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REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY
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Other Justice Department Publications
Another Justice Department publication, Solutions for Five Common ADA Access Problems at Polling Places, illustrates suggested temporary solutions for several common accessibility problems...
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Poll Worker Training
The Supervisor shall ensure that all poll worker training materials emphasize that by law, individuals with disabilities, including individuals who are blind or visually impaired,...
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Election Day Response Team
Team members will travel to polling places to provide in-person direct assistance, as necessary....
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Election Day Record-Keeping
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Public Education
The Supervisor shall develop public educational materials to inform citizens about the availability of an accessible voting system. Such materials must include press releases...
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ENSURING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
ENSURING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Public entities must ensure that they do not have policies, procedures, or practices in place that...
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Part 1: Evaluating the Physical Accessibility of Polling Places
The 2016 Checklist, found in Part 3 of this document, is designed to assist officials in determining whether a facility being considered for use as a polling place is accessible to people...
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Attachment A: Violations Identified in the United States' Letter of Findings (Sept. 29, 2014)
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Getting Started
By following these directions, staff can identify accessible polling places and consider how to implement temporary and permanent accessibility remedies to those facilities found to be inaccessible...
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Arriving at the Polling Place: Parking
If parking is provided for voters, accessible parking must be provided for people with disabilities. An accessible space is composed of three elements: the parking space, an access...
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Polling places that cannot be remediated with temporary measures:
Cage Elementary School, 4528 Leeland Street, Houston, TX Parking: Signage for a van accessible parking space is not provided (1991 ADA Stds 4.6.4; 2010 ADA Stds...
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Solutions for Accessibility: Problems Involving the Parking Area
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Problem One
Problem One: Parking is available, but no accessible parking is provided or there are not enough accessible parking or van accessible spaces. Solution: Find a relatively level...
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Problem Two
Problem Two: Accessible parking is provided, but it does not have a marked access aisle next to each designated accessible parking space. Solution: Use traffic cones to mark and...
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Problem Three
Problem Three: Accessible parking spaces or access aisles are on a sloped surface and do not provide a level area for a safe transition from the voter’s car to a...
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Problem Four
Problem Four: No sign with the International Symbol of Accessibility is installed at each accessible parking space. Solution: Provide a temporary sign in front of each accessible...
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Problem Five
Problem Five: A large number of accessible parking spaces are provided, including van accessible spaces, at a school near the main building entrance. The voting area and entrance to...
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Expert Report of James L.E. Terry, Evan Terry Associates, LLC (August 9, 2018)
Alexander Deussen Park Senior Center, 12303 Sonnier Street, Houston, TX Parking: The surface slope in the designated accessible parking space and access aisle is not level...
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Passenger Drop-off Locations
Some voters with disabilities will be driven to the polling place and dropped off in a passenger drop-off area near the entrance....
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Expert Report of Ken Schoonover, P.E., KMS Associates, Inc. (August 7, 2018)
Building Entrance: The raised threshold at the polling entrance exceeds 1/2 inch (1991 ADA Stds 4.13.8; 2010 ADA Stds 404.2.5)....
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Accessible Routes (Exterior and Interior)
Once a voter with a disability arrives at the polling site, there must be an accessible route from the accessible parking, passenger drop-off sites, sidewalks and walkways, and public transportation...
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Problem One (Accessible Route)
Problem One: The sidewalk connecting parking to the polling place entrance is too steep to be accessible....
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Problem Two (Accessible Route)
Problem Two: The accessible route crosses a curb and no curb ramp is provided. Solution: Install a portable ramp.