Municipal Self-Evaluation and Transition Plans

One of the fundamental goals of the American with Disabilities Act is to provide people with disabilities access to civic life.

• Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to make their facilities, programs, and services accessible to all people, including those with a disability.
• All Title II entities are required to complete a self-evaluation (Title II Sec 8.2000) of their facilities, programs, and services for accessibility. This requirement is enforced by the Department of Justice.
• A Transition Plan (Title II Sec 8.3000) is a summary of the physical accessibility barriers found by the self-evaluation, plus the barrier removal methods and a schedule for achieving accessibility. A Transition Plan is required to be completed if structural modifications are required to achieve program accessibility for a Title II entity that has 50 or more employees.

Through our extensive data collection, analysis, and reporting process, Meeting the Challenge can develop ADA Title II mandated self-evaluations and transition plans for state and local entities.

City of Alamosa, Colorado Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan
MTC worked with the Pueblo Center for Disabilities and the city of Alamosa, Colorado to develop a self-evaluation and transition plan for the city. The self-evaluation covered not only physical accessibility, but also access to programs offered by the city and employment policies. The Pueblo Center staff did the physical data collection and MTC staff performed the analysis and reporting steps. The project was completed Dec 31, 2010.

City of Golden, Colorado Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan
MTC worked with the city of Golden, Colorado to develop a self-evaluation and transition plan for the city in 2009 and 2010. The self-evaluation covered not only physical accessibility, but also access to programs offered by the city and employment policies. Golden is particularly interested in enhancing the walkability of their community. Thus, in addition to providing information about the physical facilities of the city such as the town hall and community center, the survey also focused on the extensive parks and trails that exist throughout the city.