The
Council of
State Governments                                       Headquarters Office
                                                        Iron Works Pike
                                                        P.O. Box 11910
                                                        Lexington, KY 40578-1910
                                                        (606) 231-1939
Chairman                                                Fax (606) 231-1858
Speaker Pro Tam John H. Connors, Iowa

President                                               Executive Director
Governor Zell Miller, Georgia                             Daniel M. Sprague

April 30, 1992

Mr. John Wodatch
Director, Office on the
 Americans with Disabilities Act
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 75087
Washington, D.C. 20013

Dear Mr. Wodatch:

    The Council of State Governments' (CSG) Executive Director, Dan Sprague, recently sent you
a 
letter, a resolution endorsed by our Governing Board,
and questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

    Attached is another set of questions (and some comments) about the ADA.
They are from CSG affiliates. CSG affiliates are professional associations of state officials, some 
of whom will be instrumental in implementing the ADA. These include the Council on
Licensure, 
Enforcement and Regulation, the National Association of Government Training and
Development 
Directors, National Association of State Facilities Administrators and the National Association
of 
State Personnel Executives.

    The questions are basically unedited. They are categorized by ADA title
and by state. Twenty-two states and one territory are represented. We would
appreciate a written response from the Department of Justice or appropriate
federal agencies. CSG will publish the response(s) to our constituents in a
report format or via our affiliate newsletters.

    States want to comply with the spirit and letter of the Act, and avoid
litigation. However, the nature of the language, apparent delay in some
technical standards, and sheer number of agencies involved at all levels of
government frustrates the process. We hope you can help.

    Please call me at (606) 231-1838 if you need more information. Thanks 
for your consideration. We look forward to your reply.
 
                                         Sincerely,
 
                                         William K. Voit 
                                         Senior Policy Analyst
     cc:    Dan Sprague
              Deborah Gona
              Douglas Roederer
              R. Steven Brown                      









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