Hoover Country Club

Description

Hoover Country Club is a private, member-owned and operated club serving the Hoover and Birmingham area. Hoover Country Club was established in 1959. It is located in the Green Valley-Star Lake area, where the rolling wooded landscape is made even more picturesque by peacefully meandering fairways of lush green grass and smooth, challenging greens. Hoover Country Club is a splendid, well-developed club, with something to offer every member of your family.

Last updated : May 27 2015

Additional Data

Phone:	205 822 0647
Email:	info@hoovercc.com
Website:	http://www.hoovercc.com/About-Us-(1).aspx
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/HooverCC
Instagram:	@hoovercountryclub
Yelp:	http://www.yelp.com/biz/hoover-country-club-birmingham
Price Information:	[]

Credibility:

Driving to the Site

The parking lot has the following features :

* Accessible spaces designated with International Symbol of Accessibility on an upright sign /60 inch min/
* Access aisles /3 feet min/ adjacent to accessible parking spaces leading to entrance or entrance path
* Slope of accessible spaces does not exceed approximately 1:50 /1 degree/ in all directions

The sidewalk/paved path connecting the building entrance to the parking lot has the following features :

* N/A no sidewalk or paved path

The curb cuts have the following characteristics :

* Slope is not too steep /less than 5 degrees/

Getting into the Building

The entrance doorways have the following features :

* Door opening is at least 32 inches wide
* Door threshold is flush with the ground or only slightly raised /less than or equal to 1/4 inch/

The facility entrance has the following features : (Note: Assess the separate accessible entrance if there is no access at the main entrance)

* Minimal force required to open door /less than or equal to 5lbs/
* Door handles operable with a closed fist without pinching or grasping or twisting the wrist

The stairs at the main entrance have the following features :

* N/A no stairs at the main entrance

Information

Promotional materials for physical activity or nutrition education programs are offered in the following formats :

* No promotional materials
* N/A no programs

The front desk that can be reached by someone in a wheelchair (34”):

Programs and Personnel

The facility has the following features :

* N/A no programs or personnel

The staff has previously worked with the following populations of disability (please list):

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The facility has staff trained in the rules and training techniques for the following adapted activities (please list):

Not Specified

Restroom

The restroom entrance has the following features : (Note: Sometimes restroom and locker room entrance may be the same)

* None of the above

The bathroom stall has the following features :

* Door handles and latches that can be operated with closed fist without pinching or grasping or twisting the wrist
* Grab bars
* Enough space for mobility device /stall is 60 inches wide by either 56 inches deep for wall mounted toilet or 59 inches deep for floor mounted/
* Wheelchair accessible toilets /17 to 19 inches above the finished floor/

The restroom has the following features :

* Wheelchair accessible sinks /less than 34 inches from the top of the sink to the ground/
* Accessible faucet handles

The restroom doorway has the following features :

* Door opening is at least 32 inches wide
* Door threshold is flush with the ground or only slightly raised /less than or equal to 1/4 of an inch/

Locker Room/Showers

The locker room has the following features :

* Path with clear width of at least 3 feet between lockers and benches
* Lockers in which the distance from the middle of the locker door handles to the floor is 2 feet or less
* Door handles/latches/lockers can be operated with closed fist without pinching or grasping or twisting the wrist

At least one shower has the following features :

* Threshold of roll-in shower is level with the floor /within 1/4 of an inch/

Navigating Around the Site

For any kind of level change to get to the activity area, such as going to another floor, the following are present :

* None of the above

The signage for navigating around the site has the following features :

* N/A no signage available

Pools

The pool has the following features :

* A slip-resistant path around the pool

Sports Fields

There at least one adapted sports field, such as a paved baseball field:

General

Additional aspects of the site that may provide a barrier for someone with a disability to participate in activities (see the glossary for examples of barriers to participation):

In the Locker room, the shower doors are too narrow to fit a wheelchair through, and there is no chair inside the shower to transfer to. The Country Club has 2 levels and is not accessible through an elevator or ramp inside, but you can go outside, and wheel around the building to the lower level. The pool and golf course must be accessed in the same way, by wheeling around the building and down a hill to enter the pool from the back.

Additional aspects of the site that may provide support for someone with a disability to participate in activities (see the glossary for examples of supportive elements to participation):

Not Specified

Swimming

Swimming is offered:

Outdoors

The following adaptations are available for swimming :

* None of the above

The staff is trained to teach different swimming strokes based on various disabilities:

The facility offers the following options for swimming instruction :

* None of the above

In regards to level changes, entry ways, and other barriers, swimming is:

Wheelchair Accessible

Golf

Golf is offered:

Outdoors

The following adaptations are available for golf :

* None of the above

Golf offers the following adaptations :

* Sidewalks from hole to hole

In regards to level changes, entry ways, and other barriers, golf is:

Wheelchair Accessible

Tennis

Tennis is offered:

Outdoors

The following adaptations are available for tennis :

* None of the above

The facility offers the following adaptations for wheelchair tennis: (Check all that apply):

* Other

In regards to level changes, entry ways, and other barriers, tennis is:

Wheelchair Accessible

Questions/Comments

Please list any questions, comments, or concerns that you feel were not covered in the above survey questions.

Facility has a restaurant downstairs as well as an area where members play bridge. These are accessible by rolling down the outside hill.

Cost Information

This is a free resource:

Free activities are offered:

Hoover Country Club

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Driving to the Site

Getting into the Building

Information

Programs and Personnel

Restroom

Locker Room/Showers

Navigating Around the Site

Pools

Sports Fields

General

Swimming

Golf

Tennis

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