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| GuitarGuy305 |
Posted - 01/30/2003 : 5:46:03 PM
Heres the situation:
I do security for an company in town that we'll call Company A. I work at one of their buildings where most of what is done is customer service. The particular building I work in 2 days a week, is partially leased by ANOTHER company that we'll call Company B. Company B is sells software and stuff, and their business is also tech support, customer service, etc... They used to OWN the whole building, now Company A owns it, and leases the small section of the building to Company B.
The piece of advice I need is on our handicapped access. We have a handicapped entrance to the building, which worked up until two weeks ago. A strong wind blew the door right off of its hinges, and now the door as been repaired, but the handicapped door does not work. I asked one of the maintenance guys about it, he told me it NEVER worked, but I know it did. Also, one of the Company B employees is in a wheelchair, and relys on that handicapped door for access. Otherwise, he has to wait for someone to come along to hold the door for him. Jim (the officer there the days I am not) and I run out and get the door for him when we can, but we are not always available to do so. And some days he comes in on the weekends, and we are not there to get the door for him. Some security I know, only THERE mon-fri.
We've been trying to get the Company A's maintenance department to fix it for two weeks now, and they haven't. So Jim, and the handicapped people in the building, and I want to try to contact some sort of official organization. Maybe Robert, the guy in the wheelchair, can make a phone call and get Company A in trouble for not having handicapped access. There are multiple handicapped doors in the building. And the one that recently broke is the ONLY ONE that EVER worked.
Jim and I think it has to be some kind of building code violation. And we have made this idle threat to maintenance, but they don't think that we'll contact any other organization and report it. That's why my idea was to have the handicapped employees contact someone.
Any thoughts? And WHO should be contacted??
Thanks,
Adam |
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| PJK |
Posted - 02/07/2003 : 11:08:57 PM
Did it get fixed????? Just wondering what happened. |
| Fluffy |
Posted - 02/03/2003 : 7:22:34 PM
GG305 said: quote:
Jim tells me that a few of the maintenence guys were out today looking at the door, so it may get fixed before any shit can be started
That would be great too. As always say, "Don't start no shit, won't be no shit!" It would be a much nicer world if everyone just wanted to do stuff to help others and not be forced to do because someone started some shit about it. |
| GuitarGuy305 |
Posted - 02/03/2003 : 7:11:24 PM
Yeah. I told the guy in the wheelchair and the other handicapped employees about those options, and they all seemed interested in checking them out. On another note, Jim tells me that a few of the maintenence guys were out today looking at the door, so it may get fixed before any shit can be started 
Thanks for the info Tericee.
Adam |
| Fluffy |
Posted - 02/03/2003 : 4:15:39 PM
Hey GG305, did you give any of Tericee's suggestions a try? |
| tericee |
Posted - 01/30/2003 : 6:59:38 PM
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability-related nondiscrimination laws have specific requirements regarding reasonable accommodations. ODEP's Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has a wealth of information on accommodations for both employers and employees on the JAN website or by calling 800-526-7234. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) also has an excellent resource for employers regarding accommodations, "Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation," available online at
www.eeoc.gov/facts/accommodation.html
In particular, this one talks about public accommodations for handicapped people:
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/adaqa2.html
If you arm yourself with the legal information above, you might be able to get some help (or at least the right point of contact) from citymanager@cityofmarion.org
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| Erich |
Posted - 01/30/2003 : 6:48:51 PM
i think Better Business would be more than happy to help. And it is a building violation, maybe calling a city official to have a building inspector come by. |
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