Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office
The UCLA Chancellor's 504 Compliance Office (since1992 the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office) was created in 1986 by Chancellor Charles Young. Its continuing mission is to (1) coordinate and monitor campus compliance with requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (2) provide guidance and evaluate efforts to improve access to campus facilities and programs; (3) develop procedures to identify and correct access deficiencies; (4) advise the campus community regarding compliance related issues and recommend appropriate remedial actions; (5) coordinate the implementation of the ADA transition plan; and (6) field complaints alleging campus noncompliance with ADA & Section 504.
The following is a summary of activities facilitated by the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office.
Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office assists in identifying, altering or removing architectural barriers around campus to improve accessibility. This includes minor modifications to existing facilities on a request/need basis. If altering a barrier is not feasible, the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office will works to identify an alternate route of travel, or an alternate form of program access (refer to UCLA's mandate under Title II of the ADA, specifically Program Accessibility).
As of June 1, 1998, several Public Telephones equipped with TTY capabilities have been installed around campus. Currently, these Public Text Telephones are located in Murphy Hall, the Law School Building, Powell Library, the UCLA Medical Center, North Campus Food Facility, and Ackerman Union. The ADA & 504 Compliance Office can work with campus departments and UCLA Telecommunications to install additional Public Text Telephones on a request/need basis.
Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office serves as the campus resource for information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and its requirements. Any questions regarding the ADA and/or its requirements should be directed to the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office. The ADA & 504 Compliance Office can provide materials regarding the law provisions, as well as trainings to campus departments on their obligations under the law.
Overview of ADA & 504 Requirements for Planning Accessible UCLA Events/Meetings
Under the requirements of Title II of the ADA, a public entity's programs, services, and activities, when viewed in their entirety, must be made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, except where to do so would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of the programs or in undue financial and administrative burdens. This standard, known as "program accessibility" applies to all existing facilities of a public entity. Under this standard, the University is not required to make all its facilities or every part of a single facility architecturally accessible. Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office advises and consults with campus entities with respect to the appropriate means of providing program access.
The Reasonable Accommodation Program is a funding source designed to lessen the financial impact to a campus department for providing an accommodation to a qualified employee with a disability. RAP funds are intended to assist departmental resources, where demonstrably inadequate, to make worksite modifications or to purchase auxiliary aids or services, special assistive devices, or adaptive equipment for employees with functional limitation(s) to facilitate the effective performance of their essential job duties in conformity with the requirements of Title I of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Requests for RAP funding must be for accommodations costing more than $500. Please contact the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office for a RAP application.
The ADA and California State Building Code contain requirements for the inclusion of accessibility features for persons with disabilities in new construction and certain facility alterations and renovations. Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office consults with campus entities to assist in their understanding and application of these requirements. The Compliance Office also conducts reviews of blueprints and construction plans of proposed new construction and renovation to help assure that such projects meet ADA requirements.Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office disseminates and provides upon request copies of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), and the disability related accessibility requirements contained in Title 24 of the California State Building Code.
Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office works closely with Parking Services to insure that disability related program access to parking is appropriately accommodated. Occasionally, the need for additional accessible parking arises. With adequate notification, the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office can assist by working with Parking Services to facilitate accommodation.
The Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office has a procedure for addressing complaints alleging that UCLA has not complied with the requirements of the ADA and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In addition, the Dean of Students Office has a formal standard procedure (230.1) for the resolution of student grievances alleging violations of anti-discrimination laws and/or university policies (including discrimination on the basis of disability). See: Section 140.00: Guidelines Applying to Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability. For further information and procedures, please contact the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office.
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The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enacted on July 26, 1990, provides comprehensive civil rights protection to qualified individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment, public accommodations, State and local government services, and telecommunications. A primary goal of the ADA is the equal participation of individuals with disabilities in the "mainstream" of American society. Title II of the Act took effect on January 26, 1992 and covers programs, activities, and services of public entities, including the University of California. Most of the requirements of Title II are based on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in federally assisted programs and activities. The ADA extends Sections 504's non-discrimination requirement to all activities of public entities, not only those that receive Federal financial assistance. Under Title II, a public entity may not deny the benefits of its programs, activities, or services to individuals with disabilities because its facilities are inaccessible. A public entity's programs, services, and activities, when viewed in their entirety, must be made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, except where to do so would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of the programs; result in undue financial and administrative burdens or threaten or destroy the historic significance of an historic property; This standard, known as "program accessibility" applies to all existing facilities of a public entity. Under this standard, the University is not required to make all its facilities or every part of a single facility accessible.
Program accessibility may be achieved by a number of methods, including but not limited to: alterations of existing facilities to remove architectural barriers, the relocation of activities or services from inaccessible to accessible buildings, the redesign of equipment, assignment of aides to beneficiaries, home visits, or delivery of services at alternate accessible sites. When choosing a method of providing program access, it is required that priority be given to the one that results in the most integrated setting appropriate to encourage interaction among all users, including individuals with disabilities.
As part of its Title II mandate, the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office coordinated the creation of the ADA Transition Plan. The plan assesses the extent of architectural barriers to program accessibility on the grounds and within the buildings operated by the campus, describes barrier removal solutions, estimates costs and proposes funding sources for their correction, provides a schedule for their removal, and sets priorities for their elimination.
The Transition Plan findings with respect to the general grounds and approximately 100 campus buildings that were reviewed, indicate that there is at least one route into each building (except the Men's Gymnasium and Dance Building) and a considerable number of the public facilities and programs within them are accessible to some degree by current standards. Additional work is needed, however to remove the remaining obstacles to program accessibility found among such campus features as restrooms, telephones, drinking fountains, teaching laboratories, classrooms, studios, and other specialized use areas. The installation of signage complying with ADA requirements is currently in progress. Fire alarm systems are being upgraded to include visual signals. Parking is generally up to current standards, but evaluation of exterior paths among campus buildings, including such features as curb ramps, walks and sidewalks, handrails, and contrasting striping on stairs, has revealed some deficient routes.
Per the mandate set forth in Title II of the ADA, the Transition Plan (1) establishes a list of the physical barriers in UCLA facilities that limit the accessibility of campus programs, activities, and services to individuals with disabilities; (2) describes the methods that will be used to remove these barriers; (3) specifies the schedule for taking the necessary steps to comply with Title II of the ADA; and (4) provides the name of the official responsible for coordinating the implementation of the ADA Transition plan.
Under Title II of the ADA, a public entity must operate each program, activity, or service so that it is, when viewed in its entirety, readily accessible to and useable by individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of the program, activity, or service; would result in undue financial and administrative burdens; or threaten or destroy the historic significance of an historic property. This standard, known as "program accessibility", can be achieved by a number of methods. These include but are not limited to: redesign of equipment, reassignment of services to accessible buildings, assignment of aides to beneficiaries, home visits, delivery of services at alternate accessible sites, alteration of existing facilities and construction of new facilities, and use of accessible rolling stock or other conveyances. When choosing a method of providing program access, a public entity must give priority to the one that results in the most integrated setting appropriate to encourage interaction among all users, including individuals with disabilities.
Section 35.105 of Title II of the ADA required all public entities to conduct a Self-evaluation by January 26, 1993. However, public entities are liable for any discriminatory policies or practices that were in effect after January 26, 1992. Through the Self-evaluation, the University must:
This Committee was established in 1982 as an advisory group by the Chancellor. CACD is comprised of students, faculty, staff, alumni, members of the UCLA Community, and ex-officio members. The Committee's charge is to analyze and identify problems, propose solutions, and make recommendations on matters of particular concern to persons with disabilities. To facilitate the Committee's functioning the Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office reserves CACD meeting rooms, provides courtesy parking for off-campus voting members, distributes meeting minutes and proposed agendas.
Note: This document is available in accessible formats (Braille, large print, or computer disk) upon request from:
Monroe Gorden, Jr., J.D. (mgorden@saonet.ucla.edu)
Chief Administrative Officer
ADA & 504 Compliance
A239 Murphy Hall
University of California, Los Angeles
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(310) 825-7906 or (310) 825-2242 (Voice), (310) 206-3349 (TTY), (310) 825-3688 (FAX)
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