Six Months, January 25 2004

Voting

41. Within six months of the effective date of this Agreement, the County will make all voter registration materials available in alternate formats, including Braille, large print, and audio tape.

42. Starting six months from the effective date of this Agreement, when the County purchases or otherwise acquires new voting machines, one such newly-acquired machine per polling location will be the most accessible model for persons with disabilities (including those with mobility and visual impairments) that has been approved for County use by the applicable governing authority (e.g., State Secretary of Elections or other such official).

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c. Within 6 months of the effective date of this Agreement, the County will implement and report to the Department its written procedures that ensure that its community evacuation plans enable those who have mobility impairments, vision impairments, hearing impairments, cognitive disabilities, mental illness, or other disabilities to safely self-evacuate or be evacuated by others. Some communities are instituting voluntary, confidential registries of persons with disabilities who may need individualized evacuation assistance or notification. If the County adopts or maintains such a registry, its report to the Department will discuss its procedures for ensuring voluntariness, appropriate confidentiality controls, and how the registry will be kept updated, as well as its outreach plan to inform persons with disabilities of its availability. Whether or not a registry is used, the County plan should address accessible transportation needs for persons with disabilities.

Voting

58. The Department reviewed the elements of Highland Park School that are used by the voting public: the parking serving the voting area, the route from the parking area to the area used for voting, and the area used for voting. This facility, located at 4404 Highway 11E, Lenoir City, TN, was built in 1970 and most recently altered in 2001. The County will make the following modifications to this facility within six months of the effective date of this Agreement:

a. The parking space designated for persons with disabilities is not marked as "van-accessible" and its access aisle is only 68 inches wide. Provide a space with a minimum 96-inch wide access aisle and a sign designating the space as "van-accessible" mounted below the International Symbol of Accessibility in a location that cannot be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space. Ensure that the slope and cross-slope of the space and access aisle does not exceed 1:50. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.2(5)(a), (b), 4.6.3, 4.6.4, Figs. 9, 43(b). The County will provide this alternative van accessible parking space directly in front of the school entrance during the voting period.

60. The Department reviewed the elements of The Philadelphia School that are used by the voting public: the parking serving the voting area, the route from the parking area to the area used for voting, and the area used for voting. This facility, located at 300 Spring Street in Philadelphia, TN, was originally built in 1955 and most recently altered in 1994. The County will make the following modifications to this facility within six months of the effective date of this Agreement:

a. The parking space designated for persons with disabilities lacks a marked access aisle and a sign indicating that it is van-accessible. Provide at least one 96-inch wide van-accessible parking space served by an access aisle at least 96 inches wide and install a sign designating the space as "van-accessible" mounted below the International Symbol of Accessibility in a location that cannot be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.2(5)(b), 4.6.4, Fig. 43(b).

b. There is no curb cut near the access aisle. Provide a curb cut in or near the access aisle that complies with the Standards. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), (cites)

67. The Department reviewed the elements of The Tech Center that are used by the voting public: the parking serving the voting area, the route from the parking area to the area used for voting, and the area used for voting. This facility, located at 4380 Harrison Road in Loudon, TN, was built prior to 1992 and has not been altered since then. The County will make the following modifications to this facility within six months of the effective date of this Agreement:

a. There are two designated accessible parking spaces that lack vertical signage, the International Symbol of Accessibility on the pavement is very faded, the access aisle is not marked appropriately, and there is a built-up curb ramp in the access aisle. Provide at least one van-accessible parking space served by an access aisle at least 96 inches wide. If the two spaces do not share the same access aisle, provide a minimum 60-inch wide access aisle for the other designated space. For the space served by the 96-inch wide access aisle, provide a "van-accessible" sign mounted below the International Symbol of Accessibility in a location that cannot be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space. Provide appropriate signage for the other accessible parking space in a location that cannot be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space. Ensure that the slope and cross-slope of the spaces and access aisles do not exceed 1:50 in any direction (i.e., remove the built-up curb ramp in the access aisle). The two accessible parking spaces may share the same access aisle. Provide a vertical means of access � such as a curb cut � between the sidewalk and the access aisle. Standards �� 4.1.2(5)(a), (b), 4.6.3, Fig. 9, 4.6.4, Fig. 43(b), 4.6.2, 4.7.

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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

70. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, at three, six, nine, and 12 months after the effective date of this Agreement, and annually thereafter until the termination or expiration of the Agreement, the County will submit written reports to the Department summarizing the actions the County has taken pursuant to this Agreement. Reports will include detailed photographs showing measurements, architectural plans, work orders, notices published in the newspapers, copies of adopted policies, and proof of efforts to secure funding/assistance for structural renovations or equipment.

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