10 CFR 4.127, Existing Facilities

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(a) Accessibility. A recipient shall operate each program or activity so that when each part is viewed in its entirety it is readily accessible to and usable by disabled persons. This paragraph does not necessarily require a recipient to make each of its existing facilities or every part of an existing facility accessible to and usable by disabled persons.

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(b) Methods. A recipient may comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section through such means as redesign of equipment, reassignment of classes or other services to accessible buildings, assignment of aids to beneficiaries, home visits, delivery of health, welfare or other social services at alternate accessible sites, alteration of existing facilities and construction of new facilities in conformance with the requirements of § 4.128 or any other methods that result in making its program or activity accessible to and usable by disabled persons. A recipient is not required to make structural changes in existing facilities where other methods are effective in achieving compliance with paragraph (a) of this section. In choosing among available methods for meeting the requirement of paragraph (a) of this section, a recipient shall give priority to those methods that serve disabled persons in the most integrated setting appropriate.

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(c) Time period. A recipient shall comply with the requirement of paragraph (a) of this section within 60 days of the effective date of this subpart except that where structural changes in facilities are necessary, the changes are to be made within three years of the effective date of this subpart, but in any event, as expeditiously as possible.

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(d) Transition plan. In the event that structural changes to facilities are necessary to meet the requirement of paragraph (a) of this section, a recipient shall develop a transition plan setting forth the steps necessary to complete the changes. The plan is to be developed with the assistance of interested persons, including disabled persons, or organizations representing disabled persons, and the plan is to meet with the approval of the NRC. The recipient shall retain a copy of the transition plan as a record until any structural change to a facility is complete. A copy of the transition plan is to be made available for public inspection. At a minimum, the plan is to:

(1) Identify physical obstacles in the recipient's facilities that limit the accessibility and usability of its program or activity to disabled persons;

(2) Describe in detail the methods that will be used to make the facilities accessible to and usable by disabled persons;

(3) Specify the schedule for taking the steps necessary to achieve full accessibility under paragraph (a) of this section and, if the time period or the transition plan is longer than 1 year, identify steps that will be taken during each year of the transition period; and

(4) Indicate the person responsible for implementation of the plan.

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(e) Notice. The recipient shall adopt and implement procedures to ensure that interested persons, including persons with impaired vision or hearing, can obtain information concerning the existence and location of services, activities, and facilities that are accessible to, and usable by, disabled persons.

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, as amended at 53 FR 19244, May 27, 1988; 68 FR 51345, Aug. 26, 2003; 77 FR 39904, Jul. 6, 2012]

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Title 10 Part 4 - NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMMISSION
10 CFR: 1 2 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 25 26 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 50 51 52 54 55 60 61 62 63 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 81 95 100 140 150 160 170 171
1, General Provisions, Purpose and scope 2, Subparts 3, Application of this part 4, Definitions 5, Communications and reports 6, Maintenance of records 8, Information collection requirements: OMB approval 11, —Regulations Implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IV of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, General prohibition 12, Specific discriminatory actions prohibited 13, Employment practices 14, Medical emergencies 21, Assurances Required, General requirements 22, Continuing Federal financial assistance 24, Assurances from institutions 31, Compliance Information, Cooperation and assistance 32, Compliance reports 33, Access to sources of information 34, Information to beneficiaries and participants 41, Conduct of Investigations, Periodic compliance reviews 42, Complaints 43, Investigations 44, Resolution of matters 45, Intimidatory or retaliatory acts prohibited 46, Means of Effecting Compliance, Means available 47, Noncompliance with § 4.21 48, Termination of or refusal to grant or to continue Federal financial assistance 49, Other means authorized by law 51, Opportunity for Hearing, Notice of opportunity for hearing 61, Hearings and Findings, Presiding officer 62, Right to counsel 63, Procedures, evidence, and record 64, Consolidated or joint hearings 71, Decisions and Notices, Initial decision or certification 72, Exceptions and final decision 73, Rulings required 74, Content of orders 75, Post termination proceedings 81, Judicial Review, Judicial review 91, Effect on Other Regulations; Forms and Instructions, Effect on other regulations 92, Forms and instructions 93, Supervision and coordination 101, Regulations Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended, Definitions 121, Discriminatory Practices, General prohibitions against discrimination 122, General prohibitions against employment discrimination 123, Reasonable accommodation 124, Employment criteria 125, Preemployment inquiries 126, General requirement concerning accessibility 127, Existing facilities 128, New construction 231, Enforcement, Responsibility of applicants and recipients 232, Notice 233, Enforcement procedures 301, Regulations Implementing the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as Amended, General, Purpose and scope 302, Application of this subpart 303, Definitions 311, Standards for Determining Age Discrimination, Rules against age discrimination 312, Definitions of "normal operation" and "statutory objective" 313, Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination. Normal operation or statutory objective of any program or activity 314, Exceptions to the rule against age discrimination. Reasonable factors other than age 315, Burden of proof 321, Duties of NRC Recipients, Assurance of compliance 322, Written notice, technical assistance, and educational materials 324, Information requirements 331, Investigation, Conciliation, and Enforcement Procedures, Compliance reviews 332, Complaints 333, Mediation 334, Investigation 335, Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation 336, Compliance procedure 337, Hearings, decisions, post-termination proceedings 338, Remedial and affirmative action by recipients 339, Alternate funds disbursal procedure 340, Exhaustion of administrative remedies 341, Reports 501, Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Purpose 502, Application 503, Definitions 504, 4.504--4.509 Reserved 510, Self-evaluation 511, Notice 512, 4.512--4.529 Reserved 530, General prohibitions against discrimination 531, 4.531--4.539 Reserved 540, Employment 541, 4.541--4.548 Reserved 549, Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited 550, Program accessibility: Existing facilities 551, Program accessibility: New construction and alterations 552, 4.552--4.559 Reserved 560, Communications 561, 4.561--4.569 Reserved 570, Compliance procedures Appendices: 10 CFR 4 Appendix A, Appendix a to Part 4--Federal Financial Assistance to Which This Part Applies

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