Accessible Health Care Briefs: CHOOSING AND NEGOTIATING AN ACCESSIBLE FACILITY LOCATION

3. a. Access Guidance Documents

To conduct a thorough review of the access of your facility, it is recommended that you use an access checklist. There are many site survey tools available. Here are a few resources:

• Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal

  Easy-to-use survey tool for identifying barriers in facilities. The complete checklists and worksheets are the kind of documentation that organizations should keep on file to demonstrate that they are making a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of the ADA.

  www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/checkweb.htm

• Kailes, J., Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Guide for Organizations,1995, (Hardcover)

  Informal presentation on ADA compliance with chapters on: program access and nondiscrimination; physical access; communication access; and employment practices. Gives steps for completing an ADA compliance plan, contains checklists, planning sheets, samples of ADA compliance plans and lists many resources available for additional information and assistance. (Compliance with the transportation provisions of ADA is not covered).

  www.jik.com/adacg.html

  Contact June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant
  Email: jik@pacbell.net, www.jik.com

• Removing Barriers to Health Care: A Guide for Health Professionals, 2007.

  This booklet provides guidelines and recommendations to help health care professionals ensure equal use of the facility and services by all their patients. This guide gives health care providers a better understanding of how to improve both the physical environment and personal interactions with patients with disabilities

  http://fpg.unc.edu/resources/removing-barriers-health-care-guide-health-professionals

  PDF (335KB): NCODH_RemovingBarriersToHealthCare.pdf