Section 210 of the CAA requires that inspections be conducted on a periodic basis and at least once each Congress. At the end of the checklist, there is a list of resources that can help your office with access problems that are identified. Access may be physical-for example, getting into a Member's office or public meeting room. Many barriers to public access can be easily eliminated. When it is not possible to remove a physical or communications barrier, this list suggests alternatives.
Additional width is required at turns, particularly when operating a door.
Furniture, shelves, mailboxes and similar items should not be located where they narrow a passageway or maneuvering space. Supplies and cartons should not block or narrow routes through public areas. Shelves and other projections along a public circulation route should be relocated if they fall above this zone. When mailboxes are mounted on suite entrance doors, they are not easily detected by the cane of a visitor who may be turning in from the corridor. It is best if they can be relocated off the path of travel.