U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
FHWA Resource Center
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Jodi Petersen
FHWA Division Civil Rights
Program Manager
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Slide # 2 depicts the USDOT and USDOJ emblems.
Self-Evaluation
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Required of all entities
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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USDOT Implementing Regulations (49 CFR 27)
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Americans w/Disabilities Act of 1990
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DOJ Implementing Regulations (28 CFR 35)
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Self-Evaluation
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Purpose & Scope
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Identify barriers in programs & activities
that prevents persons with disabilities from
access (includes evaluation of
policies/practices)
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Key - provide equivalent access to the
maximum extent feasible
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Slide # 4 depicts 3 images; on the left, there is a male in a wheelchair exiting a curb ramp and entering the path of traffic, the middle photograph depicts an individual traveling up a curb ramp onto the exiting sidewalk, the third phot on the right depicts a wheelchair bound individualand a cracked section of sidewalk.
Self-Evaluation-Barriers
broken pavement in crosswalk 2
• Curbs/Slopes
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Slide # 5 depicts two photographs:the photo in the background to the left is of a pole where ped signalization has been installed. The photgraph in the forground to the right is a close-up of a ped signal being activated by a pedestrian.
Self-Evaluation-Barriers
• Communication Devices
Slide - 6 depicts two photographs: the photo to the left represents a construction work-zone that does not have the appropriate path of travel established for pedestrians in general and for persons with disabilities in particular. The second photo depicts a construction work zone with a proper temporary path of travel.
Self-Evaluation-Barriers
• Construction Work Zones
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Self-Evaluation
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Identifying Barriers within public right-of-way
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Curbs
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Sidewalks
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Pedestrian Crossings
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Pedestrian Signals
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Shared Use Trails
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Parking Lots
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Bus Stops
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Self-Evaluation
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Developing the Evaluation
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Agency commitment
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Funding
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Staff resources (i.e., survey/maintenance staff,
interns) or contract with knowledgeable
consultants
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Slide # 9 depicts twp pictures; the one in the background to the upper right shows a female in an electric wheelchair adjacent to a section of trucated domes (detectable warnings) and a curb cut. The second phot to the left in the foreground depicts someone on a segway.
Self-Evaluation
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Methods
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Field
inspections/surveys
(form/checklist)
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GIS (recording
locations/measurements)
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Segway (profiler for
reading slopes)
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Self-Evaluation
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Critical Areas to Evaluate
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Public right-of-way accessing government
offices, medical facilities, downtown core
areas, school zones, residential areas, et al
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Rest Areas, parks, shared use trails
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Access to public buildings (permit/licensing
offices, public meeting rooms, etc.)
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Self-Evaluation
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End Result
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Inventory (and details) of facilities where
structural modifications are needed to
make facilities accessible to persons with
disabilities
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Foundation for Transition Plan
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Maintain in file/available for public
inspection for 3 yrs from date of
completion
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Slide # 12 contains two graphics; the graphic near the top right is a label for an ADA Transition Plan and Pedestrian Master plan. The second graphic depicts the slogan Barrier Busters/Access Anacortes (Spanish) with a disabled logo adapted from a no access symbol.
Transition Plan
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Required by Rehabilitation Act and the
ADA
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50 plus employees (entire agency)
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Public input
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Transition Plan
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Purpose & Scope
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Set forth steps necessary to complete
modifications identified through self-
evaluation (those areas not covered in a
previously developed plan)
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Provide a schedule for completing
modifications
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DOJ reference to Program Access Plan
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Transition Plan
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Content (at a minimum)
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Identify physical obstacles
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Describe the methods to make facilities
accessible
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Specify the schedule for achieving
completion (if longer than 1 year, identify
steps to be taken each year but as
expeditiously as possible)
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Transition Plan
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Content (cont.)
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Identify official responsible for
implementation of plan
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Estimated Cost of each modification
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Status column to record completion date
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Slide 16 depicts Transition Plan (Transition Plan Matrix Explanation)
Transition Plan
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Transition Plan
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Examples of Plans
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Rancho Cordova, CA
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Sacramento, CA
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Transition Plan
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Important things to remember
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Prioritize modifications (using same criteria
as self-evaluation)
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Coordinate/integrate schedule of
modifications with planned alterations
(paving, building, utility work)
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Inform/educate persons with authority
over budget/prioritizing projects
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Transition Plan
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Important things to remember
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Transition Plan is a living document -
evolving planning & monitoring tool
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As boundaries grow, so does the need to
incorporate acquired facilities into Self-
Evaluation/Transition Plan process
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Special Requests/Complaints & Transition
Plan schedule
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Slide # 20 depicts two photos; the phot to the left depicts a sidewalk with the furniture zone viewable. the second photo to the right shows a different type of sidewalk.
Questions