[Access] Accessibility/Facilities items

[Ken Ross]

You might be correct, but I should have given more information. 
Three complications are:  There's precious little space between the 
door and the wall on the left, and the post supporting the door 
hinges is part of, or attached to, a beam.  I can't explain it any 
better or visualize it perfectly, but do look at the particular 
situation when you get a chance again.  Also, it's not a "simple 
swap-out," because the recessed hinges are a different size than the 
old current ones.

Frankly, I'd like to get George to look at the installation at 
Cindy's, since Cindy offered.  I'd be happy to go look, but I don't 
understand building and construction issues well enough to benefit 
much.  Best wishes, Ken

>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
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