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Americans with Disabilities/Section
504
Activities and
Accomplishments
The New Jersey
Department of Transportation's
(NJDOT) key Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) activities and accomplishments
included:
2008 |
- Creating
an internal
ADA Work Group of
23 participants who represent
key areas of NJDOT
and serve as subject matter
experts. These Work Group
members will share ADA
information across their
respective functional areas
and provide relevant feedback
to the Division on ADA
matters.
- Conducting a
formal
Self-Evaluation
of the Title II/Section
504 program to
assess how well NJDOT's
programs, policies, and
procedures comply with
ADA requirements.
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2009 |
- Making a major Draft
Transition Plan update since
the completion of the
first plan in 1994.
The Draft Transition
Plan serves as the
implementation piece
for issues identified
in the Self-Evaluation.
The Draft Plan aims
to improve ADA accessibility
and compliance with
several required elements,
including the development
of a curb ramp installation
schedule.
- Establishing
the Title II program framework
and structure within
NJDOT through the Designation
of an ADA Coordinator,
development of Notice
Regarding ADA Requirements,
and Adoption
of Grievance Procedures.
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2010 |
- Assisting and
monitoring the completion
of major and minor
ADA accessibility improvements at
three regional facilities,
the NJDOT Headquarters
Building in Trenton
and two State Welcome Centers.
- Meeting the requirement
of developimg a curb
ramp installation schedule,
the NJDOT Civil Rights
Division contracted with
an engineering consultant
to compile an inventory
of state roadway mainline
intersections in
order to determine the
number that have sidewalk
curb ramps.
- Developing Mission
and Vision statements and public
outreach materials for
NJDOT's ADA program.
- Holding 15
sessions of ADA
training for
about 500 staff at NJDOT
headquarters and regional
offices.
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2011
and ongoing |
The NJDOT is:
- Actively
working to establish
a public
involvement process which
includes the disability
community and other
interested individuals
to provide feedback, particularly
during Self-Evaluation
and Transition Plan
updates. The Division will
meet with these groups
to share information on
its efforts and to gain
insight on ADA concerns
from the public.
- Providing external
ADA Compliance Training
to local counties and
municipalities across
NJDOT's four District
Offices across the State.
A total of about 126 individuals
(mostly county engineers)
participated in this
training.
- Scheduling additional
ADA training in
Summer 2011 through
partnerships with Rutgers
University and the
New Jersey Society
of Municipal Engineers
(NJSME).
- Continuing to work in
in partnership
with the ADA Work Group
and ADA Coordinator in identifying
gaps and opportunities
for improvement regarding
ADA issues throughout
NJDOT and refining
the current Draft Transition
Plan.
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