|
|
Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)
|
| |
|
|
|
ITD's ADA
Complaint Procedures
|
|
| |
en
Español
|
|
| |
Useful ADA-Related Websites: |
| |
|
| |
US Department of
Justice's ADA Homepage
Information and technical
assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
| |
|
| |
U.S. Access Board
The Access Board is an
independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with
disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded
facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on
accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria
for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications
equipment, and for electronic and information technology. It also
provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and
on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility
standards that cover federally funded facilities. |
| |
|
| |
ADA
Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) |
| |
The
Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) establishes design
requirements for the construction and alteration of facilities in
the private and public sectors. These requirements are known as the
ADA Accessibility Guidelines or "ADAAG." ADAAG contains requirements
for new construction and alterations. The Access Board develops the
requirements as "guidelines" to serve as a basis for "standards"
enforced by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of
Transportation (DOT). ADAAG derives from an earlier Federal
standard, the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS). |
| |
|
| |
Designing Sidewalks & Trails for Access
This Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) publication is the second part of a two-phase
project focused on designing sidewalks and trails for access. It was
created to provide planners, designers, and transportation engineers
with a better understanding of how sidewalks and trails should be
developed to promote pedestrian access for all users, including
people with disabilities. |
| |
|
| |
Draft
Guidelines for Public Rights-of-Way
The Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has
published revised draft accessibility guidelines (the Draft
Guidelines) for public rights-of-way in the Federal Register on
November 23, 2005. They cover pedestrian access to sidewalks and
streets, including crosswalks, curb ramps, street furnishings,
pedestrian signals, parking, and other components of public
rights-of-way. These guidelines, when adopted will supplement the
ADAAG, and speak to many design issues in public rights of way where
the ADAAG is silent. They should be considered best practices in
designing and building accessible public rights of way. |
| |
|
| |
|
