- Access Board Issues New Accessibility Guidelines
- Play Areas Designed for Access
- Parks and Recreation Budget Cuts "Phase" Accommodation
- Museums, Zoos and Aquariums - Enhancing Accessibility
- No Limits on Fitness At Crosstrainers Gym
- 2009 All Abilities Team - Chicago Breast Cancer 3-Day
- What do you know about the ADA?
- Fitness Vacations
- Focus on Secondary Condition Prevention: Universal Design and Accessibility Issues that Impact Health and Function for All
- Community Spotlight: Seattle Children's PlayGarden
- Strong Headwind on the Road to Accessible Fitness and Recreation
- Choosing a Fitness Center
- Secondary Condition Prevention: Building Your Own "Health Empowerment Zone"
- Active and Inclusive Family Vacations
- The Pathway to Inclusion: From Principle to Profit
- Can You Identify the Accessibility Problem In this Photo - 1?
- Including People with Disabilities in Challenge Course Operations
- Opportunities to Advocate for Inclusion in Fitness and Recreation
- MODEL FACTSHEET
- Answers to the Accessibility Problem in the First Photo
- Adoption of the Revised ADA Standards for Accessible Design What it Means to Recreation Facilities
- What to Know Before You Go: The Big Questions to Ask Before Arriving at Your "Accessible" Recreation Destination
- Retrofitting an Accessible Whitewater Park
The majority of comments about this parking space photo concerned the lack of a curb ramp to the sidewalk. Note that though it is difficult to see, there is a curb ramp at the top of the access aisle.
Several readers also commented on the location of access for loading and unloading, particularly if a ramp or lift is required. ADAAG 4.6, 'Parking and Passenger Loading Zones,'(http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm#4.6) and ADAAG 4.1.2, 'Accessible Site and Exterior Facilities: New Construction,'(http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm#4.1.2) do not specify on which side the access aisle should be located. ADAAG 4.1.2 (5)(a)(http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm#4.1.2) does provide some general guidance in that the accessible aisle is required to be adjacent to the accessible parking: 'Except as provided in (b), access aisles adjacent to accessible spaces shall be 60' wide minimum.'
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| Accessible parking aisle is shown |
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| Access aisles adjacent to accessible spaces shall be 60' wide minimum. |
