ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local = Governments

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ADA=20 Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local = Governments

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On December 5, 2006, February 27, 2007, May 7, 2007, and July = 26, 2007,=20 the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued = installments of a new technical assistance document designed to = assist=20 state and local officials to improve compliance with Title II of = the=20 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their programs, services, = activities, and facilities. The new technical assistance = document,=20 which will be released in several installments over the next ten = months,=20 is entitled =93The ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local = Governments.=94

The Tool Kit is designed to teach state and local government = officials=20 how to identify and fix problems that prevent people with = disabilities=20 from gaining equal access to state and local government programs,=20 services, and activities. It will also teach state and local = officials how to conduct accessibility surveys of their buildings = and=20 facilities to identify and remove architectural barriers to=20 access.

The first and second installments of the ADA Tool Kit, issued = December=20 5, 2006, include:

About This=20 Tool Kit (HTML) | (PDF) =

Chapter 1, ADA=20 Basics: Statutes and Regulations (HTML) | (PDF) =

Chapter 2, ADA=20 Coordinator: Notice and Grievance Procedure (HTML) | (PDF) =

Chapter 2,=20 Addendum: Title II Checklist (HTML) | (PDF)

The third and fourth installments, issued February 27, 2007,=20 include:

Chapter 3,=20 General Effective Communication Requirements Under Title II of the = ADA=20 (HTML) | (PDF)

Chapter 3,=20 Addendum: Title II Checklist (HTML) | (PDF)

Chapter 4,=20 9-1-1 and Emergency Communications Services (HTML) | (PDF)

Chapter 4,=20 Addendum: Title II Checklist (HTML) | (PDF)

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The fifth and sixth installments, issued May 7, 2007, = include:

Chapter 5,=20 Website Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA (HTML) | (PDF) =

Chapter 5,=20 Addendum: Title II Checklist (HTML) | (PDF) =

Chapter 6,=20 Curb Ramps and Pedestrian Crossings (HTML) | (PDF) =

Chapter 6,=20 Addendum: Title II Checklist (HTML) | (PDF)

Appendix 1,=20 Survey Instructions: Curb Ramps (HTML) | (PDF)

Appendix 2,=20 Survey Forms: Curb Ramps (HTML) | (PDF) =

The seventh installment of the Tool Kit, issued July 26, 2007,=20 includes:

Chapter=20 7, Emergency Management under Title II of the ADA (HTML) | (PDF)

Chapter= 7,=20 Addendum 1: Title II Checklist (Emergency Management) (HTML) | = (PDF)
Chapter 7,=20 Addendum 2:The ADA and Emergency Shelters: Access for All in = Emergencies=20 and Disasters (HTML) | (PDF)
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Chapter = 7,=20 Addendum 3: ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters (HTML) | (PDF)
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While state and local governments are not required to use the = ADA Best=20 Practices Tool Kit, the Department encourages its use as one = effective=20 means of complying with the requirements of Title II of the = ADA.

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