entity (each employing authority)
• Title II
  • Access to programs, services and activities
• Title III
  • Removal of Barriers to Access in any Place of public accommodation
  • Modification of policies, practices and procedures

Past Barriers to Evacuation of Disabled

• Signage and maps did not show accessible exits and exit routes
• No braille signage at exits and exit stairwells
• Inadequate Staging Areas
• No coordinated plan

Progress — Removal of Barriers to Safe Prompt Evacuation

Across Campus

• Staging areas
  • location
  • elevator program
  • communication
• Coordinated plan
• House wall maps
  • accessible egress points
  • staging areas
• Existing maps
  • temporary stickers
• House — braille and raised character signage
• Continuing progress in providing visual as well as audible emergency alerting devices.
• Office personnel given training.

Needs Work– Remaining Barriers to Safe Prompt Evacuation

Across Campus

• Braille and raised character signage needed at all building exits
  • exit discharge points
  • including in hallways at exit stairwells
  • within exit stairwells

Staging Areas

• Communication devices
• Primary and Secondary location

Needs Work Other Safety Issues

Grounds

• temporary ramps
• sidewalk curb ramps

Across Campus

• Door opening force too heavy
• Wall signs
• Hallways kept clear of obstructions

Logistics of 109th ADA Report

• Building Charts to Covered Entities
  • Estimates of cost and time to remove barriers
  • Comments published in charts with published Report
• Building Charts to USCP for security review
• Report and Charts to Offices for Comment
  • Response letters published with Report