Purcellville Town Hall

There are two accessible parking spaces, one of them being van accessible, right outside the accessible entrance of the Purcellville Town Hall

The pathway to get on the sidewalk from the parking spaces is accessible with curb ramps that are easy to navigate

There is clear and plenty of signage that directs people to the accessible entrance

The accessible entrance has an automatic door to enter the building, but not to exit

The button to operate the door and the door handles are at accessible heights, the door is not too heavy, and the door opening is more than 36 inches wide

There is no maneuvering space next to the accessible door to exit, but you have to push the door to get out and you can just do a forward approach

The lip underneath the door is not difficult to navigate over

There are two water fountains between the two bathrooms on the second floor of the building, and both are accessible

There is signage throughout the facility which helps visitors navigate

Almost all pathways are more than 36 inches wide, except the pathway to the conference room on the 3rd floor of the building from the elevator which might have some items blocking the path

The first floor bathrooms and vending machine is only accessible by using stairs or by going through locked doors that are only meant for staff

The stairs near the front of the building have a low vertical clearance with the ceiling above it - around 72 inches

The elevator has a 36-inch wide door opening, the elevator car itself is 48 inches wide and 55 inches deep, there is one handrail on one side of the elevator at 32 inches off the elevator floor, and the buttons are all at accessible heights off the elevator floor

Almost all chairs throughout the location have seating surfaces at accessible heights off the floor and are easily movable

All chairs in conference rooms have adjustable heights and have wheels which make them easy to roll around

All table surfaces are around 30 inches above the floor

There are two sets of bathrooms labeled Men’s and Women’s, and they are all labeled as accessible: one set of bathrooms is on the first floor and the other is on the second floor, but they are identical inside

The bathroom doors are easy to open force-wise, are 32-33 inches wide, have door handles at accessible heights, and have the appropriate maneuvering clearances on both sides of the doors

There are hand sanitizer dispensers next to the Women’s bathrooms, and they might be considered a little difficult to reach for some visitors

The accessible stalls in the bathrooms are least 60 inches wide by 60 inches deep, have accessible doors/locks/handles, there are three accessible grab bars around the toilets, and the toilet paper is even with the front centers of the toilets

The sinks, mirrors, and light switches are at accessible heights off the bathroom floors, but the paper towel and soap dispensers are not

The piping underneath the sinks is completely covered

There are two finance counters where people can pay bills, one of them is at 35 inches above the floor

There are also two zoning counters, and one of them is at 35.5 inches above the floor

Only cash and checks are accepted at these counters, and everything on top of the counters is reachable

There is a vending machine between the two bathrooms on the first floor (can only be accessed by stairs and by locked doors that only employees can access), and the buttons on the vending machine could be considered difficult to reach for some visitors

There is plenty of signage both outside the building as well as inside the building to help with navigation

There is an accessible ramp to get to the raised platform where the Town Council sits in the Council Chambers

Staff in this facility have gone through VisitAble’s Disability Etiquette Training