Attachment I
Modifications
to Newly Constructed Facilities
Please Note: Paragraph 35 of the
Settlement Agreement requires that within three months of the effective date of
this Agreement, the County will provide signage as necessary to comply with 28
C.F.R. § 35.163(b), after having surveyed all facilities that are the subject
of this Agreement for the purpose of identifying those that have multiple
entrances not all of which are accessible.
In order to ensure that the
following spaces and elements in County facilities, for which construction was
commenced after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by
persons with disabilities, the County will take the following actions:
1. Within twelve months of the effective
date of this agreement, the County shall compete the following modifications to
the Johnson Detention Center,
located at 154 Templeton Road, Laurens, South Carolina 29360:
a. Telephone - Visitor’s Entrance: The
telephone inaccessible because the highest operable part is 56 inches above the
finished floor. Provide an
accessible telephone with a clear floor space of at least 30 inches by 48
inches that allows either a forward or parallel approach by a person using a
wheelchair such that bases, enclosures, and fixed seats do not impede
approaches to the telephone; with the highest operable part of the telephone
mounted no more than 48 inches above the floor for a front approach or no more
than 54 inches above the floor for a side approach; that is hearing aid compatible
and has a volume control mechanism; with telephone books, if provided, located
between 15 and 48 inches above the finished floor for a front approach or
between 9 and 54 inches above the finished floor for a side approach; with a
cord of at least 29 inches long from the telephone to the handset; and with
signage that complies with the Standards.
Standards §§ 4.1.3(17), 4.31, 4.30.7(2).
b. Visitation:
i. The counter is 43 inches high. The Visitation Counter is inaccessible
because it is 43 inches from the finished floor to the top of the counter. Provide a counter on an accessible route
such that a portion of the counter is at least 36 inches wide and no more than
36 inches above the finished floor, or provide an auxiliary counter with a
maximum height of 36 inches in close proximity to the main counter, or provide
equivalent facilitation. Equivalent
facilitation may be provided in the form of a folding shelf attached to the
main counter, an auxiliary table nearby, a clip board made available to the
public, or other means. Standards §§
4.1.1(2), 7.2(2), 4.1.3(1), 4.3.
ii. The counter is a protruding object
that would not be detectable to a blind person who uses a cane. Provide an accessible route at this location
such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27
inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into
walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons may overhang 12
inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the ground or finished
floor. Standards § 4.4.
c. Magistrate Court
i. The Magistrate Counter is
inaccessible because it is 43 inches from the finished floor to the top of the
counter. Provide a counter on an
accessible route such that a portion of the counter is at least 36 inches wide
and no more than 36 inches above the finished floor, or provide an auxiliary
counter with a maximum height of 36 inches in close proximity to the main
counter, or provide equivalent facilitation.
Equivalent facilitation may be provided in the form of a folding shelf
attached to the main counter, an auxiliary table nearby, a clip board made
available to the public, or other means.
Standards §§ 4.1.1(2), 7.2(2), 4.1.3(1), 4.3.
d. Unisex Toilet Rooms
i. Magistrate Court
(1) The signage provided for the
Magistrate Court restroom is inaccessible because it is mounted on the door. Provide permanent room signage with upper
case, sans serif or simple serif type letters and numerals, meeting the
requirements of the Standards for character height, raised characters, finish
and contrast, accompanied by Grade 2 Braille; mounted on the wall adjacent to
the latch side of the door or on the nearest adjacent wall at a height of 60
inches above the finished floor to the centerline of the sign; and located so
that a person may approach within 3 inches of the signage without encountering
protruding objects or standing within the swing of a door. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7), 4.30.1, 4.30.4,
4.30.5, 4.30.6.
(2) The door to the Magistrate Court
restroom is inaccessible because the pressure required to open the door is 12
pounds. Provide a door
that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).
(3) No accessible mirror has been
provided. Provide a mirror with the
bottom edge of its reflecting surface no more than 40 inches above the finished
floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6,
4.19.6.
(4) The lavatory is inaccessible because
the hot water pipes are not insulated or otherwise configured to protect
against contact. Provide hot water
and drain pipes that are insulated or otherwise configured to protect against
contact. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11),
4.22.6, 4.19.4.
(5) The toilet paper dispenser is
inaccessible because it is mounted above the grab bar and interferes with its
use. Provide a toilet paper
dispenser that is mounted within reach, with its top at least 1½ inches under
the side grab bar, and centered at least 19 inches above the finished
floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4,
4.16.6, Fig. 29(b).
(6) The side grab bar at the toilet is
inaccessible because it is only 36 inches in length. Provide a side grab bar that is at least 42
inches in overall length, with the far end mounted at least 54 inches from the
rear wall and the closer end 12 inches or less from the rear wall. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.4, Fig.
29(b).
(7) The rear grab bar at the toilet is
inaccessible because it is only 24 inches in length. Provide a rear grab bar that is at least 36
inches in overall length with the closer end no more than 6 inches from the
side wall. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11),
4.22.4, 4.16.4, Fig. 29.
e. Booking, Medical Unit, and Multipurpose
Room Toilet Rooms. For each:
(1) This single user toilet room contains
a number of inaccessible elements and is not accessible to people with
disabilities. Provide an accessible
toilet room such that all of the room’s elements, including signage, door, door
hardware, clear floor space, water closet, urinal (if provided), grab bars,
lavatory, mirror, controls, and dispensers, comply with the Standards. Standards §§ 4.13, 4.16, 4.18, 4.19, 4.26,
4.27, 4.30, Figs. 28, 29.
(2) Where a shower is provided, it is
inaccessible. Provide a shower in
this room that is exactly 36 inches wide and 36 inches deep with a 48 inch long
and 36 inch wide clear floor space alongside the shower opening, and an
L-shaped shower seat mounted on the wall opposite the controls and extending
the full depth of the stall; OR a shower that is at least 30 inches deep and 60
inches wide with no curb or threshold and with a 36 inch deep and 60 inch wide
clear floor space at the shower opening.
Ensure that the shower has grab bars, controls, a shower spray unit, and
a seat, curb, and enclosure, if provided, that comply fully with the Standards
and with Figs. 35, 36, and 37, as applicable.
Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.21, Figs. 35, 36, 37.
f. Sally Port - Booking: The route to the booking area is
inaccessible because the firearm lock boxes and the metal counters protrude
into the circulation route and would not be detectable to a blind person using
a cane. Provide an accessible route
at this location such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring
between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4
inches into walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or
pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the
ground or finished floor. Standards §§
4.1.2(3), 4.4.
g. Inmate Housing Area - Within four
months of the effective date of this agreement, the County shall move the Men’s
Maximum housing unit to the second floor, currently occupied by women, and move
the Women’s housing unit to the first floor, currently occupied by men.
i. Men’s - Maximum (Cells Style)
(1) Toilet (located in the cell): The toilet is inaccessible because no
grab bars are provided. Provide a
rear grab bar that is at least 36 inches in overall length, with the closer end
no more than 6 inches from the side wall, and a side grab bar that is at least
42 inches in overall length, with the far end mounted at least 54 inches from
the rear wall and the closer end 12 inches or less from the rear wall. Ensure that the grab bars are mounted 33 to
36 inches above the finished floor; with a diameter between 1¼ and 1½ inches;
with 1½ inches between the grab bars and the wall; and at least 1½ inches
between the grab bars and any other object, such as a toilet paper dispenser or
a toilet seat cover dispenser.
Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.4, 4.26.2, Fig. 29.
(2) The desk is inaccessible to persons
who use wheelchairs, due to built-in chairs. Provide an accessible table on an accessible route at least 36
inches wide. Ensure that the table has
clear floor space of 30 inches wide by 48 inches deep, knee clearance of at
least 27 inches high by 30 inches wide by 19 inches deep, and a writing surface
between 28 and 34 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 8.2, 4.2.4.1, 4.32.
(3) The shower provided is not accessible.
Provide in the Men’s Maximum housing unit (soon to be Women’s housing) a shower that is at least 30 inches deep and 60
inches wide with no curb or threshold and with a 36 inch deep and 60 inch wide
clear floor space at the shower opening in the accessible cell. Ensure that the shower has grab bars,
controls, a shower spray unit, and a seat, curb, and enclosure, if provided,
that comply fully with the Standards and with Figs. 35, 36, and 37, as
applicable. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.21,
Figs. 35, 36, 37.
(4) The telephone for the Mens - Maximum
Housing Area is inaccessible because no volume control mechanism is provided
and the telephone cord length is only 16 inches. Provide an accessible telephone with a clear floor space of at
least 30 inches by 48 inches that allows either a forward or parallel approach
by a person using a wheelchair such that bases, enclosures, and fixed seats do
not impede approaches to the telephone; with the highest operable part of the
telephone mounted no more than 48 inches above the floor for a front approach
or no more than 54 inches above the floor for a side approach; that is hearing
aid compatible and has a volume control mechanism; with telephone books, if
provided, located between 15 and 48 inches above the finished floor for a front
approach or between 9 and 54 inches above the finished floor for a side
approach; with a cord of at least 29 inches long from the telephone to the
handset; and with signage that complies with the Standards. Standards §§ 4.1.3(17), 4.31, 4.30.7(2).
ii. Men’s Trustee Unit - Bunk Style
(1) Toilet Room
(a) The door to the toilet room for the
Men’s Trustee Unit is inaccessible because there is a 3/4 inch change in level
at the threshold to the door.
Provide an accessible door with a threshold that is no greater than ¼
inch, or is no greater than ½ inch and is beveled with a slope no greater than
1:2. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(a), 4.13.8,
4.5.2.
(b) The toilet is inaccessible because
the flush control is on the closed side of the toilet. Provide a flush control mounted on the “open”
side of the toilet’s clear floor space; 44 inches or less above the finished
floor; and requiring a maximum of 5 pounds of force to operate; or provide an
automatic flush device. Standards §§
4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.5, 4.27.4.
(c) The toilet paper dispenser is
inaccessible because it is mounted on the rear wall. Provide a toilet paper dispenser that is
mounted within reach, with its top at least 1½ inches under the side grab bar,
and centered at least 19 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.6, Fig.
29(b).
(d) The shower provided is inaccessible. Provide a shower in this room that is
exactly 36 inches wide and 36 inches deep with a 48 inch long and 36 inch wide
clear floor space alongside the shower opening, and an L-shaped shower seat
mounted on the wall opposite the controls and extending the full depth of the
stall; OR a shower that is at least 30 inches deep and 60 inches wide with no
curb or threshold and with a 36 inch deep and 60 inch wide clear floor space at
the shower opening. Ensure that the
shower has grab bars, controls, a shower spray unit, and a seat, curb, and
enclosure, if provided, that comply fully with the Standards and with Figs. 35,
36, and 37, as applicable. Standards §§
4.1.3(11), 4.21, Figs. 35, 36, 37.
(2) Tables: Due to the fixed seats, there
is no table that is accessible to persons who use wheelchairs. Provide at least one table on an accessible
route such that there is knee space at the table at least 27 inches high, 30
inches wide, and 19 inches deep, and such that the height of the top of the
table is between 28 inches and 34 inches above the ground. Standards §§ 4.32.3, 4.32.4.
iii. Men’s - Minimum (Bunk Style)
(1) Toilet Room
(a) The toilet paper dispenser is
inaccessible because it is mounted on the back wall. Provide a toilet paper dispenser that is
mounted within reach, with its top at least 1½ inches under the side grab bar,
and centered at least 19 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.6, Fig.
29(b).
(b) The showers provided are inaccessible
because there is a 6 inch step to access each of them, there are no grab bars
provided, and the shower heads are fixed at a standing height. Provide a shower in this room that is
exactly 36 inches wide and 36 inches deep with a 48 inch long and 36 inch wide
clear floor space alongside the shower opening, and an L-shaped shower seat
mounted on the wall opposite the controls and extending the full depth of the
stall; OR a shower that is at least 30 inches deep and 60 inches wide with no
curb or threshold and with a 36 inch deep and 60 inch wide clear floor space at
the shower opening. Ensure that the
shower has grab bars, controls, a shower spray unit, and a seat, curb, and
enclosure, if provided, that comply fully with the Standards and with Figs. 35,
36, and 37, as applicable. Standards §§
4.1.3(11), 4.21, Figs. 35, 36, 37.
(c) The towel hooks are inaccessible
because they are mounted 72 inches above the finished floor. Provide a towel hook at a maximum height
above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a
side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches
that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(12)(a), 4.25.2, 4.25.3,
4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.
(2) Telephone: The telephone for the Mens - Minimum Housing Unit are
inaccessible because no volume control mechanism is provided and the telephone
cord length is 16 inches. Provide
an accessible telephone with a clear floor space of at least 30 inches by 48
inches that allows either a forward or parallel approach by a person using a
wheelchair such that bases, enclosures, and fixed seats do not impede
approaches to the telephone; with the highest operable part of the telephone mounted
no more than 48 inches above the floor for a front approach or no more than 54
inches above the floor for a side approach; that is hearing aid compatible and
has a volume control mechanism; with telephone books, if provided, located
between 15 and 48 inches above the finished floor for a front approach or
between 9 and 54 inches above the finished floor for a side approach; with a
cord of at least 29 inches long from the telephone to the handset; and with
signage that complies with the Standards.
Standards §§ 4.1.3(17), 4.31, 4.30.7(2).
iv. Second Level
(1) Vertical access is not provided. Within four years of the effective date of
this agreement, the County shall compete the proposed addition to the detention
center that will include vertical access to the second level. The County will submit all architectural
plans in a timely manner for review by the Department of Justice. Standards §§
4.1.5.