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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19-18 City Commission Packet Materials - A7. CAHAB Appointments - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (Applicant Report) J. Schule Extra Credit 2 F14 Watson The American Disability Act was created in 1990 and came into effect in 1992 The purpose of the act was to ensure equal opportunity to individuals with disabilities. This assignment largely deals with the Accessible Routes and accessibility within the building. I chose the Student Union Building as my building to analyze This was partially by default. I wanted to assess the accessibility from a wheelchair I did not believe I would be able to truly analyze the accessibility from a walking position. Towards that end. I was able to use a wheelchair from the University's Disability Department: I chose a Sunday to 'tour' the district in the wheelchair. Unlike Cheever where the building is usually open (even without a key card) and almost always has some level of activity every day of the week and late into the night, most of the other campus buildings are closed on weekends. On this particular day. the Student Union building was mostly open. (Subsequent visits to the SUB for further documentation were 1 done during weekdays.) The Student Union Building (SUB) was built in 1937 as a three-story brick building just after the Great Depression. A two-story addition was added in 1970 on the west side of the original building. An $8.6 million dollar renovation project started in the spring of 2007 and concluded in the fall of 2008. This renovation included "turning the SUB Theatre into the Procrastinator Theater, with tiered seating for moviegoers; expanding the Union Market's serving area and creating new seating arrangements in Union Market to accommodate more people: reconfiguring Avogadro's Number; renovating restrooms. exchanging the SRO coffee cart for a coffee shop in the southwest lounge; and an addition to the south entrance that will house Admissions and New Student Services offices." (Web) The majority of the ADA compliant facilities were added at this time. While, as I stated above, I chose to analyze this particular building Partly by default (as it was the open on Sunda but also because it is the .,community center" of the University. BY y> Purposes and University's own admission on its website and affirmed by its statement of union purp functions "the Union is the communitycenter for the college, for all members of the college y — students, faculty, administration,family stud n on. alumni and guests It is not just a building. It is an e organization and a program. Together they represent a well-considered plane for the community life of the college. .—The union serves as a unifying force in the life of the college, cultivating enduring regard for and loyalty to the college (Web. History) It was the first building on campus that I visited when I was considering attending here. I believe it truly is the heart of the University and should feel as such to all who enter it. As the HUB or SUB of the University, many campus business offices are housed here including Admissions, the Book Store, many eateries and recreational facilities. (Appendix A, Figure 1) Student Employment, Financial Aid and many more offices are also located in this building. The third floor houses the Women's Center. (Appendix A. Figure 2) All students should be able to access all parts of this building without any difficult not only for ADA compliance for reasons but again, because it is the first place any new potential student comes to and in my opinion is reflective of the attitude towards all students, especially those with disabilities. The SUB is located at the southeastern part of the campus. It is accessible from the main thoroughfare that runs east to west across campus, West Grant Street. The project specified three deficiencies to the Accessible Routes for the chosen building, I was only able to find one. I assessed the SUB's Site Arrival and other Accessible Routes criteria including the slope of each entrance and found no deficiencies. The site is relatively flat and all entrances are labeled as to their accessibility. The University has a good number of maps on its website for access s / and routes for d►sabitities. As stated above, Appendix A. Figure 1 and 2 show the Campus Map and map of Strand showing accessibility routes and entrances. The Student Union Building is i highlighted in green on Figure 1. There are handicapped parking spaces circled in red on the southwest (4 spaces) and southeast (8 spaces). The SUB is on the local public bus system called Streamline. Figure 3 shows the bus routes that service the SUB. The map indicates that all four (4) bus lines service the building. This is more than most buildings have and is completely compliant. There was one area that was deficient in Accessible Routes and being in the wheelchair arriving from Cheever, I felt it personally. 206.3 Location. Accessible routes shall coincide with, or be located in the same area as general circulation paths. Where circulation paths are interior, required accessible routes shall also be interior_ Elements such as ramps, elevators. or other circulation devices, fare vending or other ticketing areas, and fare collection areas shall be placed to minimize the distance which wheelchair users and other persons who cannot negotiate steps may have to travel compared to the general public. If one was to arrive at the building from the North, perhaps coming from another class or a dormitory, the closest handicapped accessible entrance is the center, West door by (above) the Book Store. This makes this building only easily accessible via a parked car in the visitor lot or via a public bus. While this is acceptable to visitors or new students that have yet to move into a door perhaps, for current students, this does not minimize the distance have to travel based on the general public. Additionally, there is only one other handicapped entrance on the northeast side of the building. Because this building is the hub and center of the campus, ideally, all doors are used equally and therefore, should have handicapped access equally. This is equally true on the interior. There are three handicapped lifts or elevators located at the same three doors indicated above which is generous but not equal as there are six (6) total entrances. The majority of the services and offices inside require additional distance to travel back and forth to those lifts at the corners of the building. If one needed to eat (in the center of the SUB) and then go to the basement to bowl (center of the SUB). for example, a walking person would travel half the distance as one in a wheelchair. The general public has stairs in the middle of the floors that make travel between floors much more efficient than the handicapped person experiences. This is not something that would be easily remedied financially or structurally. Because the building is a three-story building originally with a two-story addition, the circulation and accessibility have been affected or altered from their original plans. The accessibility for the original building alone, is quite good. The same can be said for the addition. But when the two are put together as one building, the accessibility expectations and needs change to a greater percentage that may not be able to be ever be ideal but rather, a compromise. Additional elevators, ramps or other means of entrance and egress to the building and between the floors would be structurally difficult and cost prohibitive. I do not have a reasonable or viable solution for this deficiency (to make this building more accessible from every entrance) at this time. n'/;c,c �'7 < /N Y<t �- ,�-�c/`f,=C!/ The project also asks for identification of a minimum of three (3) locations that are deficient not related to Accessible Routes; this can be built in items, plumbing fixtures or others as described in the ADA standards. I found several. albeit minor, but therefore, hopefully easily remedied deficiencies in other items. The first involved the spring loaded gates of the lifts, the second was a marble threshold, the third was the location of condiments and utensils, and finally the fourth was non-accessible restrooms on the third floor. 404.2 Manual Doors, Doorways, and Manual Gates Manual doors and doorways and manual gates intended for user passage shall comply with 404.2. 410.6 Doors and Gates. Platform lifts shall have low-energy power-operated doors or gates complying with 404.3. Doors shall remain open for 20 seconds minimum. End doors and gates shall provide a clear width 32 inches (815 mm) minimum. Side doors and gates shall provide a clear width 42 inches (1065 MITI) minimum. 'r 01 l EXCEPTION: Platform lifts serving two landings maximum and having doors or gates on opposite sides shall be permitted to have self-closing manual doors or gates While 404.2 clause is confusing as it references itself, it would make sense if manual gates were self-closing. I found the pertinent clause when I searched further as it relates to lift gates in 410.6. The lift on the northeast side of the SUB building has two swing gates, both of which have to be closed in order for the lift to operate When I was first picking up the wheelchair from the Disability Office, the lift would not descend to the ground floor as the top gate had been left open. If it had a self-closing spring in the past, it was currently inoperable. I needed to use that lift to transport the wheelchair out of the building and home unless I was to simply carry it up the stairs, which I considered. I chose to remedy the situation and use the lift, rather than just cant' the chair up the stairs. To do so, I had to walk up the stairs, close the top gate and walk back down the stairs to operate the lift. If I had been in the wheelchair, I would have had three choices: to roll/wheel/go back to the Disability Office to ask for assistance. wait for someone to ' walk by to help me or go all the way across the building to the elevator on the northwest side of the building. None of the three were very appealing options All gates that must be closed in order for lifts to operate should have operable automatic swing. This is a simple maintenance/facilities check list item. Check the hinges for appropriate spring back every month and replace them if they are not up to standard. This item could be easily handled and cannot be (should not be) expensive. (Photos of the lifts and my attempts to use them are in Appendix B, Photos 13-22.) 404.2.5 Thresholds. Thresholds, if provided at doorways, shall be 1/2 inch (13 mm) high maximum. Raised thresholds and changes in level at doorways shall comply with 302 and 303. In the women's handicapped bathroom on the second floor, there is a marble threshold on the main door into the bathroom. I was able to get over this in the wheelchair upon entering but not r had to haVe a classmate push me upon exiting. I needed assistance to get over the threshold: I h of space but in out of the bathroom. The door area is compliant in that there are 40 inches wi reality, the angle of approach required (I it straight on to the door) combined c e backwards and the marble surface, I was not able to get any traction nor was I able to levera9 in height- That liant as it is beveled and /2 raise up over the obstacle. The threshold is also Comp That beingsaid it is simply a sill detail. While I did not enter the men's handicapped PY Y bathroom, it is easy to see the same marble threshold is present. The other bathrooms on other floors in the building do not have the marble, but rather an almost flat rubber threshold which complies with the specifications. (Photos of this incident, the bathroom and marble are in Appendix B, Photos 33-39.) : !-l r `-7y 904.5.1 Self-Service Shelves and Dispensing Devices. Self-service shelves and dispensing devices for tableware. dishware. condiments, food and beverages shall comply with 308. 308 Reach Ranges 308.3.2 Obstructed High Reach. Where a clear floor or ground space allows a parallel approach to an element and the high side reach is over an obstruction, the height of the obstruction shall be 34 inches (865 mm) maximum and the depth of the obstruction shall be 24 inches (610 mm) maximum. The high side reach shall be 48 inches (1220 mm) maximum for a reach depth of 10 inches (255 mm) maximum. Where the reach depth exceeds 10 inches (255 mm), the high side reach shall be 46 inches (1170 mm) maximum for a reach depth of 24 inches (610 mm) maximum Figure 308.3.2 Obstructed High Side Reach / n IF x xl x x 1 ; CoCo aE g _ Co E M imam 10 max _> 10-24 rrmx-7 ZP5 nss+o (a) Ib) One such instance of inaccessible reach was in the Union Market dining hall. This was repeated on the First floor Bobcat Grill dining area and Avogadro's Grill and as such will be treated as one instance. The condiments and utensils are located well above 48" off the floor. One in a wheelchair cannot reach the required items to eat without assistance. While the current location is a convenient and tidy location, it is quite unnecessary. There is plenty of counter space at the appropriate height. Avogadro's Cafe and the Bobcat Grill both use carts that put the napkins and other items at about 6' of height above the floor. This could be e.0 L,- easily remedied. (The photos showing my lack of reach are in Appendix B, Photos 42-50.) As a brief commentary. the University has recently put standing computer kiosks at several locations in the SUB. Only three of the all the SUB kiosk computers are at the seated height. While all of the standing computers were not in use. the three computers that could have been used by someone in a wheelchair were occupied. (Appendix Photos 51 and 52.) Perhaps appropriate signage would make it easier for a person in a wheelchair to ask someone to move if necessary? - The final deficiency is regarding the third floor restroom facilities for mand women While en re similar I was only visited the women's facilities. I am confident that the men's facilities a and could benefit from renovation. 213 Toilet Facilities and Bathing Facilities shall 213.1 General. Where toilet facilities and bathing facilities are provided. they re provided in facilities comply with 213. Where toilet facilities and bathing facilities are accessible permitted by 206.2.3 Exceptions 1 and 2 not to connect stories by connected by route. toilet facilities and bathing facilities shall be provided on a story an accessible route to an accessible entrance 213.2 Toilet Rooms and Bathing Rooms. Where toilet rooms are provided, each toilet room shall comply with 603. Where bathing rooms are provided, each bathing room shall comply with 603 The third floor is accessible to handicapped persons, however, neither restroom is accessible. You would have to use the elevator to go back to the second floor to use the restroom. This is simply not necessary. If the University wanted to make the third floor restroom ADA accessible, a toilet could be capped and a stall expanded to the appropriate compliant width without much expense. The mirror. soap and paper towel dispensers need to be lowered to the appropriate height between 40 and 48'* from the floor (ADA Standards 603.3). The doorway could be expanded and an automatic door installed The hallway is wide enough in the women's bathroom so no structural changes would be necessary. A new door, a capped toilet (to remove one to provide enough space for the enlarged handicapped stall), a larger stall and lowered dispensers would be inexpensive purchase and relatively simple to install. trLi�-7' Conclusion: The SUB was a relatively compliant building from the code point of view. It truly made a difference to me to go through the SUB in a wheelchair. I had to shove tables and chairs out of my way in the Union Market, was unable to get a straw and got stuck in the women's handicapped bathroom (ironically). But I was really able appreciate the nuances of the r / specifications of the American Disability Act. The small items are those that are hard to quantify perhaps and may seem silly for the 10-20 wheelchair bound students on campus. In my time here, I have yet to see another student in a wheelchair, actually. So spending any money-on-the small items that are probably-only.-going to affect 1% of the population on campus has to be viewedas-not neces rY low on the tom# � - f} or #orthe University. Making the relatively inaccessible buildings such as Romney Y Lewis even more accessible has to be a higher priority. But as the heart of the campus, it would be good to not need to go back down to the second floor to use the restroom. or ask for help getting a straw, or have to yell for someone to move me from a women's bathroom. The majority of these items could be fixed with a memo mandating a change of behavior: the restroom remodeling could be done relatively inexpensively. As an aside, on a personal note, I found the experience of being in a wheelchair on campus, for only part of a day to be a significant experience-, it changed how I viewed objects in space even more than I thought possible, such as slope, aisles. reach, thresholds and more. Still, 1 was able to get up and walk away whenever I was ready. I now have a profound sense of respect for those that cannot get up and walk and are still able to treat daily life with grace and patience. I hope the University will continue to make ADA compliance in heart and soul, not just on paper, a priority. ��C7&' vC Sources "Montana State University History - 1930 to 1939." Montana State University History - 1930 to 1939. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov_ 2014. <http://www.montana.edu/msuhistory/1930.html "Construction and Renovation Projects under Way at MSU_,, Montana State University. N.p., 26 June 2007. Web. 18 Nov. 2014. <http://www.montana.edu/news/4947/construction-and- renovation-projects-under-way-at-msu>. References http://www.access-board.gov/ http://www.access-board gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-ada- standards/ada-standards Dt�G AoOk g s oo •, zl ETD ..� o l l a . l cn C l / e i i a • a � �raw / •.a ..• L ® . r �®_ gym. 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Montana State University' Strand l!nion-Strand Union MA MONTANA STATE UNMRSM • Strand Union Find us on F&C0I50011L Our Role on the Montana State Campus Strand Union-Montana State The Strand Union strives to provide students with a space for personal University development and fufillment through opportunities in student government, LMn community service groups,and employment as well as recreational events The Strand Union also fills the role of conferencing center for hundreds of meetings and conferences every year Strand Union-Montana State University SUB Purposes and Functions November 14at941am The Association of College Can the Gnz Food Drive' / Unions in 1956 unanimously The 15th annual Can the Gnz Food Drive, > adopted and in 1989 an off-field competition between Montana Is,it~. unanimously reaffirmed the State University and the University of _ following statement of union Montana to see which school Can Collect as- purposes and functions the most donations for their local county food banks. begins Saturday, Nov 8 The Union is the community The competition ends on Nov 22 at center of the college for all halftime of the Brawl of the Wild football members of the college family game between MSU and UM,which will —students,faculty, administration,alumni and guests It is not lust a be held at UM The winner of the budding It is an organization and a program Together they represent a i well-considered plane for the community life of the College 549 people like Strand Union-Montana State University. As the"living room"or"hearthstone"of the college,the union provides a' services conveniences.and amenities the members of the college ` family need in their daily life on the campus and for getting to know and A , understand one another through association outside the classroom The union is part of the education program of the college. As the center of college community life, it serves as a laboratory of citizenship, training students insocial responsibility and for leadership in Facebook soOw P"V democracy. Through its various boards,committees,and staff,it provides a cultural, social,and recreational program aiming to make free time activity a cooperative factor in education In all its processes it encourages self-directed activity,giving maximum opportunity for self-realization and for growth in individual social Competency and group effectiveness Its goal is the development of person as well as intellects. The union serves as a unifying force in the life of the college,cultivating enduring regard for and loyalty to the college Ask Us Information Center Have a question about events or seances offered on the MSU Campus?Contact the Ask.Us Information Center online or by phone at 994-INFO(4636)1 Meeting and Advertisement Reservations For Strand Union reservations and conference planning services Contact C n r S�ervi_M online or at 994-3081 t • O morxana state Umreraity loft 11/18/2014 6:31 PM Office Compliance f A ► .46,an,ing sa/rty, bealth, end worklWaa ngblr in the/rgjjjrri l o hruary 200,S ADA Office Ghedft Is Your Office Axon"? The Amc rilcmis wide I iskil it ic•• A,t J I k x xs to office suites are at Im%t 32 L1(krjt•o-, that 1 n 1 4 r trc k- r r w rtt• t h.0 i f,All of 1990 (ADA) cna k-d to 11mli bit ins ws %%,itk,. When an ,Nitc• has irk lX*% intl) a IrasrcagIrMly ("'I' ll .c. dis xrnurutim atrairwt lxtvtxvs with tkxiNc tkxxs that are fi-wvi timn 32 slxlvcs,rnaillioxv%Ix miter finrrit,un%, dis tlxlitica ui cmliL ry nt and ut acres inches per door, tx)th 3 x it-, arc aide Al. in InraW 2) arc ck-tct t.tl ic In- a ter puhli- altitics :uxi xcomrrnxitticxu, to be opened. blirrcl Ircrum) ming a wince cure; dw 1 is ADA is nude applicable to die leading edge is ii.•wcr than 27 inches U.S. Ccw4vtss cuxler lx C<�r>r,►ttssitxt:� J Doors to office suites ti-quirr. (i•ctt•r .11.V%r file floor. Acvountability A,.t of 1995. than five pcxrrxls cot time ter crlxn. If the doors are hemmer, as in Image Tic t'()U(A%ing :hed&- --t wi I assist office 1, tixy an always kart open or have managers and utlxr,, to lx-llr cmurr a person pentad ncariry at all times that )txu work gxwc is in comi4 uwc vAwn the office is open tier lusirims. with the MN. Although this list is not c.JhuLsti-.e, d)cxt lane nxvited `m," to ❑ Rcxrtc•s to all :r is within tine office each item on this dxck6t, your office wincr tic elected rgwosaltatim space axnfamts wilt tlxsc myuiruncrtts stafl', or otlx wc 7 g nunent officials tot die ADA. me et with rnctnlxm of fix: public are at least 36 iruJxa wide to allim for passage by an imli♦-idual ire a whelk-h ir. Image 1:1-adi rx edgr on tho%aztrrfounlam rj low ❑ Conkruwc table in I><tl rl ii i l led irrb high sewn Am 27 axhrs af,ot r rile/kor. auras arc at least 27 inc} o., high to alkrw fix ktrce c1mmurce for J Tic of im has aecis to a tckjrlrcxrc individuals in wlxx-Idu irs. relay!y, T noraTehxxxnmunic2&xrs U Caqx-ting in lLrllways :uid all office Ikvicc fix the I mf('I'I)D). arras open to lu pubhL is secvred to J Written dooznents are avaiLrlrle in t}u floor and has a pile of less than Lu,e print or altrs = formats or %inrh• reack-m are pn,<1c61 for cxrrtsntuents who are vision-impaired. Imaff 1:Nfort rrw,erllo open thu door u roogrrat. j 0 Tactic sigm ind;cttinK d'r otficx's nxxn m,,,ber .ter in Braille, with raj rcl and contrasting dear , _ n,U,,ted 60 inches above the fluor ` at the latch &of the dour. Nothing bl�,cics aecxwN to mtik signage (c9- flags,sign-in stands,cabinets,ett:.,as in Image 3.) l,naQr4 st��»ea M► ^�,��„vr�,� as Al �]Rcstrax"`that are menaced j Visual c%wuaticxt alarrtu are Mwided h ,e tr bars be}tirtd ar • by the building or facilities martager °si of at least «e toilet sta in all ran" w open to the pubic. dtc bars0,0 are mounted between 33 at ► J All staff know the location of the 36 inches abome the ft"Or' aacc ssihk heralding exit doors and the primary and seconder} staging ;,l public tt�three are ntx aooes areas to be used dttAW an emerge c." to individuals in `"+eel liairs are 1»+�3'��',Y/it lultu?�'u lrbrfi»R am+ro t1rtr-hknoon,sign by in&iduAs who are mobilttY have ggnage tndtcanZt* the 9� ❑ S ) �utge in ,rtt tLj , or other impaired, et su as that pictured in of the nearest auxiliary aid arid sm ioes are prm idexi. Image 4. restroom- upcm request, for axtsatt,t tear wlxt J Restrncxr>s that are rrari:ed as ADA Contact }cur supervisor if yes see are hearinrimlrair,od compliant have doors that re9= access barrier that needs to be Mnwe Bttxhures and other docimletts fever than five pautds of f= to If the matter is r" resolved, 1e9i l= available in the:offfu c waiting a=are opal. branch aTtpkAres may oontact dr Offi within roach(genmally between 15" of Compliance at the address or Pha and 48"off the floor)for an irxiivadual number indicated bekriv. who is in a wheachair. If you spot a safety hazard in your legislative branch 'me Office of Compliance advances safety,health, r I�• \ workplace,contact the office of Compliance to report it. and work-place rights in the U.S.Congress and the Room LA 200,John Adams Building Legislative Branch.Established as an independent j`= 110 Second Street,SE the Congrmssional Accountability Act of "no Washington,DC 20540 1995,the Office educates employees and employing Peter Ames Evcicth d 202-724-9250;tdd/202-426-1912;f/202-426-1913 offices alx'ut their rights and responsibilities under the General Courot! Act,provides an impartial dispute rescslution procc�s, Recorded Information Line!202-724-9260 and investigatesand remedies violation,of the Act Rachel Berg Scherer Fdjlor atutu.tompliantagov This information does not constitute advice or an official ruling of the office of Compliance oc the Board of Directors and is intended for educational purposes only.For further information,please refer to the Congressional Accountability Act(2 U.S.0 1301 et seq.)and the regulations issued by the Board,or you may contact the office of Compliance.