WPC  Zv"CEԵmxe$ch3dQ?rN[JvjSYfR6<& , =줍*'4du&☯צTBkO^2uʇ8dFLCyh(n%emh饃h⊘kPȄ%Ӌݭ$X $܃5T^nd_*PQ6h^`n| _ivynr7t|,ZQ(xxֺ"614oyO(;HXeF|d$HlZs [`L⫝̸Yl UN % 0(UFw@^4 m#|x-x  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($Q 9Z+.Courier New Regular $%E&'D()E*+,D-"yu'qfU !  !XXR!񀀀APR31992  T.3/30/92SBO:NM:hkbDJ#192-180-03986TheHonorableLeonE.PanettaMember,U.S.HouseofRepresentatives380AlvaradoStreetMonterey,California93940DearCongressmanPanetta:̀Thisletterisinresponsetoyourletteronbehalfofyourconstituent, XXX LarryWoodside ,concerningrequirementsforsignsinStateandlocalgovernmentbuildingsundertheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA).̀StateandlocalgovernmententitiesmustfollowtitleIIoftheADA.Innewconstructionandalterations,thetitleIIregulationsgiveStateandlocalgovernmententitiesachoicebetweenfollowingtheUniformFederalAccessibilityStandards(UFAS)ortheADAAccessibilityGuidelines(ADAAG).Copiesofbothstandardsareenclosed.ThestandardsforsignsaresomewhatdifferentunderADAAGandUFASandaresummarizedatpage26oftheDepartmentofJustice'stechnicalassistancemanual(enclosed).̀Yourconstituentalsoaskedaboutspecialsigns.BothADAAGandUFASrequiretheinternationalsymbolofaccessibilityincertaininstances.(SeeADAAGS4.1.2(7)andUFASS4.1.1(7)).Inaddition,ADAAGhasrequirementsforsymbolsidentifyingvolumecontroltelephones,texttelephones,andassistivelisteningsystems.(SeeADAAGS4.30.7).̀TherequirementsregardingsignageinStateandlocalgovernmentfacilitiesbecameeffectiveonJanuary26,1992.UndertitleII,anindividualcanfileacomplaintwithoneoftheagenciesdesignatedinthetitleIIrule(seesection35.190oftheenclosedDepartmentofJusticeregulations).ThedesignatedagencyresponsibleforenforcementoftitleIIisdeterminedbythetypeofbuildinginvolved.Forinstance,theDepartmentofEducationhasresponsibilityforeducationalfacilities,whiletheDepartmentofJusticehasresponsibilityforcourtsandcorrectionalinstitutions.TheenclosedtitleIIcc:Records;CRS;Oneglia;Milton;McDowney;hkb01-00545 ,.|)< -2-manualatpages46and47liststheaddressesforeachofthedesignatedagencies.̀AnagencyreceivingatitleIIcomplaintcaninvestigatethecomplaintandmayreferittotheDepartmentofJusticeforpossiblelitigation.IftheStateorlocalgovernmentprogramreceivedFederalfunds,theagencycanterminateFederalfundsundersection504oftheRehabilitationActof1973,assuminganoutstandingviolationisnotresolved.ThetitleIIprovisionscanalsobeenforcedbywayofaprivateaction,whetherornotadesignatedagencyfindsaviolation.̀Ihopethisinformationhasbeenhelpfultoyou.̀Sincerely,̀JohnR.DunnèAssistantAttorneyGeneral̀CivilRightsDivisionEnclosures(4)01-00546 ,.|)< Ї̀LEONE.PANETTAWASHINGTONOFFICE16THDISTRICT,CALIFORNIA339CANNONHOUSEOFFICEBUILDING̀WASHINGTONDC20515 ,.|)< Ѐ(202)225-2861̀CHAIRMANHOUSEBUDGETCOMMITTEEDISTRICTOFFICES̀CONGRESSOFTHEUNITEDSTATES380ALVARADOSTREET̀MONTEREY,CA93940̀COMMITTEES(408)649-3555̀AGRICULTUREHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVESHOLLISTER,CÀ(408)637-0500̀HOUSEADMINISTRATIONSALINAS,CÀWASHINGTONDC20515(408)424-2229SELECTCOMMITTEEONHUNGERSANLOUISOBISPO,CÀSTEERINGANDPOLICY(805)541-0143̀SANTACRUZ,CÀMAJORITYWHIP(408)423-1976̀FORTHEBUDGETMarch3,1992TO:AssistantAttorneyGeneral̀OfficeofLegislativeAffairs̀U.S.DepartmentofJusticèWashington,D.C.20530ENCLOSUREFROM:XXXMr.LarryWoodside.RE: XXX Mr.Woodside isinterestedininformationabouttheADA.̀Heisparticularlyinterestedinsignregulations,sincèheunderstandsthattheADArequirespublicbuildings̀tohaveparticulartypesofsignsforthedisabled.Wouldyoupleasereviewtheattachedandreplytotheconcernsorquestionswhichthisconstituenthasbroughttomyattention?Thankyouforyourassistance.Thankyouverymuchforyourattentiontothismatter.̀Sincerely,̀LEONE.PANETTÀMemberofCongressPLEASERESPONDTOMEAT:380AlvaradoStreetMonterey,California93940ATTENTION:̀KenChristopher;(408)429-1976̀PRINTEDONRECYCLEDPAPER01-00547 ,.|)< Ї  ̀CONSTITUENTREQUESTDATE:2/13/92STAFFMEMBER:KristieCONSTITUENTNAME: XXX Mr.LarryWoodside    `    xXxxXX񀀀ADDRESS:XXX3121SouthHigueràsS!  !#"x"##X#%$xx$%&XX&PHONE:'(805)545-9209')(()*XXX*Position/AInformation/BBBBBillStatus/CDocument/D̀VIEWPOINTORREQUESTIssue/SubjectAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct̀+XXX+,Mr.Woodsidei,-i-sasignmakerandwantstoobtaininformatioǹabouttheprovisionsintheAmericansWithDisabilities̀Actregardingsignrequirements.Heunderstandstherèareanumberofrequirementsregardingcountiesandcities̀havingsignsintheirbuildinginbrailandspecialsigns̀aboutspecialphoneservicesandpossiblyothersignrequirements.̀Hewouldliketoknowexactlywhatrequirementstherearèregardingsigns,whatisthetimelimitforcitiesand̀countiestocomplywiththesignprovisionsintheAct,̀howtheprovisionswillbeenforcedandwhatagencywill̀haveenforcementjurisdictionoftheprovisionspertaining̀tosignsinlocalgovernmentbuildings.Canhehavethèname,addressandphonenumberoftheenforcementagency.01-00548