ADA Transition Plan
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted by Congress in 1990 to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination in access to employment, governmental services and programs, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
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Transition Plan Document
The Act applies to all facilities, including facilities built before and after the law was enacted in 1990. As a necessary step to a program access plan to provide accessibility under the ADA, public entities or agencies are requi
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted by Congress in 1990 to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination in access to employment, governmental services and programs, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications. As stated in the law, the ADA is "an Act to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability." The purpose of the ADA Transition Plan is to develop policies and practices for implementing physical improvements within the public buildings and rights-of-way in the City of Lake Worth (City). The goal is to provide safe and compliant pedestrian facilities, and to assure compliance with federal, state and local regulations and standards.
The Act applies to all facilities, including facilities built before and after the law was enacted in 1990. As a necessary step to a program access plan to provide accessibility under the ADA, public entities or agencies are required to perform self-evaluations of their current facilities with respect to the accessibility requirements of the ADA. The agencies are then required to develop a Program Access Plan, or Transition Plan, to address any deficiencies. The Plan, which is required to be updated periodically until all accessibility barriers are removed, is intended to achieve the following:
Identify physical obstacles that limit the accessibility of facilities to individuals with disabilities.
Describe the methods to be used to make the facilities accessible.
Provide a schedule for making the access modifications.
Identify the public officials responsible for implementation of the Transition Plan.
The City requested the services of ADA Engineering, Inc. in association with ADA-AG, Inc. to develop the Plan. This effort is generally described as consisting of three primary tasks:
To assess the compliance of 21 City owned facilities with the requirements of the ADA.
To assess the sidewalk network within City owned right-of-way with respect to connectivity and accessibility at curb ramps.
To compile the assessments into an ADA Transition Plan document.