WICHITA, Kansas, Sep. 26, 2006 -- The City of Wichita has thousands of violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. On Tuesday, consultants outlined a plan of action to fix those problems.

Whether it’s going down or up, the ramp outside Wichita’s City Hall poses problems for David Calvert.

"This has no resting spot and it’s way too steep," said Calvert.

David serves on an advisory board that is working on a transition plan to fix the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act violations.

There are other issues besides just the problems with the ramps. For example, David says the water fountains at City Hall are too high and some of the doors inside City Hall are just too heavy.

Over the past year and a half, consultants have found 3,000 ADA violations on city properties.

"They all had different structural problems. Most buildings had some structural problems," said Kent Johnson, owner, Disability Management Consulting Group. "The park system was the most accessible department within the city."

David says these problems should have been fixed years ago under the Rehabilitation and Americans with Disabilities Acts but it took a 2004 lawsuit against the city to force action.

Now, sometime in the next six months, the city council is expected to approve a $6 million plan to make the city ADA compliant.

"I hope that that’s backed up and they follow through with that," said Tiffany Nickel, disabled resident. "It’s been a long time coming, you know we’ve been here and done that."

David also encouraged the council to take action saying that it will take 10 years to fix all of the violations.

"If you live long enough, you’ll probably be a person with a disability so you’re not only protecting our futures but protecting your own," said Calvert.