[nabs-l] Accessibility of apartment documents

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Mon Apr 25 06:22:17 UTC 2016


Generally nothing is fully accessible including documents, etc. Often they will use undo hardship clauses to violate faire housing and reasonable accommodations process. Good luck.


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> On Apr 22, 2016, at 11:14 PM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'll be moving into my first big kid apartment (on my own with no
> roommates) this August.  I met with one of the realty agents that
> works for the apartment company today and really like what I saw in
> the viewing.  It looks like it will be a pretty good living situation,
> and although I've enjoyed having roommates I'm looking forward to
> having a little more control over my space (No more randomly moving
> things in the fridge, unexpected changes in the thermostat, etc).
> 
> I'm a little concerned about finding out what my accessibility-related
> rights are.  This is new for me and I am doing research on my own, but
> I thought turning here would also be useful.  I was a little
> disheartened when I found the company didn't have an electronic way
> for me to complete the apartment application.  The agent was nice
> enough to fill out most of it with me and was amenable to having my
> parents scan the completed copy as a PDF and email in their co-signer
> portion since they're in a different city, but as far as me filling it
> out in an accessible format she didn't seem to know of a way to make
> it work without messing up the formatting of the application form.
> I'm kind of feeling "whatever" about it at this point because the form
> was pretty short and painless/not necessarily worth a huge fuss over
> accessibility, but I am more concerned with making sure I get an
> accessible copy of the contract/lease so I can reference it if
> necessary while I am in the property.  I understand that having
> independent access to this kind of documentation is very important,
> and want to make sure I start working with the company in advance if
> necessary.
> 
> My questions are: If the company doesn't already have an electronic
> copy of the lease how, exactly, would they be required to share it
> with me in a format I can use?  What would be acceptable options to
> tell them if they have no clue?  If they decide to send it somewhere
> else to be brailled would that come out of their pocket or my own?
> 
> Of course, I recognize that they could/should have a scanner somewhere
> in their offices, and therefore scanning the lease and making an
> accessible copy wouldn't be too terribly hard.  However, I'm not sure
> who's responsibility it would be and am a little skeptical of that
> working out if they were unable to make the application available to
> me in a format I can use.  I really don't mind the application, but I
> honestly don't want to sit down with a reader and go through a 60-plus
> page document if I can help it.  2 pages are one thing, ut from what I
> understand leases are much longer.
> 
> Any tips or bits of knowledge anyone could pass on would be appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton-Music Therapy
> "You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"
> 
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