1. Update on ADA Issues Brooke Struve, PE Design Program Manager Federal Highway Administration AASHTO Subcommittee on Design Annual Meeting—July 13-17, 2008

2. ADA Legal Context Rehabilitation Act –Applies to programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance Americans with Disabilities Act –Applies to services, programs, and activities of a public entity

3. Requirements for Accessibility Department of Transportation Regulation –49 CFR 37 –ADAAG as incorporated in 36 CFR 1191 Modifications: –Route location –Detectable warnings –Bus loading areas

4. Requirements for Accessibility Department of Justice Regulation –28 CFR 35 & 36 –ADAAG as incorporated into 28 CFR 36 Alternate standard – UFAS DOJ rulemaking (comments due 8-18-08)

5. ADA Guidance FHWA memoranda –http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/civilrights/ada_memo_clarificationi.htmhttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/civilrights/ada_memo_clarificationi.htm –http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/civilrights/ada_memo_clarificationa.htmhttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/civilrights/ada_memo_clarificationa.htm FHWA Q & A – links to other resources –http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/civilrights/ada_qa.htmhttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/civilrights/ada_qa.htm DOJ Title II Technical Assistance Manual –http://www.ada.gov/taman2.htmlhttp://www.ada.gov/taman2.html –http://www.ada.gov/taman2up.htmlhttp://www.ada.gov/taman2up.html

6. Design Standards ADAAG or UFAS –FHWA recommends ADAAG –Limited information for public rights-of-way –Develop agency standards –Reasonable and consistent

7. ADA Design Resources Draft Guidelines for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way (PROWAG) www.access-board.gov/rowdraft.htm www.access-board.gov/rowdraft.htm Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access: Parts I and II http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sidewalks/ http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sidewalk2/ http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sidewalks/ http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sidewalk2/

8. ADA Design Resources Special Report: Accessible Public Rights-of-Way Planning and Design for Alterations http://www.access-board.gov/PROWAC/alterations/guide.htm

9. ADA Design Resources Guidelines for Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Final Report Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practice http://www.trb.org

10. Program Accessibility Transition Plan –Inventory of existing facilities limiting access –Describe methods to make facilities accessible –Specify schedule to implement –Identify responsible official –Public participation in self-evaluation –Public inspection of self-evaluation and plan

11. Project Accessibility New construction and Alterations Maintenance Technically infeasible/ structurally impractical Safety Cost Construction tolerances

12. Accessibility in Work Zones MUTCD 6D.02 Standard: When existing pedestrian facilities are disrupted, closed, or relocated in a TTC zone, the temporary facilities shall be detectable and include accessibility features consistent with the features present in the existing pedestrian facility.

13. Accessibility in Work Zones Continuous, unobstructed route Conflicts with traffic Conflicts with construction

14. Accessibility in Work Zones Communicate alternate route to visually impaired

15. Accessibility in Work Zones Continuous delineation –Cones, rope, and tape not acceptable

18. Accessibility in Work Zones Keep pedestrian route clear of construction activities

19. Accessibility in Work Zones Curb ramps

21. ADA Questions Policy –Bob Cosgrove, Office of Civil Rights –Candace Groudine, Office of Civil Rights Legal –Lisa MacPhee, Office of Chief Counsel Design –Brooke Struve, Office of Program Administration