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er species that that have been specifically trained to provide assistance to persons with disabilities.


Accessibility of Playgrounds and Play Ar-


eas: Te new regulations now apply to all play areas including play areas of less than 1,000 square feet. Te 1991 standards did not include requirements for design and construction of play areas. Tose guidelines were released by the Access Board in October 2000. If governments complied only with the 1991 standards, in or- der to meet program accessibility requirements where structural changes are necessary for ac- cessibility, they are now required to apply the new construction and alteration standards to the maximum extent possible. Tese include ac- cess to parking, routes to the playground, play- ground equipment and amenities (picnic tables and restrooms.)


Accessible Swimming Pools: Te 2004


ADAAG requires that swimming pools have two accessible means of entry, except that swimming pools with less than 300 linear feet of swimming pool wall are only required to provide one accessible means of entry, provided that it is either a swimming pool lift or a sloped entry that is in compliance with the guidelines Accessibility of Jails, Detention and Cor-


rectional Facilities: Although the final rule does clarify the requirements by saying that 3 percent of newly constructed or altered cells must be accessible, the regulations also state the following: Public entities shall implement reasonable policies, including physical modifications to additional cells in accordance with the 2010 standards so as to ensure that each inmate with a disability is housed in a cell with the accessible elements necessary to afford the inmate access to safe appropriate housing.


Tipping Point for Compliance: Te final guidelines provide no regulatory requirement because DOJ decided that it is too difficult to determine a financial “tipping point” in the cost of compliance because of the varying sizes of governmental entities.


Summary: As the new ADA regulations and accessibility guidelines take effect, county gov- ernments will be held to a much higher stan- dard in providing access to their programs and services for people with disabilities. Although the new regulations do provide a safe harbor in many instances for those coun- ties that have complied with past regulations, it does require that all counties provide acces- sibility to people with disabilities. In order for counties to avoid potential liability, a review of the new regulations and a full assessment of the accessibility of all of their programs and services in should be undertaken immediately.


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$466,404 $159,784


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*This calculation is illustrating the principal of time and compounding. It is based on 24 pays per year and uses an assumed yield of 8%. It is hypothetical and not intended to serve as a projection of the investment results of any specific investment. If fees, taxes and expenses were reflected, the return would have been less.


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