NCJ Number
146532
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 55 Issue: 7 Dated: (December 1993) Pages: 130,132,134-137
Date Published
1993
Length
6 pages
Annotation
The Florida and Oregon correctional systems have made a good-faith effort comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 by conducting comprehensive and meaningful self-evaluations and making reasonable accommodations to make these programs free of architectural and communication barriers.
Abstract
The Florida Department of Corrections surveyed its correctional facilities and identified numerous physical changes needed to correct accessibility deficiencies. It also conducted a workshop, in which corrections administrators learned that program accessibility, not architectural barrier removal, should be the main focus. Therefore, many of the architectural changes were not required. Florida will reevaluate its facilities and decide which barriers can be resolved by administrative remedy and which require construction or technology solutions. Oregon's Department of Corrections hired an architectural group to evaluate its facilities and set priorities for the administrative and structural changes needed for compliance. Other correctional systems should take action now rather than waiting for liability litigation. Chart source of videotape on the law, and 2 references