1. (1) Places of public accommodation must remove physical barriers to entering and using existing facilities when such removal is readily achievable.

2. (2) “Readily achievable” means the barrier removal is easily accomplishable and can be carried out without much difficulty or expense. In determining whether a barrier removal is readily achievable, the factors to be considered include:

   1. (a) The nature and cost of the action needed;
   2. (b) The overall financial resources of the site or sites involved in the action;
   3. (c) The number of persons employed at the site;
   4. (d) The effect on expenses and resources;
   5. (e) Legitimate safety requirements that are necessary for safe operation, including crime prevention measures;
   6. (f) The impact otherwise of the barrier removal upon the operation of the site;
   7. (g) The administrative or fiscal relationship of the site or sites in question to any parent corporation or entity; and
   8. (h) The overall financial resources of any parent corporation or entity.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 659A.805

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 659A.103 & 659A.142

History

BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02
BLI 15-2000, f. & cert. ef. 8-11-00
BL 10-1996, f. & cert. ef. 12-4-96