2005 Department of Justice Survey

							             2005 Department of Justice Survey
Dates: May 24-30, 2005
Respondents: 267 business owners

1. How many employees do you have?

0-5                                         36%
6-10                                        18%
11-15                                       12%
16-50                                       24%
51-100                                      6%
More than 100                               3%

2. What kind of business do you own?

Various answers

3. Is your business open to the public (i.e. a retail store, restaurant, hotel)?

Yes                                         22%
No                                          63%
Partially                                   15%

4. Are the halls, doors and aisles of the areas of your company open to the public
handicap accessible (are customer areas wide enough for wheelchair entrance)?

Yes                                         69%
No                                          21%
I don’t know                                10%

5. Are the halls, doors and aisles of the areas of your company NOT open to the
public handicap accessible (i.e. are employee work-spaces wide enough for
wheelchair entrance)?

Yes                                         58%
No                                          30%
I don’t know                                12%
6. If you answered no to either question No. 2 or 3, please estimate what the cost
to your business would be to make those areas handicap-accessible?

No cost                                    27%
$1-$5,000                                  15%
$5,001-$50,000                             43%
$50,001-$100,000                           7%
$100,001-$500,001                          6%
$500,001-$1 million                        1%
More than $1 million                       2%

7. Do you provide parking exclusively for your customers and employees?

Yes                                        42%
No                                         27%
Shared lot with                            32%
other businesses

8. How many handicapped parking spaces do you currently have set aside?

One for every 5-7 regular spaces           17%
One for every 8-10 regular spaces          16%
One for every 11-20 regular spaces         10%
One for every 21-40 regular spaces         10%
None                                       46%

9. If you do provide parking spaces at your business, what is your biggest issue?

Non-handicapped people                     3%
parking in handicapped spaces
Handicapped spaces are vacant              15%
and there is no place for others to park
Not enough handicapped spaces              2%
No issues                                  80%

a. All reachable items such as light switches, paper-towel dispensers, pay
telephones, etc., would have to be lowered from 54 to 48 inches.

$0-$100                                    25%
$101-$1,000                                18%
$1,001-$5,000                              27%
$5,001-$10,000                             18%
$10,001-$50,000                            9%
More than $50,000                          4%
b. All alarms (such as fire alarms) must be visible with a flashing light and be
heard.

$0-$100                                   30%
$101-$1,000                               24%
$1,001-$5,000                             26%
$5,001-$10,000                            12%
$10,001-$50,000                           4%
More than $50,000                         4%

c. Handrails would be required on both sides of ramps and/or stairwells.

$0-$100                                   38%
$101-$1,000                               18%
$1,001-$5,000                             28%
$5,001-$10,000                            12%
$10,001-$50,000                           3%
More than $50,000                         2%

d. Restrooms must be handicapped accessible with adequate space for a
wheelchair.

$0-$100                                   40%
$101-$1,000                               7%
$1,001-$5,000                             22%
$5,001-$10,000                            17%
$10,001-$50,000                           12%
More than $50,000                         2%

11. Do you own or rent the space where your business is located?

Own                                       38%
Rent                                      62%

12. If you own space and are required to make the changes listed in this survey,
how will you pay for them?

Increase rent on tenant                   10%
Increase the cost of                      18%
goods/services
Seek additional financing                 14%
(i.e. small business loans)
I'm not sure                              58%
13. Beyond these proposed regulations, are you currently facing local, regional or
state regulations that are requiring building upgrades?

Yes                                      9%
No                                       61%
I’m not sure                             29%

14. If these regulations were passed, would you have to make significant changes
to the structure of your building?

Yes                                      30%
No                                       42%
I’m not sure                             28%

15. Will your business face an ergonomic issue for non-handicapped workers if
the proposed regulations are passed?

Yes                                      28%
No                                       32%
I’m not sure                             40%

16. What kind, if any, of previous involvement have you had with ADA
regulations?

Compliance assistance                    11%
with no enforcement penalties
Enforcement penalties                    0%
Informational only                       33%
None                                     56%