[Access] Accessibility/Facilities items

[leslie gilbert]

I think he is misinformed about the door hinges.  It should be a simple swap-out of the hinges, of course that will only gain you an inch or two.  Ideally, the changing table up there could be moved and then a new, wider doorway created, but that would be a major undertaking. > Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:41:37 -0800> To: access at uueugene.org> From: ruthken at pacinfo.com> Subject: [Access] Accessibility/Facilities items> > Accessibility Friends,> > Since your meeting on December 4 is right AFTER our meeting, I > thought I would alert you to items on our agenda and where I think > things stand with them. These comments are so you can give me input, > so that I can help the Facilities Council decide what can and should > be done.> > 1. Today, Leslie Gilbert and I Iooked at the accessibility from the > parking area with a focus on wheelchair accessibility via a ramp. We > recommend that a five-foot strip be available for this, located as > follows: facing the church from the parking lot, it would be just to > the right of the church post nearest the street. We would paint this > strip yellow, and I would like a sign explaining why. I recommend > "Wheelchair Loading Zone." As to the ramp, I favor accepting Cindy's > offer to look into a portable ramp. The height of the curb at our > recommendation location is about 3 1/2 inches.> > Because of concerns expressed about parking down near the street, > I've been watching that area and haven't seen what appear to be > problems. I need to know more what the problems are, and then I need > to understand David Gilmartin's ideas of what might be done (signs, > cones, etc?).> > 2. George Koris and I looked at the idea of making the doors to the > two more-nearly-ADA-compliant restrooms wider by using recessed door > hinges. George is convinced that this would be a major project > involving reframing and re-hanging the doors so that they open on the > left. George is convinced that we would have to have this work done > by a professional. In view of the expenses involved, we feel that we > need to be very sure that this change is needed before going forward.> > 3. This week, Ed Zack is going to look into putting up a solar light > near the upper part of the RE pathway, where light is most needed, > and he will do so unless there's some unexpected reason why not. > Assuming that this will work at all, we can then assess whether more > needs to be done to provide adequate lighting down to the RE area.> > 4. I remind you that we're committed to making a smooth threshold > for the entrance to the more-nearly-ADA-compliant restroom in the RE > area, when the temperature is high enough. In fact, Ed Zack will > take care of this.> > See you December 4, if not before.> > Ken> -- > ****************************************************> Ken Ross> ruthken at pacinfo.com> home phone: 541-686-1549> *******************************************************> _______________________________________________> Access mailing list> Access at uueugene.org> http://www.uueugene.org> http://www.uueugene.org/mailman/listinfo/access
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