Practices for Establishing ADA Paratransit Eligibility Assessment Facilities (2015) / Chapter Skim
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13 1,000 ADA eligibility determinations per year; seven between 1,000 and 2,999 determinations per year; seven between 3,000 and 4,999 determinations per year; three from 5,000 to 9,999 determinations per year; and three make 10,000 or more determinations per year. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESSES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION Table 5 shows the sources of information and processes used by each agency to make eligibility determinations.
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14 Acronym Transit Agency City, State Service Area Population (2012 NTD) ADA Paratransit Applications/ Year (1)
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15 Transit Agency Application Form Professional Verification In-Person Interviews Physical Assessments Cognitive Assessments Vision Assessments M ai le d In B ro ug ht to In te rv ie w Co m pl et ed at In te rv ie w O th er Pa rt of A pp lic at io n Fo rm O bt ai ne d as N ee de d Ca n be S ub m itt ed (O pt.
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16 agencies have both outdoor and indoor routes that are used for physical functional assessments. In some cases, part of the route is indoors and part is outdoors.
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17 includes a variety of rehabilitation and disability service companies and agencies. Eight transit agencies contract with national companies that provide eligibility determination services.
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18 (e.g., rehabilitation services and community services)
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19 six agencies obtain information about the weight of mobility devices from applicants or other sources. The survey also asked agencies what specific props were located within the facilities to assist with physical functional assessments.
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20 Transit Agency Admin. Offices File Storage Waiting Area Restrooms Interview Room(s)
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21 and common space such as waiting areas and restrooms. Facility size ranged from 702 ft2 (DART)
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22 Metro is not included. Build-out costs for facilities with more limited props ranged from $765 to $252,653 and averaged $89,927.
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23 Transit Agency N/A = not applicable.
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24 Two agencies (TriMet and DART) incorporate bus and rail trips into the outdoor route for some applicants.
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