Town Of Sudbury Updates Americans With Disabilities Act Evaluation And Transition Plan

Sudbury MA

27 February, 2021

2:30 PM

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Press release from the Town of Sudbury: February 25, 2021 The Town of Sudbury is updating our Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation & Transition Plan. Under Title II of the ADA, the Town of Sudbury is required to complete a self-evaluation of the Town's public facilities, programs, services, activities and events to determine compliance with the ADA and any barriers to accessibility. Once the Self-Evaluation is complete, the Town will develop a Transition Plan to prioritize the identified barriers and how they will be corrected. The Town has hired the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) to assist with the self-evaluation process. On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 IHDC representatives will attend the Select Board meeting to discuss the ADA Evaluation Self-Assessment process. They will offer guidance and information to the public regarding the process. On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 IHDC representatives will attend the Select Board meeting to present the comments and feedback received from the community in response to the Draft ADA Self-Evaluation Plan. 2021 Draft ADA Self-Evaluation Plan Sudbury residents and stakeholders are invited to participate in the ADA Self-Evaluation process by submitting comments on the 2021 Draft ADA Self-Evaluation Plan (Parts A-C below). Please click Blue Hyperlinks to access the documents. Part A: Executive Summary The Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) has prepared this report on behalf of the Town of Sudbury as part of the Town's on-going effort to assess the current level of ADA compliance in programs, services and activities and Town-owned facilities. Part B: Evaluation of Non-Discriminatory Policies & Practices In an effort to provide and maintain compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Town of Sudbury contracted with the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) to undertake a comprehensive assessment of its policies, practices and procedures as well as its facilities to determine compliance with the requirements of the ADA. Part C: Self-Evaluation Summary This ADA Self-Evaluation report includes a summary of the Town's policies obtained by an on-line ADA questionnaire developed by the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD). There was a good response to the survey by department heads. This Self-Evaluation report also includes a summary of architectural barriers identified during accessibility surveys performed by IHCD teams between June – November 2020. Parks, Buildings and Schools IHCD conducted an evaluation of Sudbury Town Municipal Buildings, Parks and Schools for prioritization in accessibility barrier removal. Please click Blue Hyperlinks to access the documents. Municipal Buildings Parks Schools For details on individual properties, please see ATTACHMENTS below. Community Input As part of this process, the Town of Sudbury is seeking input from the community to assist in addressing and prioritizing current and future accessibility needs. The 2021 Draft ADA Self-Evaluation Plan can be found via the links above (Parts A – C) and is open for public comment through March 16, 2021. Please note, while comments will be received through March 16, those received closer to the 3/16/21 presentation date, may not be reflected in the presentation. Please provide comments via email to Sudbury ADA Coordinators Henry Hayes, Jr., Maryanne Bilodeau and Bill Barletta at [email protected] by Tuesday, March 16. Attachments Featherland Park 120120 Feeley Field 113020 Grinnell Park 102120 Haskell Field Sudbury 012821 Heritage Park DRAFT 010821 Playground at Horse Pond Narrative 112320 Ti-Sales Field 111720 Willis Lake Access DRAFT 082820 Broadacres Farm DRAFT 082820 Camp Sewarto Introduction 02.05.21 Camp Sewataro - Buildings 012221 Camp Sewataro - Grounds 012221 Davis Field 111620 pg md Fire Station 3 DRAFT 102120 Flynn Building 11.24.20 Goodnow Library 110320 Hosmer House111120 Loring Parsonage DRAFT 102120 Parks and Grounds Building DRAFT 102120 Police Station 110520 Town Hall DRAFT 102120 Transfer Station 113020 DPW Offices and Garage DRAFT 102120 Fairbank Community Center 112320 Fire Dept Station 1 DRAFT 102120 Fire Station 2 DRAFT 102120 Loring School 012521 Nixon Elementary School DRAFT 010621 Noyes Elementary School 012821 Curtis Middle School 011421 Haynes Elementary School 011321 This press release was produced by the Town of Sudbury. The views expressed here are the author's own.