List of necessary upgrades to make the House wheelchair-accessible for Rep-Elect
Jennifer Longdon. Please note this does not include a needs assessment of
accessibility for the public or any of the men's restrooms.
House Member Parking Lot
o Accessible parking space(s)


Would need 8ft in addition to parking space for ramp – a current space
and a half would provide enough space



Combining three current parking spots would accommodate two parking
spots
Basement

Women's restroom:
o Doors are too heavy. If they are fire-doors, we need the door to be able to open
automatically
o Clear pathways: move tables and trash cans out of the pathway so wheelchairs
can move more easily
o No wheelchair-accessible stalls – Need to enlarge stalls
o Paper towels too high
Note: Please note this is the restroom in which Rep-elect Longdon previously
broke her hand because the restroom did not accommodate her needs.
Research/Accounting
o Door to accounting/research area needs to have capacity to open automatically

1st Floor
Back door
o Needs a ramp for building accessibility
o Needs automatic doors because they are too heavy to open
Offices and back of hearing rooms areas:
o Front and back security doors to back offices need to be automatic.
o Hallways need to be cleared so we would have to talk to Pages about placement
of carts, especially outside Democratic Caucus room.
Ramps to access the back of hearing rooms:
o Ramps are too steep; if no changes can be made to the ramps, handrails on both
sides of the ramps are necessary.
o Mirrors on the ceiling or the wall to prevent collisions when coming downs the
ramps.
Hearing rooms:

 o Hearing rooms 3, 4 and 5 table on dais are too low and Rep.-elect Longdon can't
fit. It seems that it is only the decorative border that is low and can be removed to
accommodate for a wheelchair user to fit. Please note we did not check the
height in HHR1, but HHR2 does fit.

2nd Floor
Restrooms:
o No wheelchair-accessible stalls
o Wheelchair users can’t enter east restroom
Doors:
o Security doors must be automatic
o Doors to member's lounge and to floor need to be automatic
o Speaker's desk is not accessible – a portable ramp can accommodate in case
Rep.-elect Longdon is given the same opportunity as other members to chair
COW.

3nd Floor
Doors:
o Security doors must be automatic
Restrooms:
o No wheelchair- accessible stalls