Accessible Health Care Briefs: HEALTH CARE (Clinic/Outpatient) FACILITIES ACCESS

4. a. ACCESS GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

• 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
  Email: jik@pacbell.net, www.jik.com

• Removing Barriers to Health Care: A Guide for Health Professionals, 1998.
  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/node/6264
  PDF (335KB): http://fpg.unc.edu/node/6264