2024 Draft Orting ADA Transition Plan

ADA Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Request Form

Maintenance Request Form

Public Access Request for Accommodation Form

 Public ADA Complaint Form

Introduction:

The City of Orting (City) is committed to providing equal access to its programs, services, and activities to all its residents. This Self-Evaluation and ADA Transition Plan (Plan) is a living document which will help guide planning and implementation for removing accessibility barriers within the City’s jurisdiction. Public comments are always welcome and the City will update the Plan periodically.

Legal Requirements:

The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, requires cities
with fewer than fifty employees, that is a recipient, or subrecipient, of federal financial assistance, to
prepare a Self-Evaluation and ADA Program Access Plan. This document is a Self-Evaluation and ADA
Transition Plan, which applies if the City employs more than fifty employees as well. The ADA also
dictates that public entities must reasonably modify its policies, practices, and procedures to avoid
discrimination against people with disabilities. WSDOT discusses these requirements in its Local Agency
Guidelines (LAG) Manual (Wonch, 2022).

Legal Mandate: 

The ADA is a civil rights law for persons with disabilities that’s purpose is to provide a “clear and
comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with
disabilities.” This law, passed in 1990, followed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and both combine to
describe the City’s responsibilities for ADA accessibility. This ADA Transition Plan is a requirement of the
Rehabilitation Act, specifically Section 504, shown below.
No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall, solely by reason of his or her
disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination
under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. This part applies to each recipient of
Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation and to each program or activity that
receives such assistance (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration & Management, n.d.).

Title I of the ADA: 

Title I of the ADA addresses employment practices and prohibits discriminating against qualified
individuals with disabilities. This discrimination is prohibited in a number of areas, including but not
limited to application processes, hiring, employment termination, promotion, compensation, and
training. The City is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with Title I (ADA, n.d.).

2.1.2 Title II of the ADA:

Title II of the ADA, which adopts much of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, is addressed in
this Plan. It prohibits the City from denying equal opportunity to services, programs, and activities to
persons with disabilities. This prohibition applies whether the denial is direct or indirect (ADA, n.d.).
2.2 ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Requirements
This Plan is intended to provide a framework for the continuous improvement of City programs and
facilities for people with disabilities. This Plan addresses facilities within the public right-of-way,
especially curb ramps, and is intended to be updated as barriers are removed, programs change, and/or new facilities come under control of the City. Programs offered by the City must be accessible to all
people. The administrative requirements of this plan include:

• Designation of an ADA Coordinator responsible for overseeing Title II compliance,
• Development of an ADA grievance/complaint procedure,
• Completion of a self-evaluation of facilities, programs, and services,
• Development of a transition plan where the self-evaluation identifies any accessibility
deficiencies.

This Plan identifies and makes recommendations to correct practices that result in limitations on access.
As part of the self-evaluation, the City:

• Identifies the city’s programs, activities, and services
• Reviews the policies, practices, and procedures that govern the administration of the City’s
programs, activities, and services
• Provides opportunity for public comment
• Makes the report available to the public
• Corrects any programs, activities, and services that are not consistent with the requirements
This Plan identifies barriers for people with disabilities and a schedule to remove these barriers over
time and includes:
• A list of the physical barriers in the City’s facilities that limit the accessibility of its programs,
activities, or services to individuals with disabilities
• A detailed outline of the methods to be used to remove these barriers and make the facilities
accessible
• A schedule for taking the steps necessary to achieve compliance with ADA Title II
• An opportunity for the public to provide comment on the transition plan
• The name of the individual responsible for the plan’s implementation

This Plan is an assessment of the City’s right-of-way facilities to find barriers to City programs for people
with disabilities. The facilities with barriers have been identified and summarized in Chapter 3.

Public Involvement:

The ADA requires the involvement of people with disabilities in the development and review of the ADA
Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan. The city’s public grievance policy is shown in Appendix D.

ADA Coordinator:
The City Clerk was designated as the ADA Coordinator. This position is responsible for ensuring the
accessibility of all programs, services, and activities of the City. The City’s ADA Coordinator is:

Kim Agfalvi, CMC, City Clerk 
104 Bridge Street South
Orting, WA 98360
clerk@cityoforting.org
(360) 893-9008