ACCESSIBILITY OF AGENCY FACILITIES TO EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92G00017R000700320002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 11, 1989
• Content Type: MEMO

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DS&T 372-89
11 MAY 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
FROM:
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R. E. Hineman
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Accessibility of Agency Facilities to Employees
With Disabilities
1. The DS&T Minority Career Development Panel has brought to my
attention a number of areas where the Agency appears not to be in compliance
with the Architectural Barriers Act, regarding accessibility of Government
buildings to the disabled, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
governing reasonable acCommodation in the workplace. I believe that by
failing to comply with these regulations, we are failing to meet our
responsibilities to our disabled employees and acting contrary to the goals
we articulated in the 5-Year Affirmative Action Plan.
2. First, the Panel has pointed out a number of problems involving
accessibility to the Headquarters auditorium.
The Agency auditorium is accessible to wheelchair users only via
the graded walkway from the northeast entrance of the original
Headquarters building. This route is not protected from the
weather and can be treacherous when it is wet or icy.
The auditorium stage is not accessible to those unable to climb the
steps, a situation that has barred our disabled employees and
guests from appearing before large gatherings, including promotion
and award ceremonies and special assemblies. The Agency had to
withdraw its invitation to EEOC Commissioner Evans Kemp last year
to speak at the program marking Disability Awareness Month when it
learned by chance that he uses a wheelchair. Commissioner Kemp was
unwilling to access the stage via a portable ramp procured by the
Office of Logistics, because the ramp's elevation raised safety
concerns.
Restrooms in the auditorium are located at the foot of a stairwell
and are not equipped for use by the disabled. This means that a
wheelchair user must exit the auditorium and return to the original
Headquarters building via the northeast entrance to use properly
equipped and accessible facilities.
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SUBJECT: Accessibility of Agency Facilities to Employees With Disabilities
3. The problems at the outbuildings appear to be similar.
Architectural barriers effectively bar our disabled employees from many
25X1 Agency offices. The second floor of Building is off-limits to
wheelchair users, because the buildin has no elevator. Wheelchair users
25X1 can reach the second floor of Building only if they are willing
25X1 suffer the indignity of using the freight elevator. At
25X1 there are steps into most of the buildings containing classrooms, and
some of the multi-story buildings have no elevator.
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4. Finally, the Panel has raised the issue of reasonable accommodation
in the workplace. EEOC regulations define "reasonable accommodation" as
including "acquisition or modification of equipment or devices." I do not
believe that an Agency of this size could be viewed as "reasonably
accommodating" when it does not have a vehicle with a wheelchair lift.
'Procurement of such a vehicle would enable our wheelchair users to travel
between Agency buildings on government business, just as their colleagues do
on the Agency shuttle. The current arrangement whereby employees need a
week's notice to schedule transportation through a commercial firm just
doesn't work.
5. I realize that cost will be a factor in addressing these issues.
A small van with a wheelchair lift may cost S20,000, and architectural
modifications will cost many times more. However, I recommend that we find
ways to solve some of these problems, thereby reaffirming our commitment to
the principles of EEO.
R. E. Hineman
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