The existing detectable warning requirement, without change or postponement, will continue to apply to construction of new stations and alterations of existing stations platforms. At the same time, the Department was aware that rail operators had expressed a number of concerns about the detectable warnings requirement. Four state or local transportation agencies asked that FTA (or perhaps APTA) publish, in the Federal Register or elsewhere, its approvals of requests for equivalent facilitation, so that other transit authorities would know what products or accommodations were acceptable. Technology and product differentiation in the detectable warnings field does not stand still, and equivalent facilitation is an appropriate means to recognize evolution and innovation in these products. 3 Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to experience violence than children without disabilities. 58 FR 63092 DATE: Tuesday, November 30, 1993ACTION: Final rule. This is important, among other reasons, because based on the premise that standees can use lifts, the Access Board found it unnecessary to establish a standard for stair riser heights in vehicles that use lifts. Since the FTA issued these letters, the Access Board published Bulletin # 1 in May 1992, clarifying many of the ambiguities left by its original guidelines and containing a diagram illustrating the pattern prescribed for detectable warning surfaces. One transit agency asked that the rule state that non-disabled passengers do not have to get off the bus to let a disabled passenger on. As such, training is required, and adequate training time should be allowed. The first step is to complete the DRC Accommodation Request Form so we can begin to identify your needs. Reasonable accommodations may include changes which may be necessary in order for the person with a disability to use and enjoy a dwelling, including public and common use spaces, or participate in the federally-assisted program or activity. A driver cannot be expected to intuit the existence of a disability that is not apparent. b```YL83Y[20+2'0r20H 2b_j(!c#af(MP03 5[ DOT is committed to maintaining public safety while providing maximum flexibility to allow transportation industries to conduct their operations safely and We have some doubts about the practicality of providers carrying wheelchairs on their vehicles to use for standees who are trying to access a vehicle via the lift. To cover these situations, we proposed changing the rule to authorize the Administrator of the concerned operating Administration to make such a determination, with the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs in order to ensure consistency. The bulk of these-388 comments-were from individuals with disabilities or organizations representing them. Some comments from transit providers suggested there be limits on the use of lifts by standees (e.g., only where there are handrails, only in a wheelchair provided by the transit authority). Before the NPRM was issued, Amtrak told DOT staff that this provision is not appropriate in an important situation in which it leases rail cars. The rule makes these corrections, which have no substantive effects. Webdisabilities who are unable to use the vehicle because the lift does not work. For work-related hardship license appeals, this means that you must provide a letter from your employer which explains your work hours and need for a license. The Department believes that the suggestion to publish its equivalent facilitation determinations is a good one. We would ask that you fill out a "Request for Accommodation" on the first instance of your request, and at that time, the procedure for obtaining your needed service will be explained. What If I Want Interpreting Services Or Other Ongoing Supports? Spaces for persons who wish to remain in their wheelchairs or mobility aids shall have a minimum clear floor spacePAGE 2858 FR 63092, *6310348 inches by 30 inches. PAGE 558 FR 63092, *63093specifically for the rail platform market), they asserted, had solved these problems, and no delay in installation requirements was needed. The Department of Justice and the Access Board do not: In non-transportation contexts, if a facility owner determines that it has made an equivalent facilitation, if need not seek approval or confirmation from any Federal agency. For example, a petition that the Access Board and the Department received, prior to the issuance of the NPRM, from several rail operators cited what they called "extraordinary costs" and unanswered questions about the materials' "durability, maintainability * * * safety, and usability by persons with visual and mobility impairments." EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective December 30, 1993. (56 FR 45755). The Department is aware that the Access Board (along with the Department of Justice and Department of Transportation) proposed to suspend, until January 1995, the requirement for detectable warnings in contexts such as curb ramps and parking lots, with the expectation of conducting further research. Entities shall not claim that a determination of equivalent facilitation indicates approval or endorsement of any product or method by the Federal government, the Department of Transportation, or any of its operating administrations.5. It is Island Transits policy that riders will be requested to yield priority seating at the front of the bus to the elderly and persons with disabilities. hb``g`` People using canes or walkers and other standees with disabilities who do not use wheelchairs but have difficulty using steps (e.g., an elderly person who can walk on a plane without use of a mobility aid but cannot raise his or her legs sufficiently to climb bus steps) must also be permitted to use the lift, on request. For more information on requesting sign language interpreters, please visit the DRC Interpreting Services page. WebIf the auditor believes that the financial statements are notfairly stated or is unable to reach a conclusion because of insufficient evidence, the auditor A) should withdraw from the engagement. One rail operator cited a 1991 study performed by a consultant for DOT that noted a number of problems that had occurred in early installations of detectable warnings. Lifts meeting Access Board standards will have handrails. Days. (4) In the case of a request by a private entity that provides transportation services subject to the provisions of subpart E of this part or a manufacturer, the private entity or manufacturer shall consult, in person, in writing, or by other appropriate means, with representatives of national and local organizations representing people with those disabilities who would be affected by the request. It also mentioned a technical safety concern relating to the interface of the detectable warning strip and the yellow safety stripe at the platform edge. When the needed technologies or other products are delivered, DRC doesn't stop there. Parts 37 and 38 require wheelchair securement. 57 0 obj <>stream If there are conductors or other transit personnel present in the passenger compartments, they would make the request when they saw a situation calling for it. The FTA Administrator sent letter to a number of manufacturers to inform them that their designs appeared to meet the dimensional requirements intended by the Access Board. 20590. It is inappropriate under a nondiscrimination statute like the ADA, DREDF argued, to restrict the availability of a service to persons with disabilities based only on speculation or apprehension about possible risks. Controls another person's means of transportation with the intent to permanently deprive the person of the means of transportation. 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Reasonable accommodations are changes or modifications to a job or work environment that make it possible for an employee with a disability to perform the essential functions of that job. In @ 37.9, paragraph (d) is revised to read as follows:@ 37.9 -- Standards for accessible transportation facilities. Making decisions about equivalent facilitation in advance, through an agency administrative process, seems more efficient than making them after the fact, through litigation. (2) The requesting party shall provide the following information with its request:(i) Entity name, address, contact person and telephone;(ii) Specific provision of appendix A to this part with which the entity is unable to comply;(iii) Reasons for inability to comply;(iv) Alternative method of compliance, with demonstration of how the alternative meets or exceeds the level of accessibility or usability of the vehicle provided in appendix A to this part; and(v) Documentation of the public participation used in developing an alternative method of compliance.PAGE 2558 FR 63092, *63102(3) In the case of a request by a public entity that provides transportation facilities (including an airport operator), or a request by an air carrier with respect to airport facilities, the required public participation shall include the following:(i) The entity shall contact individuals with disabilities and groups representing them in the community. In this case, according to a press report, the platform's edge was "marked with abrasive material" in an attempt to provide a warning to persons with vision impairments. This issue attracted, by far, the greatest number of comments of any issue raised by the NPRM. If, as the result of research the Department is conducting, or further research or determinations by the Access Board, some change in the technical. In New York, a blind passenger using a guide dog fell off a platform and was killed by an oncoming train. The two types of machines are similar enough in the operations that consumers must perform that the same requirements make sense in both contexts. 12. While the procedures differ, the substantive standard is not less stringent for manufacturers: any party seeking a determination of equivalent facilitation must convince the Department that its proposal really results in equivalent or greater access. @ 38.113 -- [Amended] 11. The main point of all commenters supporting a restriction on the use of lifts by standees was the safety risk that they believe to exist. There are reasons to have such a requirement. 9*H FuE~W*ETZc3: ZVch.Fbu:c _qZv&5RHO3bnK*A2~pwm@)VK8"gB2laaG 12101-12213); 49 U.S.C. The Department would apply 49 CFR 37.9, concerning grandfathering, to fare vending systems that meet the current ADA standard in the same way as that section applies to other features of transportation facilities. The latter group of commenters said that, in a vehicle that did not meet part 38 standards, there were safety concerns relating to door height, smoothness of operation etc. The future event or events are likely to occur. From a transportation policy point of view, requiring materials to be installed without providing a reasonable amount of time for rail operators to resolve these very practical issues could be counterproductive. These situations, some of which were recounted by fall victims themselves in detail, were in addition to cases in which visually-impaired passengers almost fell off, or had become very fearful of walking on, rail station platforms. Our staff will work with you to understand how your limitations impact your ability to perform your critical job tasks. The Department received over 550 comments on the NPRM, most of which came from individuals with disabilities or organizations representing them, state and local agencies working on disability matters, state and local transportation agencies, and equipment manufacturers. In @ 38.125, paragraph (d)(2) is revised to read as follows:@ 38.125 -- Mobility aid accessibility. Reasonable accommodations create equal access and opportunities in the workplace so that people with disabilities can be productive team players whose unique perspectives promote the development of successful programs. Entities shall not cite these determinations as indicating that a product or method constitute equivalent facilitations in situations other than those to which the determinations specifically pertain. Five requested that handrails be retrofitted on existing lifts, and one commenter opposed this idea. Several manufacturers of detectable warning surfaces requested clarification. Those commenters who asserted that the two types of machines should have different requirements did not provide sufficient information on which the Department or the Access Board could base a separate standard. Five commenters (one of the above transit agencies plus four of the commenters who favored the NPRM provision) said that additional provision (e.g., a voice synthesizer system) was needed on fare vending systems to serve persons with visual impairments. These factors make a persuasive case for not unduly postponing the installation of detectable warning materials that can prevent death, injuries, and narrow escapes of the kind cited in the record. (4) In all signage designating priority seating areas for elderly persons and persons with disabilities, or designating wheelchair securement areas, the entity shall include language informing persons sitting in these locations that they should comply with requests by transit provider personnel to vacate their seats to make room for an individual with a disability. Any such use of these letters, or reliance on these letters in marketing materials, is unauthorized, and potential customers for these products should disregard claims of this kind. Seventeen commenters supported restricting the access of standees to lifts. The chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely. The Department will extend the required completion date for the installation of detectable warnings in existing key stations to July 26, 1994. Different transit properties that have installed the tiles reported different experiences with cleaning and maintenance, some reporting substantial difficulty and others having few problems. Equivalent facilitation is a useful provision of the Access Board guidelines and the Department's rules that applies to all accessibility features. The Department is adopting this proposal without change. The Department's proposal was based on a belief that rail operators may need additional time to resolve concerns over adhesion, durability, and maintainability of detectable warning materials in the context of key station modifications. Consultation with these individuals and groups shall take place at all stages of the development of the request for equivalent facilitation. The DOT study alluded to by commenters, with some qualifications, does support the proposition that standees may use lifts safely and successfully. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS ].14 The auditor should consider the effect of an illegal act on the amounts presented in nancial statements including contingent monetary effects, such as nes, penalties and damages. The availability of seating or securement space is an integral part of accessibility (i.e., having a vehicle that is "readily * * * usable by" an individual with a disability). INTRODUCTION. One disability community. The language reads as follows:Departures from particular technical and scoping requirements of these guidelines by the use of other designs or technologies are permitted where the alternative designs and technologies used will provide substantially equivalent or greater access to and usability of the facility [vehicle]. Nine commenters, eight of whom were equipment manufacturers, said that there should not be separate equivalent facilitation procedures for public and private entities. [Q]%hMT!K*ULV}2[xxLs?QE|d7:.tY?_OOj|VZ>qVQpr~Ve_'9cW|}p3.2nOgO?>tizQx;9/8}-ceyXOfuZUZ7Glaq+_TRJb:$96 To clarify this point, the NPRM proposed adding to @ 37.167 a new paragraph spelling out this obligation, which would apply to private as well as public transportation entities. The concern expressed by these providers was essentially that some older models of lifts have no handrails or other means of preventing a standee user from losing his or her balance and falling while the lift is in operation. In other words, we believe it is more important to do the job right than to do it immediately. Business Hours:8:30am-5:00pm ET, M-F. U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE _@b'^\481FqTK9jri0TO*5P5NUB19@u$.c[w(e- 35 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<219546CA2F0B1B4A956CBC6DFEFAA54F>]/Index[10 48]/Info 9 0 R/Length 119/Prev 123083/Root 11 0 R/Size 58/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream These were primarily, but not exclusively, from the blind community. However, nothing in the study suggests that these problems appear insuperable; nor does the study suggest that a prolonged period of time (e.g., five years) is needed for rail operators to solve these problems. Some commenters pointed out that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) had not adopted a detectable warnings standard, drawing the conclusion that this placed the viability of the current Federal standard in question. PAGE 758 FR 63092, *63094Department takes notice. If the entity chooses not to allow such individuals to use such a lift, it shall clearly notify consumers of this fact by signage on the exterior of the vehicle (adjacent to and of equivalent size with the accessibility symbol). If, as in many systems, the only transit employee aboard the train is in the driver's compartment in the front car, the employee will not be in a position to see who is sitting in a priority seat in the third car in the train, let alone ask someone to move from it. An ambulatory person with a disability may be unable to stand for long periods, meaning that the person would be effectively denied access to transportation if he or she could not sit down on a crowded bus. The study affirms the excellent detectability of materials meeting Federal standards. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) changed the name of the former Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) to that continued to exist even if the lift had a handrail. While it need not be part of this rule, the Department will take appropriate steps to provide general notice of these decisions. Only one commenter, a person with a disability, opposed the proposal, saying it could cause litigation and a backlash against disabled riders. Given the urgency of the concerns expressed by disability community comments and the strong safety rationale for installing detectable warnings, the Department will not adopt the proposed 18-month extension, however. DOT staff were also contacted by a disability group representative who believes that standees should be accommodated on all lifts. The proposed changes concerned the "reach range" (e.g., how far a person must reach to operate the controls) of ATMs. This was due, in part, to the absence of a diagram illustrating the required pattern. The situations covered by the Access Board proposal are distinguishable from the situation of rail platform edges, and a decision by the Access Board to delete the detectable warning requirement in the former would not affect the requirement in the latter for detectable warnings on platform edges, particularly given the safety consequences of falls from rail station platforms. (B) The manufacturer of a product or accessibility feature to be used in the facility of such entity to comply with this part. Detectable warnings can prevent that last mistaken step. One of these commenters simply said that the current rule should be left in place, without change. Given the differences between the bus and rail contexts, and the specific requirements that the ADA applies to rail, it does not seem appropriate to apply the "don't diminish fleet accessibility percentage" rule to this situation. Another commenter said the Access Board specification for [*63094] detectable warnings should be made more precise, and that the "pathfinder" design had some international acceptance. All documents and other information concerning the request shall be available, upon request, to members of the public. In none of these cases did the platform edge have a detectable warning. The ability to gather this information is an additional reason for providing the extension. Other key station accessibility requirements, if not covered by a time extension for [*63095] "extraordinarily expensive" changes, must still have been completed by July 26, 1993. Issued this 25th day of October, 1993, at Washington, D.C. Federico Pena,Secretary of Transportation.For the reasons set forth in the Preamble, the Department of Transportation amends 49 CFR parts 37 and 38 as follows: (b)(1) For purposes of implementing the equivalent facilitation provision in @ 38.2 of this subtitle, the following parties may submit to the Administrator of the applicable operating administration a request for a determination of equivalent facilitation: PAGE 2358 FR 63092, *63101(i) A public or private entity that provides transportation services and is subject to the provisions of subpart D or subpart E this part; or(ii) The manufacturer of a vehicle or a vehicle component or subsystem to be used by such entity to comply with this part. The requirement will apply to newly acquired vehicles and to new or replacement signs in existing vehicles. In the NPRM, the Department emphasized that its concerns were neither about the basic design of the [*63093] detectable warnings or their usefulness to people with vision impairments. The commenters who suggested that DOT not make equivalent facilitation determinations are suggesting, in effect, that DOT adopt this approach. It is a way of providing a reasonable sense of security to regulated parties that accessibility modifications they make will comply with ADA requirements. The key point in the comments, from the Department's point of view, is the absence of information documenting a safety problem resulting from standees' use of lifts. We decline to adopt suggestions that the completion date for installation of detectable warnings be established only after certain research is completed. It is important to remember that the NPRM never raised the issue of whether detectable warnings should be installed on rail platform edges, only the issue of when installation should be completed. These concerns include the possibility of adhesive failures and "lift-off" (i.e., the corners of segments of the materials may come up) as well as durability. The Department said that these concerns do not apply with the same force to a new construction situation, where detectable warnings can be made an integral part of the platform design (e.g., through concrete stamping or other methods not involving retrofit). II. We do not believe that such accommodations should be required, however. To accommodate this situation, the Department proposed to add a new paragraph to this section, which would allow good faith efforts to be documented in a different way. They suggested that public and private entities be subject to the same procedures. United States, Email: drc@dot.gov (49 CFR part 37, Appendix A, @ 2.2; 49 CFR part 38, 38.2). PAGE 1858 FR 63092, *63099transit agencies asked for guidance on how to identify people with hidden disabilities for priority seating purposes (one of these commenters suggested that such passengers self-disclose). Other firms claim that their products comply, even though the products differ from those diagrams which were submitted to FTA. WebThe ADA also outlaws discrimination against individuals with disabilities in State and local government services, public accommodations, transportation and The case of installing detectable warnings sooner, rather than later, is made stronger by three publicly reported deaths of visually impaired passengers in the time since the comment period for this rulemaking closed, of which the. The authority citation for 49 CFR part 37 continues to read as follows: Authority: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. At the same time, given the modification discussed below, it will not impose onerous new duties on transit personnel. (6) Determinations of equivalent facilitation are made only with respect to transportation facilities, and pertain only to the specific situation concerning which the determination is made. 2. This is because the economic effects of the rule in general should be minimal; to the extent that the rule reduces costs (e.g., by delaying the requirement for completing the installation of detectable warnings), this beneficial effect will affect only large entities. Further, 49 CFR 37.7 and 37.9 establish a procedure through which an entity may obtain a determination of equivalent facilitation for vehicles and facilities, respectively:For purposes of implementing the equivalent facilitation provision * * * a determination of compliance will be made by the (Federal Transit) Administrator or the Federal Railroad Administrator, as applicable, on a case-by-case basis. At the request of commenters, the original January 19, 1993, comment closing date was extended through February 19, 1993. Moreover, unlike the falls of visually-impaired persons from platforms, allegations mentioned by some commenters that properly installed detectable warnings cause safety problems (e.g., for persons using crutches or walkers, or pedestrians wearing high heels) are not supported by any evidence of these problems actually having occurred. The final rule specifically bars claims by manufacturers that an equivalent facilitation determination constitutes a product endorsement by the Department. For example, a wheelchair user may not be able to use a bus safely and securely if he or she does not have access to the securement location. (iii) The entity shall sponsor at least one public hearing on the request and shall provide adequate notice of the hearing, including advertisement in [*63102] appropriate media, such as newspapers of general and special interest circulation and radio announcements. We also do not believe there is a strong connection between the July 1995 one car per train deadline (which pertains mostly to making service for persons with mobility impairments accessible) and the installation of detectable warnings (which pertains mostly to making platforms safe for visually impaired passengers). All documents and other information concerning the request shall be available, upon request, to members of the public. Common transportation barriers include long travel distances, lack of vehicle, transportation cost, inadequate infrastructure, and adverse policies affecting We also agree with the commenters who suggested that priority seating signs should specify that non-disabled persons should move to make room for someone who needs a priority seat. The first was the designation of the last paragraph of @ 38.113 (concerning signage) as (3), rather than (e). (An equipment manufacturer, a person with a disability, and one other commenter also took this position). The second modification would except a particular model of lifts from the requirement that transportation providers permit standees to use lifts. While managers and employees are experts in their respective fields, they may not know how to go about providing specific reasonable accommodation solutions for different situations. Some services, such as sign language interpreting, reader services, or personal assistance while on travel, can be provided by DRC on a continuing basis. Thirteen of these, including ten state or local transportation agencies, supported the NPRM proposal. 322. The extension we have provided in this rule should be adequate to permit an aggressive effort by rail properties to address successfully practical concerns about installation. (ii) The entity shall make its proposed request available for public comment before the request is made final or transmitted to DOT. Web1. 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