ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Environmental Guidelines
The United States Access Board (http://www.access-board.gov/)
A “Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design”. Click on “ADA Facilities” under Architecture on the left side of the screen for accessibility guidelines for buildings.
ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
(http://www.access-board.gov/ada-aba/final.htm)
Includes information on accessibility, plumbing elements, built-in elements, etc.
Fair Housing Act Design Manual (http://www.huduser.org/Publications/pdf/fairhousing/fairintro.pdf)
Gives requirements for accessibility bathrooms, kitchens with drawings to illustrate width wheelchair needs in order to turn around and so on.
ADA Accessibility Guidelines Side-by-Side Comparison
(http://www.access-board.gov/ADA-ABA/comparison/index.htm)
Gives definitions and scope requirements.
DisabilityInfo.gov
(http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5173)
An online resource for Americans with disabilities, including requirements for housing, workplace, etc., design.
Trace Projects & Programs (http://trace.wisc.edu/projects/)
Website to ensure that disabled persons have access to websites and technology
That could help their mobility, communication, etc.
Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers
(http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/qandaeng.htm)
Questions about accessibility and coverage under the ADA. Covers what employers can do ,must do, needn’t do and a host of other questions.
Americans with Disabilities Act: Title II Technical Assistance Manual
(9http://www.ada.gov/taman2.html#2%20residential%20facilities/transient%20lodging)
Covers what public entities must provide, restaurants, historic homes, curb ramps; what is necessary and what is not.. Gives info on valet parking, automated teller machines (ATMs), etc.
Fire Risks for the Mobility Impaired (http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/txt/publications/fa-204.txt)
Defines what a disability is and how it is determined and gives things needed in order to ensure a mobility-impaired person could survive and escape a fire.
Legal Rights for Persons with Disabilities
(http://ag.ca.gov/consumers/pdf/disabled.pdf)
Although this was issued by state of California, it discusses the federal requirements as well with accessibility from curbs to auditoriums, historic homes, theatres, stadiums, etc.
ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center Links
(http://www.dbtac.vcu.edu/other.aspx)
This page has links to sites for meeting requirements for Americans with disabilities.
ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
(http://www.dbtac.vcu.edu/whatsada-history.aspx)
Site gives brief description of Fair Housing Amendments Act 1988
andAir Carrier Access Act and titles of publications for individuals with disabilities and links to other sites with helpful information on ADA requirements.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Titles I and II
(http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html) and also
(http://www.access-board.gov/about/laws/ADA.htm) This site particularly gives overview and text.
ADA Regulations and Technical Assistance Manuals
(http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm)
Manuals for technical assistance in many areas available in HTML or PDF. A few must be ordered from government.
Toolbase Services: Accessibility Laws and Regulations – Residential
(http://www.toolbase.org/Home-Building-Topics/Universal-Design/accessibility-laws)
Gives an overview of general requirements. Then scroll down for links to sites for standards, specifications, requirements.
Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) 1986
(http://www.disabilitytravel.com/airlines/air_carrier_act_details.htm)
This site gives background of and discussion of ACAA with advice for traveling, airport tips, etc.
Especially for Wounded Veterans
VA Specially Adapted Housing Website (http://www.homeloans.va.gov/sah.htm)
Everything you want to know about specially adapted housing for veterans, including pictures of bathrooms, carpets, hallways, entrances, etc., and the requirements for each segment of the house.
Accessing Assistive Technology (http://www.pai-ca.org/pubs/533201.htm)
Although this is for Western US veterans, the same rules apply to all wounded
veterans in need of specially adapted houses.
Special Adapted Housing Questions and Answers
(http://www.homeloans.va.gov/docs/partIsah.pdf
This gives the requirements/criteria for applying for such grants and also the requirements for size of doorways, hallways, treatment of plumbing pipes and fixtures, and so on.
VA Home Modification Programs (http://www.vba.va.gov/benefit_facts/Home_Loans/English/HomeModseg_0406.doc)
Tells who can apply and how to apply.
