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5.6.7-6
The “hierarchy of
obligations”
• New construction
• Alteration or renovation
Done by you, on your behalf, or for
your use?
Before or after you received Federal
financial assistance?
• “Existing facilities”
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New construction
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Alteration or renovation
• Was it done:
by you?
on your behalf?
for your use?
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Alteration or renovation
(con’t)
• If yes, when was it/will it be done?
Before you received Federal financial
assistance: use existing facilities
rules
After you received Federal financial
assistance: altered/renovated part
must comply with architectural
accessibility standards
• 29 CFR 32.28(b)
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Existing facilities
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Which standards
should you use?
• DOL’s Section 504 regs say UFAS
• But . . . regs also allow “alternative
standards” to be used if they will
allow “equivalent or greater
access”
• So . . . you may use either UFAS or
ADAAG
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New standards to come?
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Program accessibility (con’t)
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Examples of changes
for program accessibility
• Redesigning equipment
• Moving classes or other services to
accessible locations
• Assigning aides to participants/
beneficiaries
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Program accessibility:
two key points
• You must provide programs and
activities in most integrated
setting possible for people with
disabilities
• You may be required to alter or
renovate your facilities if there is
no other possible way of providing
program accessibility
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Any questions?