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1 ', r---ft_ Q l BOB 00LE I a KANSAS timtcd,ut \ r f'l - tatrs enatc r TAND ING COM M 1n S AGRICULTU RE NU TRITI ON ANO FORESTRY FINANCE RULES WASHINGTON DC Febr uary 1, 1985 Mr Larr y Allis on Arch itect ural & Tran spor tatio n Barr iers Com plian ce Boar d 330 C Stre et, SW Room 1010 Wash ingto n, DC Dear Larr y: tor I'm encl osin g a copy of the respo nse that Sena itect Dole rece ntly rece ived from Ge orge M Whit e, Arch ility ssib acce into ry i inqu his of the Capi tol, rega rding with in the Capi tol comp lex As you can see, he indi cate s that remo delin g will e the be comp leted with in the next three year s Whil the that ars appe it sche dule has b e en some what slow, e ds ne the and ANSI end resu lts will be cons iste nt with of perso ns with disa bilit ies thou ghts Plea se let me know if you have any addi tiona l or guid ance on this issue With best rega rds Sinc erely, /;1rotman Lislaiive Assi stan t to Dole Bob tor Sena Encl osure Page 1 of 6 s-leg_749_004_005_a1bpdf

2 Cni c() $ n cz $cna{c WASHINGTON, OC December 4, 1984 STANO INO COMMITTL S:,AGR!CULTURC NUTPITI:: AtO rorcs"':'nv l"inancll: JUDICIARY RUU:S Mr George M White Architect of the Capitol SB-15 Washington, D C Dear Mr White: It has recently been brought to my attention that in spite of the tremendous progress that has been made in making Senate Office Buildings and the Capitol itself accessible to handicapped persons, these buildings still are not fully accessible Very few of the rest rooms in either the Dirksen or the Russell Buildings are accessible--4 men's and 3 women 1 s in the six floors of the Dirksen Building and 2 men's and 3 women's in the four floors of the Russell Building Clearly there should be, at a minimum, one accessible rest room on each floor While I am aware that the Capitol itself and the two Senate Office Buildings referred to were built prior to the passage of the Architectural Barriers Act (1969), I would encourage that additional efforts be taken to bring the buildings into compliance with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards Staff of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board would, I'm sure, be pleased to provide technical assistance in determining where additional effort is warranted The Capitol of the United States continues to represent Government of the people, by the people, and for the people to persons around the world Every effort to make it fully accessible to all of America's citizens is surely in order yours, BD: jb United tes Senate Page 2 of 6

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4 The Honorable Robert Dole January 29, 1985 Page Two Working drawings are currently in preparatio n for a number of facilities, including the completio n of at least one accessibl e restroom for each sex on each floor wherc they-do not already "exbt We have in the past" availed ourselves of valued technical assistanc e from the staff of the Architect ural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board and will continue to do so in the future (: : - :,-,;_ <;,_ - ; _ r,_, : ) _;,; :, - -!" : :,: : : : : - =;, >r; ::C-wt!;;t:-/:;ff: :: :::-:: - ; :1_i_;-_; --< :;, t - i : _ :\\ Please be assured th2t I sre your objective that all buildings ;;;::r ;,,,/ '- - "' ;::,'-; ; :;:_;"'K:';) oo Capitol Hill be "fully accessible to'"'all - of _,America 's"-' citizens and will continue to bend every effort toward that end _::!"",, L, - ;-; Cor Uy, - :' : : ": ": { : ': ; - - r - i - -,, <!: - _ :;;: ' ::- :,; -k_;,-; :"' I shall, of course, be pleased to assist you in any other way you \ may deem desirable,, _ " :;- :_ " - :::- ";; i :; : : :"' ' : : : ;;- ' - '; ; - ; ' :,:;, : i - - _ ';I --:1,,; >, :;:J,,,;;;:,s\t'r ;"'<":_: c ;""if,jitt&9! ;;str,<bf:'"; &;"-''4; "(j,"':-%i2 <-'!::" :* 1'-_=,; r;;:,, --c {i{jjap;;rp Ef' -,, ;11 ;\; - r::r,, -i: v: :-, : -w ""--: _,y_ 'J ' =-- -l' -"-" --r, _,]-1;j$, f, t ; : t 4'tt-J/' ::JE: 9"' 4,;,, :-:,:_ s::fi t!:1 ' "-'',"-"-:; -if}-- r-,;'1f-::i- =;; -Ll!" - -1:-"! -:rj,{nr-:- --'f= -';,i-iif) icf1!e :t{"lf<,_;; ::f;;;;_;f } ;-<'tt[ t'!t::0 -?'i/:irv; 'jf:::z:,, \- '} ; : " :>;-;: 1-Q / "-f;'': l, 1;v_<<rr ;;<H_t-,1 T-1':\:;+ C M '?!f: fg' : :::-; : /' -- _,:,r y :"-:'1'---;: -- _!_ f' 4' ;: - ;: - -;;_,,,_, 'i/ '-',-,:;t7:r,;:;)?",: '; : - "::;-2,,,: ;:;;;, :c::;: :';"" :::,,,;g_ h_'; --'\:-: 7J'i';,i, *4 i,:--- ' <':"';-: -: -::o-: ;,,;v-z\;\1;!{ -' "' ;:;- - f _-trf ::; ' :::{;; _:ff :{?_< :: -:" :-,_ /---: t-:-'--r:>t:itj;f::-tj:-t; \ : : :--, ; 1 - ::; - :,,:: _: ; '_; i ::, :::,-_ ")- - ' -: ; : ;:j:;,s;,_ ' : :;' <_ -; ;<i;:-; (:_ ':: '',, s-leg_749_004_005_a1bpdf " : Page 4 of 6 '

5 MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: December, 1994 Sheila Burke_,; Alec Vachon (OV LETTER TO GEORGE WHITE * As request, attached is a letter to George White White will have objections--we'll see By way of Mo had worked on this matter (and others) without and was even unable to get a meeting with White * BTW, a wheelchair has been requested opening day for I expect history, success, Senator-Elect Frist's Dad, Dr Thomas Frist--he is somewhat ambulatory, but needs assistance Arrangements have been made for wheelchair access to the gallery Reenactments for photos will be conducted as usual in the Old Senate Chamber --First could participate without a ramp but it would be an added convenience * I will call you to follow up re approval of letter and next steps Thanks Page 5 of 6

6 December 29, 1994 The Honorable George M White Architect of the Capitol US Capitol Washington, DC Dear George: As you know, the Old Senate Chamber is inaccessible to people who use wheelchairs because of two short steps at the main entrance It is my understanding that plans had been drawn up some time ago to remedy this situation, with due respect for the historical sensitivity of this room, but that these plans were never implemented In my view, the Capitol Building itself is an important symbol of our open and representative government, and that it should be equally available to all Americans Pending a permanent alteration, I request that a temporary ramp be installed immediately, but in no case later than the opening of the 104th Congress on January 4, 1994 In addition, I have asked a member of my staff, Dr Alexander Vachon, to call you to follow up on this request and to arrange a meeting to review other outstanding accessibility issues Although I am aware the Architect's office has been active in making the Capitol complex accessible since 1976, I believe a fresh review would be timely Thank you for your attention to this matter Sincerely, BOB DOLE United States Senate Page 6 of 6