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| ## State Transportation Agency (STA) Responsibilities   | # | # | # |
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| **A. General Requirements (Subpart A and B):**          | * | * | * |
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| 1\. Does the STA have a 504/ADA coordinator? (28 CFR    |   |   |   |
| 35.107(a) & 49 CFR 27.13(a))                            |   |   |   |
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| 2\. Does the STA have an internal grievance procedure   |   |   |   |
| that allows for quick and prompt solutions for any      |   |   |   |
| complaints based on alleged noncompliance with 504/ADA? |   |   |   |
| (Note: "Grievance procedure" refers to a process for    |   |   |   |
| external complaints) (28 CFR 35.107(b) & 49 CFR         |   |   |   |
| 27.13(b))                                               |   |   |   |
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| 3\. Does the STA keep on file for at least one year all |   |   |   |
| complaints of noncompliance with ADA and 504 received?  |   |   |   |
| (49 CFR 27.121(b))                                      |   |   |   |
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| 4\. Has the STA drafted and disseminated to             |   |   |   |
| participants, applicants, employees, unions, and        |   |   |   |
| contractors/consultants a non-discrimination policy     |   |   |   |
| statement that states that the STA does not             |   |   |   |
| discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or |   |   |   |
| access to, or treatment or employment in its programs   |   |   |   |
| or activities? (28 CFR 35.106 & 49 CFR 27.15)           |   |   |   |
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| 5.  Does the non-discrimination policy statement also   |   |   |   |
|     identify the name, title, office address and office |   |   |   |
|     telephone number of the 504/ADA Coordinator?        |   |   |   |
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| > (28 CFR 35.107(a) & 49 CFR 27.15(a) and (b))          |   |   |   |
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| 6\. Has the STA conducted a self-evaluation of its      |   |   |   |
| current services, policies, and practices, and the      |   |   |   |
| effects thereof, to determine necessary modifications   |   |   |   |
| to achieve program accessibility? (28 CFR 35.105 & 49   |   |   |   |
| CFR 27.11(c)(2)(i-v))                                   |   |   |   |
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| 7\. If so, did the STA provide an opportunity to        |   |   |   |
| interested persons, including individuals with          |   |   |   |
| disabilities or organizations representing individuals  |   |   |   |
| with disabilities, to participate in the                |   |   |   |
| self-evaluation process by submitting comments? (28 CFR |   |   |   |
| 35.105(b) & 49 CFR 27.11(c)(2))                         |   |   |   |
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| 8\. Has the recipient established a system for          |   |   |   |
| periodically reviewing and updating the evaluation? (49 |   |   |   |
| CFR 27.11 (c)(2)(v))                                    |   |   |   |
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| 9\. Does the STA maintain in operable working condition |   |   |   |
| those features of facilities and equipment that are     |   |   |   |
| required to be readily accessible to and usable by      |   |   |   |
| persons with disabilities? (Note: includes STA          |   |   |   |
| buildings and public rights-of-way facilities such as   |   |   |   |
| sidewalks, curb ramps and accessible pedestrians        |   |   |   |
| signal) (28 CFR 35.133)                                 |   |   |   |
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| 10\. Does the STA monitor sub-recipients who receive    |   |   |   |
| STA assistance (local governments, contractors,         |   |   |   |
| consultants) to ensure compliance with Title II ADA and |   |   |   |
| 504 with respect to STA funded (both Federal and State  |   |   |   |
| \$\$) projects and programs that the sub-recipients     |   |   |   |
| implement? (28 CFR 35.130 (b)(1)(v) & 49 CFR 27.7 (V))  |   |   |   |
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| 11\. Does the STA provide a written assurance to the    |   |   |   |
| FHWA that it will not discriminate on the basis of      |   |   |   |
| disability in the provision of its programs, services,  |   |   |   |
| activities, and facilities, and that it will be in      |   |   |   |
| compliance with Section 504 and all of its              |   |   |   |
| requirements? (Note: this can be included in the Title  |   |   |   |
| VI assurance to FHWA) (49 CFR 27.9)                     |   |   |   |
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| **B. Program and Facility Accessibility ( Subpart D)**  | * | * | * |
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| ### *Title II ADA Transition Plan requirements*         |   |   |   |
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| 1\. Has the STA developed and implemented a transition  |   |   |   |
| plan that outlines which structural modifications must  |   |   |   |
| be made to those programs and services that are not     |   |   |   |
| accessible? (28 CFR 35.150(d) & 49 CFR 27.11)           |   |   |   |
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| 2.  Has the STA also developed a curb ramp installation |   |   |   |
|     schedule as part of the transition plan for         |   |   |   |
|     pedestrian facilities it owns, operates and/or      |   |   |   |
|     maintains? (28 CFR 35.150(d)(2))                    |   |   |   |
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| 3\. If so, did the STA provide an opportunity to        |   |   |   |
| interested persons, including individuals with          |   |   |   |
| disabilities or organizations representing individuals  |   |   |   |
| with disabilities, to participate in the transition     |   |   |   |
| plan process by submitting comments? (28 CFR            |   |   |   |
| 35.150(d)(1) & 49 CFR 27.11)(c)(2))                     |   |   |   |
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| 4\. Is the transition plan available for public         |   |   |   |
| inspection? (28 CFR 35.150(d)(1) & 49 CFR 27.11)        |   |   |   |
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| 5\. Has the STA modified any policies or practices that |   |   |   |
| do not meet Section 504 according to a schedule or      |   |   |   |
| sequence that includes milestones or measures of        |   |   |   |
| achievement? (49 CFR 27.11 (c)(2)(iii))                 |   |   |   |
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| 6\. Has the STA taken appropriate remedial steps to     |   |   |   |
| eliminate the effects of any discrimination that        |   |   |   |
| resulted from previous policies and practices? (49 CFR  |   |   |   |
| 27.11) (c)(2)(iv)                                       |   |   |   |
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| 7\. Does the STA have a process to analyze an existing  |   |   |   |
| program, service or benefit for determinations of       |   |   |   |
| "undue" financial or administrative burdens, or         |   |   |   |
| fundamental alteration to the program, service or       |   |   |   |
| benefit that comports with the criteria for making such |   |   |   |
| determinations in 28 CFR 35.150 (a)(3) and 28 CFR       |   |   |   |
| 35.164? (Note: A process to conduct undue burden        |   |   |   |
| determinations is not required but is a best practice.  |   |   |   |
| However, the documentation of an undue burden           |   |   |   |
| determination by an STA is required by these            |   |   |   |
| regulations)                                            |   |   |   |
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| 8\. Does the STA build new facilities and alter         |   |   |   |
| existing ones (both pedestrian ROW and STA buildings)   |   |   |   |
| in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act  |   |   |   |
| Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and Appendix A of 49   |   |   |   |
| CFR 37? (28 CFR 35.151 (c) and 49 CFR 27.3 (b))         |   |   |   |
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| 9\. Does the STA have a process and procedure for the   |   |   |   |
| installation of accessible features on the pedestrian   |   |   |   |
| rights-of-way (curb ramps, accessible pedestrian        |   |   |   |
| signals, etc.)?                                         |   |   |   |
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| 10\. Does the STA provide accessible highway rest areas |   |   |   |
| and pedestrian underpasses, overpasses and ramps that   |   |   |   |
| are newly constructed or altered with Federal aid? (49  |   |   |   |
| CFR 27.75)                                              |   |   |   |
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| 11\. Does the STA have a process for making technical   |   |   |   |
| infeasibility determinations for new construction and   |   |   |   |
| alterations that comports with the criteria in ADAAG    |   |   |   |
| 4.1.1 (5) and 4.1.6(J)?                                 |   |   |   |
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| 12\. Does the STA install curb ramps or other sloped    |   |   |   |
| areas at any intersection having curbs or other         |   |   |   |
| barriers to entry from a street level pedestrian        |   |   |   |
| walkway, when streets, roads, highways or crosswalks    |   |   |   |
| are newly constructed or altered, or when the crosswalk |   |   |   |
| is constructed with Federal aid? (28 CFR 35.151         |   |   |   |
| (e)(1)(2) and 49 CFR 27.75 (a)(2))                      |   |   |   |
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| 13\. Is the STA installing detectable warnings in the   |   |   |   |
| form of truncated domes in curb ramps when roadways     |   |   |   |
| with pedestrian facilities are altered? (ADAAG 4.29 and |   |   |   |
| FHWA policy guidance (May 2002))                        |   |   |   |
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| # C. Communications (Subpart E)                         | * | * | * |
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| 1\. Does the STA provide auxiliary aids (sign language  |   |   |   |
| interpreters, readers, Braille, large print text) upon  |   |   |   |
| request, to STA program participants with disabilities? |   |   |   |
| (28 CFR 35.160 (b)(1) and 49 CFR 27.7(c))               |   |   |   |
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| 2\. Does the STA notify the public and other interested |   |   |   |
| parties that auxiliary aids will be provided, upon      |   |   |   |
| request (e.g., via public meeting announcement)? (28    |   |   |   |
| CFR 35.160 (a), 28 CFR 35.163 (a), and 49 CFR 27.7(c))  |   |   |   |
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| 3\. Is the STA website and all of its contents          |   |   |   |
| accessible to individuals with hearing or visual        |   |   |   |
| impairments? (28 CFR 35.160 (a), 28 CFR 35.163 (a), and |   |   |   |
| 49 CFR 27.7(c))                                         |   |   |   |
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| 4\. Can hearing impaired individuals contact the STA    |   |   |   |
| via TTD/TTY phone line or an equally effective          |   |   |   |
| telecommunications system such as a relay service? (28  |   |   |   |
| CFR 35.161 and 49 CFR 27.7(c))                          |   |   |   |
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