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Charleston ADA commission compiles prioritized list of accessibility fixes, urges council briefing
Summary
Commissioners and community members identified unsafe curb cuts, inaccessible restrooms and doors at public facilities and agreed to compile a prioritized list of sites to present to City Council for corrective action.
At a recent Charleston City ADA Commission meeting, commissioners and residents cataloged multiple accessibility barriers across public facilities and downtown sidewalks and moved to assemble a prioritized list of sites to present to City Council for action. The chair opened the discussion by asking members to bring specific addresses for a citywide plan to make facilities fully ADA compliant.
Residents and commission members pointed to particular problem locations: MLK Pool on Jackson Street, WL Stevens pool (access only via a back gate), the Gilliard Auditorium (missing push buttons on secondary doors and limited restroom access on upper levels), uneven brick curb cuts on King and John…
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