| Initiative | Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) |
| Comment Number | OL-100116 |
| Status | Catalogued |
| Classification | Substantive |
| Submitted Type | CW Web Form |
| Commenter Type | Private Citizen |
| Organization | Eastern Amputee Golf Association |
| Received | 01/26/2005 09:58:28 AM |
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| Robert | Buck | PA |
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| Comment Period Start | 9/30/2004 |
| Comment Period End | 5/31/2005 |
| Phase | Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) |
| Comment Instructions | NEW ALTERNATIVE PROCESS AVAILABLE: As described in its Announcement of Alternative ADA ANPRM Comment Process, as of May 16, 2005, the Department permits commenters who wish to restrict access to their identity to send their comments to a special new mailing or electronic address. At this address, commenters’ business and personal names and addresses will be removed before their comments enter the comment processing system. Comments must initially include the sender’s name and address and must follow all of the instructions set forth in the announcement.
The Department of Justice (Department) is issuing this ANPRM in order to begin the process of adopting revised ADA standards consistent with Parts I and III of the revised guidelines implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA), published by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) on July 23, 2004, at 69 FR 44083. You may submit electronic comments though this form or through www.regulations.gov. The Department strongly encourages you to read the ANPRM before submitting your comments. Unless you use the new alternative process, you may address all written comments concerning this ANPRM to P.O. Box 1032, Merrifield, VA. 22116-1032; please note that courier and overnight deliveries will not be accepted at this address. Unless you use the new alternative process, comments submitted in written or electronic form are available to the public in their entirety, including personal information.
Using this form: The fields for your full name and address, marked with asterisks, are required fields. You cannot proceed with your comment unless you fill in these fields. You may select one or more of the 54 questions posed by the Department in the ANPRM and type your answer to the question in the space provided. There are two ways to select a question: you may either enter the number of the question that you want in the box provided and click on the "Retrieve Question" button, or you may scroll through the questions listed by topic, click the question you want to select, and then click on the "Retrieve Question" button. In addition, you may choose to type a comment in the "General Comments" box provided below (4,000 characters available). You may also submit a comment as an attachment at the end of this form.
Inspection of Comments: All comments will be available throughout the comment period to the public online at WWW.ADAANPRM.ORG and, by appointment, during normal business hours, at the office of the Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, located at 1425 New York Avenue, Suite 4039, Washington, D.C. 20005. To arrange an appointment to review the comments, please contact the ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) and (800) 514-0383 (TTY). |
| Initiative Type | Federal Rulemaking |
| Agency | U. S. Department of Justice |
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| Initiative | Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) |
| Subject | Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) |
| Docket ID | CRT Docket No. 2004-DRS01 |
| Short Title | Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities |
| Rule | Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities |
| Rule Citation | 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36 |
| Published Info | September 30, 2004
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| File Name | OL-100116.htm |
| File Extension | .txt |
| File Size | 2790 |
| Comments | Answers to Specific Questions
6-Dear Sirs: As the Executive Director of the Eastern Amputee Golf Association and an instructor for the National Amputee Golf Association's "First Swing / Learn to Golf" Seminar and Clinic, I have seen the wonderful benefits of a single rider car for the disabled person. The legislation requesting the availability of accessible cars for people with disabilities to use at public, resort and private (general public outing) golf courses should be approved. It is the right and fair thing to do. At our "First Swing" clinics, we demonstrate the use of the single rider golf car to those who attend the clinic. At each event, the response has been overwhelming positive. The availability of this car has brought hope to thousand of people who have lost the ability to stand and can only play from the seated position. It has also help those persons has lost their ability to maintain their balance while swinging a golf club (ie, stroke, MS, etc). They can now use the single rider car to lean back against the seat with the support of a seat belt that now helps them maintain their balance. There is no doubt that thousand and thousand of people with disability would use the car if available to play. The single rider cars today are safe and do not damage the course or greens. Last year, the EAGA was honored to be invited to hold its Eastern Regional Amputee Golf Championship at Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, NY. The site of the 2002 and now the 2009 US Open roll out the red carpet for our members and participants. It was a terrific and memorable event. We had three players who must use a single rider car to play golf. Bethpage had two accessible cars in their fleet and the third player brought his own. We did have some rainy weather and the cars did terrific on the hills and the greens. Congratulations to Bethpage's management for understanding that the game of golf is for everyone. By the way, two of the gentlemen shot 89 and 87 respectively from their cars. Not Bad! They can be any partners anyday. I encourage the committee who is addressing Question #6 to require the availability of single rider golf car at all golf courses. They simply should be part of the golf car fleet. When not being used by a disabled person they can be used by a ranger or course marshal. I look forward to the day that I can tell all who attend our "First Swing" clinics to just call their local public golf course and reserve an accessible car to play a round of golf just like the rest of our citizens. Thanks for your efforts on behalf of the disabled community. Sincerely, Bob Buck Bob Buck Executive Diretor Eastern Amputee Golf Association 2015 Amherst Dr Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-867-9295 www.eaga.org
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