Access for Persons with Disabilities to Passenger Vessels and Shore Facilities

Access for Persons with Disabilities to Passenger Vessels and Shore Facilities

The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

FINAL REPORT, July 12, 1996

Prepared for: The Office of the Secretary of Transportation Office of Environment, Energy and Safety

Prepared by: Environmental Engineering Division, DTS-72 Volpe National Transportation Systems Center 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

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CONTENTS

• GLOSSARY
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 2. INTRODUCTION
• 3. APPROACH
• 4. VESSEL ONBOARD ACCESS
• 5.VESSEL ACCESS COSTS
• 6. SHORE TO VESSEL TRANSITION ACCESS
• 7. SHORE TO VESSEL TRANSITION ACCESS COSTS
• 8. COST SCENARIOS
• 9.STABILITY CALCULATIONS
• 10. ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS
• 11. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES

APPENDICES

• A. Coast Guard MSIS data output and Marine Safety Offices' fleet survey responses
• B. Engineering and cost calculations for sample vessels
• C. Unit costs from field work and literature
• D. Detailed cost spreadsheets and notes-- fleet
• E. Detailed cost spreadsheets and notes-- shore access
• F. Stability analysis for elevator installations
• G. Statutory issues for passenger vessel access
• H. Points of contact
• I. Minutes of April 15, 1996 information meeting