[Access] Accessibility/Facilities items

Mon Nov 26 18:54:19 CST 2007

Ken,

It's true you may need to lengthen the area on the post where the hinge 
is attached and if that can't be done without detaching the post, that 
might be a problem. I don't recall that the person who did it for me had 
to detach the framing to make the enlargement but it was some time ago 
and I'm not sure. You do need approx. two inches between the door and 
the wall, so maybe that could be a problem. I'd be glad to have George 
come over and look at mine.

Cindy

Ken Ross wrote:
> 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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